How to add 2.5" SSD in top/front 2 hard drive bays

[ad843]

Hello all,

I am looking to add some 2.5" Internal SSDs to my HP OMEN 880-130. Product number: 2HJ47AA#ABA

I have been reading the forums and some people point to this link: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05535552

However, as you can see this does not describe how to add 2.5 in the front bays (page 4 steps 5-6).

Are there any sort of adapters/brackets or things that I can attach specific to that drive tray of this Omen PC which is meant for 3.5" so that I can add the smaller 2.5 drives? I am aware of brackets that we can buy online, the issue is that the connectors are fixed for these two drive bays. so generally a bracket won't allow the 2.5 SSD to sit far out enough to enter the fixed connectors of the PC that sit at the bottom of the bay.

Thanks!

[old_geekster]

@ad843 , welcome to the Community.

I had a HP 880-160se with the same setup.  I tried every type of adapter to make a SSD work in the front drive bays with absolutely no success.  I finally found a good place inside of the case and added a SSD.  Since they are so lite, it is easy to install them using velcro or other types of connectors.

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[ad843 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Funny enough, after posting this I found the perfect adapter caddy tray. I just got it yesterday and tested it today. Works perfectly!

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00F3QFKNS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hope this helps others.

Thanks!