Are the drive bays push-out?
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I don't understand your 'push-out' terminology. The drive bays are pretty much what you see in the photos: 2 external 5-1/4-inch bays for DVD drives; 1 external 3-1/2-inch bay for a floppy drive; 2 internal locations for mounting 3-1/2-inch hard drives; 1 internal location on the bottom of the case for mounting a 3-1/2-inch hard drives or a 2-1/2-inch SSD. I have one DVD drive installed. The other 2 "external" bays have plastic covers in place, which can be removed, of course. My remaining drive complement includes 1 hard drive and 1 SSD. BTW, there is plenty of room for a long video card.
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If I understand your question correctly, the trays that in in the hard drive bays can be removed out of the bays, yes.
1914099
If you send a request to support at MSI they can forward a pic of this laptop with the bottom removed. They highlight the mounting areas where the new drives install. It uses msata drives for the space savings. They are about 1/3d the size of a cased SSD.
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There are two bays on the front left side for CD/DVD/BluRay drives the two bays on the right are for hot swap hdds
1995976
Yes. I did this with mine. The faceplate just snaps on with a few tabs which I believe are standard across drives. Eject yours and take a look (you may have to flip the computer over to see them)
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nope, your drive should be fine. These used to be shown as being OEM (NOT Retail packaging) shipped drives, but I don't see that now. So, if you were expecting a retail box, then return it; otherwise there are no differences.
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I have not had any issues with doing this. The system sees the drive the same as if it was not in a bay.
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No! You only open the lateral slot and connect the hard drive! The rest he do it itself
389578
There is only one 2.5 drive bay located in the upper part of the hdd bays. There is another at the floor of the case but it will need 4 screws. Its a good starter case for small to medium size components. There are better cases than this for close to the price. Look into the corsair, nzxt and cooler master cases. They have more room and features.
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Tona Plue,We believe what you are describing are tool-free mounting clips for the drives. To make certain that drives are adequately secured for shipping, we do use screws when installing them, instead of the mounting clips. We include them in the hardware packet you received, so that if you wish to switch to them, you may.
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The drive I have in it is an SSD. But there is a small piece of foam you can add. The drive is not tight against any part of the case though.
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No, that drive is a bit too tall for this case. The WD drives tend to be a little shorter.
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Hi John - yes. All drive caddies are present. I would likely put 1TB (or 2TB if I have any spare) drives (wiped clean) on each one. Pete
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No, unless you crack them open and pull out the drives from the enclosures to install into the diskstation.
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No, it requires a little effort. Both sides need to be removed and then one can access the drive. My unit failed out of the box. POS if you ask me.
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Yes. Those are two little doors on the front. One has extra usb slots and connections, the other i the cd/dvd-rom drive.
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There do appear to be any visible fasteners on the drive modules. Probably assembled with some of the new adhesive tapes, etc.