Can I install SSD over HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower PC?

[nir_h]

Hi,

Can I install SSD over  HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower PC?

Should I notice anything special when buying this SSD?

Do I need to by a "cage" for the SSD?

[erico]

Do you mean in instead of over?

You can purchase an adapter which will let it fit in a 3.5" drive bay, but it isn't really necessary since it is pretty shock resistant due to the lack of moving parts. Some people simply use tape to hold an SSD in place.

What is the currently installed OS?

All you need is a standard SSD such as one that Corsair, Intel or Sansung mnufacture. Nothing special is required.

I highly recommend using a migration kit that is delivered with a USB to SATA cable and cloning software, such as  EZ Clone by Apricot software.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

One problem you will have is that there will be no SSD TRIM support on that model which means you won't be able to optimize the drive.

That is because the PC only has two drive controller settings...IDE and RAID.

TRIM support in RAID was not introduced by Intel until the series 7 chipsets came out.

Yours has a series 3 chipset.

That is the only reason I didn't put a SSD in my dc7800.

Another problem you may encounter is that my dc7800 rejected any sata III drives I installed unless it was a sata III drive that came with a HP PC.

I had to take the 1 TB SATA III drive out of my 8200 Elite CMT, and swap it with the one I bought for my dc7800 because it exhibited the symptoms listed in this HP bulletin below...

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3718645&calledBy=&ac.admitted=1379354458...

I initially thought the WD Caviar Black drive I bought was defective and I returned it.

When the replacement drive did the same thing, I realized there was some kind of compatibility issue and came across the above document.

Bottom line...I wouldn't do it.