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T5820 HDD Flex carrier
I just bought a new T5820 and am trying to install my 3.5 HDD into one of the 3 flex bays. The problem is when I pull out the empty tray, there is this little plastic spacer if you were going to install a 2.5 HDD. The 1,000,000 question is how do I remove the spacer without breaking it? The Owners Manual, although Dell has tried really hard to make setting up a computer **bleep** proof, offers absolutely NO help in this matter.
Please help me!!!This little spacer
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Posted July 17th, 2019 18:00
Yeah, good luck with your stuck flex bay...that would . I took this to Office Depot the last time and the young kid behind the help desk got it out in like less than a minute. Here I still struggle b/c I'm afraid I'm going to break it.
Randy
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Posted January 18th, 2021 13:00
For others with this same dumb MFG design problem here is a video showing how to remove the plastic 2.5" adapter.
Skip to 1 minute.
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Posted July 4th, 2024 01:14
Thanks for your useful video. I would like to supplement the following information. There are 4 pins that hold the drive. It might be difficult to insert the drive into the drive assembly, due to the need to bend the plastic assembly. One trick which I have found is that the pins can actually be pushed inwards (if you exert the appropriate amount of force). This is because the pins are held in place by *rubber*.Show less
davbro63
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Posted June 13th, 2019 06:00
I did the exact same as you are trying.
To remove the 2.5" drive spacer, push it with your thumbs away and down from the nearest edge. The spacer may sound as if it's cracking - it's not. It can then be slid out of the bottom slot.
However be very careful - see what happened when I added the 3.5" drive and slid the caddy in.Stiil waiting for an answer.