• Mistakenly ordered a 9.5mm SSD for a 7mm laptop
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Latitude XT3's only take 7mm hard drives, who knew. So I'm now potentially stuck with a Vertex 3, 240gb, that will not fit in my laptop. I've sent it back to ebuyer for replacement, but when I tried to get it in, the warranty sticker scraped off the bottom, so I very much doubt they'll replace it. Anyway, since my warranty is probably void, I'm thinking I'll remove it from the case, plug it in to the bay, and secure it with conductive foam. Am I right in thinking that conductive foam will protect it from electro-static-discharge? Anyone else have any experiences like this or any advice? Alternatively, anyone want to buy an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD, unused but slightly scratched, for £200? :v:
Try Ebuyer anyway, not as if you lose anything for asking.
Just sand it down like someones dad did a couple of years ago with a graphics card. I'm sure Ebuyer would exchange it for you, assuming they have a same sort of deal as most stores do where if something doesn't work or you got the wrong one you can take it back within like a fortnight.
Yeah I sent it back this morning, so we'll see what happens. It's pretty obvious it was scraped off when trying to put it in, half the stickers missing in line with the scratch marks on the case so hopefully they'll be understanding. I'm not sure I could sand it down, I doubt the plastic on the case itself is 2.5 mm thick, I'd just end up sanding through the case.
[QUOTE=TrueNash;35904396]Yeah I sent it back this morning, so we'll see what happens. It's pretty obvious it was scraped off when trying to put it in, half the stickers missing in line with the scratch marks on the case so hopefully they'll be understanding. I'm not sure I could sand it down, I doubt the plastic on the case itself is 2.5 mm thick, I'd just end up sanding through the case.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't sand it down considering it was a joke, the guy in question I was referring to ended up trashing a p. expensive card at the time.
Sorry, been a long day, humour detection is entirely broken. Should have realised, sanding down a plastic case is plausible, sanding a graphics card...what a moron
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No, just no.
If everything fails, just remove the shell all together and install the bare PCB with some support spacers
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;35926942]If everything fails, just remove the shell all together and install the bare PCB with some support spacers[/QUOTE] H&S GD: Your one stop shop for ghetto PC building and repair
[QUOTE=latin_geek;36037213]H&S GD: Your one stop shop for ghetto PC building and repair[/QUOTE] I've built entire PCs in shipping boxes, complete with cardboard mounts and drive cages. Removing the casing on a SSD isn't ghetto enough.
[QUOTE=bohb;36037525]I've built entire PCs in shipping boxes, complete with cardboard mounts and drive cages. Removing the casing on a SSD isn't ghetto enough.[/QUOTE] Cardboard dust filters :v:
I did a cardboard build at one point as well. Complete with screwdriver ignition.
why not just hang the components from the roof with string.
Who NEEDS cardboard? I just lay it all out on the [del]dining room table[/del] desk
[QUOTE=Chubbs;36038529]Cardboard dust filters :v:[/QUOTE] Actually, you could probably do that. All you'd have to do is cut the cardboard into strips like 1/2" and stack the strips so the corrugated inside was able to have airflow go through it. It likely wouldn't block the super fine dust, but it'd get the bigger stuff.
[QUOTE=bohb;36048980]Actually, you could probably do that. All you'd have to do is cut the cardboard into strips like 1/2" and stack the strips so the corrugated inside was able to have airflow go through it. It likely wouldn't block the super fine dust, but it'd get the bigger stuff.[/QUOTE] What size bits of dust do you get? Last I checked they aren't about 3mm wide. (Unless you have cardboard with super-fine corrugation)
[QUOTE=latin_geek;36037213]H&S GD: Your one stop shop for ghetto PC building and repair[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure taking the shell off and use it bare is nowhere as ghetto as physically mutilating and most likely destroying it.
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;36054170]I'm pretty sure taking the shell off and use it bare is nowhere as ghetto as physically mutilating and most likely destroying it.[/QUOTE] I've taken the shell off my 5 year old laptop atleast four times. Sure, one time when I put it back together it caught fire, but it still works, well most of it.
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