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‎01-07-2018 01:54 PM - edited ‎01-07-2018 01:56 PM

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Product: HP Compaq Elite 8300 Small Form Factor PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello.

 

Im wanting to buy an ssd for my desktop, and im wondering if my ssd would fit. It is a SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB Solid State Drive. I have a HP Compaq Elite 8300 Small Form Factor PC. Also, can i keep my old one in? or do i have to replace it? Or if there is a cheaper ssd you know of that has a decent amount of space, (240GB and up) please let me know.

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

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‎01-07-2018 02:06 PM - edited ‎01-07-2018 02:09 PM

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Hi.

 

You can dock your SSD, from your old equipment with a special bay, here you have cheap SSD:

 

https://es.aliexpress.com/store/product/lowest-price-60GB-120GB-240GB-SSD-2-5-Solid-state-drive-hard...

 

Bay SSD :

https://www.amazon.com/DealMux-Notebook-Drive-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B072SKF2TN/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF...

 

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‎01-07-2018 02:12 PM

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@_4Jeff_

 

The following specs says it has

 

  • External: (1) 13.33 cm (5.25 in), (1) 8.89 cm (3.5 in)
  • Internal: (1) 8.89 cm (3.5 in)

  https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c03345460

 

Machine has 3.5" bays and normall SSD's are 2.5" therefore physically you need 2.5" to 3.5" frame/adapter:

 

    https://www.startech.com/au/HDD/Brackets/2-5-to-3-5-hard-drive-adapter-enclosure~25SAT35HDD

 

Many are simpler and cheaper.

 

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‎01-07-2018 02:12 PM

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Thanks. I will look at those. So I would need a special mounting station for my ssd? Or is that just so i can keep my old one?

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‎01-07-2018 02:15 PM

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@banhien so i would need a special frame for a ssd?

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‎01-07-2018 02:18 PM - edited ‎01-07-2018 02:22 PM

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Could I use this for adapting my ssd into my hdd slot? https://www.amazon.ca/Mounting-Adapter-Bracket-Drive-Holder/dp/B00OCBB56Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=151...

 

Or would this work?

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-240gb-internal-sata-solid-state-drive-plus-for-laptops/5394603....

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‎01-08-2018 03:04 PM

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@_4Jeff_

 

As mentioned above, some are very simple and the one from BB is ok.

 

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