Here are some things to consider about an optical drive caddy. 1. A drive placed in there will run slower than a drive placed in the main SATA bay. 2. A drive in an optical bay adapter/caddy will not be bootable so will not be able to hold the OS.
So, what you want to do is take that SSD and place it where the hard drive currently is located and then place the old hard drive in the optical caddy. You can still access data on the optical bay drive and transfer is fast enough for video streaming and music but will not be optimal for things like video editing. Just pure raw storage, really.
Here is the Service Manual:
Manual
Hard drive access is on page 32 and optical drive removal is on page 27. The optical drive is 9mm, not 9.5mm and we have had some people report trying to use a 9.5mm bay adapter will not work as it is just a hair too thick to fit inside the laptop. You might find that a 9.5 mm drive adapter will fit, but I cannot guarantee it. It only uses 7mm hard drives but if you happen to have a 9.5 mm form factor hard drive you can [carefully] see if it will fit in the optical bay slot.
Your laptop does have an M.2 mSSD ["gumstick"] hard drive slot which would have been a better choice for upgrade. If you can return the 128 gig SSD might not be a bad idea. It only uses the SATA type 2280 M.2 disks with the B + M keys.
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This HP Pavilion 15 HDD Caddy switches your laptop dvd-drive for an extra HDD or SSD. With the extra bay in your notebook you can install a SATA hard drive or SSD for more storage space. Your laptop stays mobile thanks to the built-in feature of HDD Caddy. While using external USB hard drives makes your notebook less portable. The hard drive caddy supports 2.5 inch SATA hard drives or SSD. It also supports all maximum SATA speeds.
Do you want to have more storage space in your laptop but not the hassle of using external USB hard drives? Then HDD Caddy is your partner to go. This HDD Caddy for the HP Pavilion 15 replaces the dvd drive from your notebook so you can place an extra hard drive or SSD [Solid State Drive] inside your laptop. Installing is easy and a new added drive should work like plug and play, no software driver installation is required.
Workings of HDD Caddy
Remove the optical drive inside your laptop and you will see that the HDD Caddy has the same design. The HDD Caddy can slip into the optical bay. It has the same 13-pins SATA connector as your optical drive. While your optical drive can read discs, our HDD Caddy can read/write hard drives or SSD’s. Instead of cd, dvd’s or blu ray your laptop, equipped with this storage solution, can now have an extra hard drive or SSD! This makes HDD Caddy a great fix if you want to keep your laptop mobile and you dao not want to carry external USB hard drives or sticks anymore. HDD Caddy supports 2.5 inch hard drives or SSD [depending on your laptop] with a standard 22-pin SATA connector. mSATA or M2. NGFF SATA SSD can also be installed by using a 22-pins SATA converter adapter. It fully supports all SATA1, SATA3 and SATA3 transfer speeds! It is also possible to boot from the secondary hard drive in the HDD Caddy. This allows you to easily have a multi-OS boot on your laptop. Read more about what HDD Caddy is.
HDD Caddy features
- It is mainly made of aluminium for heat dispensation and to minimize any extra weight.
- It has a plastic frame within the HDD Caddy that absorbs noise and vibrations.
- The front of this product is equipped with a special mount for your laptop original bezel. Read more how to add your bezel to this HDD Caddy.
- Built-in lock screws to easily install and secure the hard drive.
- Fast and reliable SATA connection.
- Installing is easy, no software driver installation is required.
- Has an updated SATA connector: which includes a fix for possible Asus shutdown problem with 2nd HDD or SSD.
- 1 year warranty
Specifications
- Supports SATA laptop hard drives or SSD with a maximum capacity of 1TB [1,000GB]
[exceptions are 1.5TB Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 and 2TB Seagate’s Samsung M9T]. - Fits 2.5 inch laptop size hard drives or SSD.
- Supports SATA I, II, III [max. 6gbps], this also depends on your laptop SATA speed capability.
- Including handy screwing tool for installation.
- Package includes 1x HDD Caddy.
Please note: a hard drive or SSD is not included.
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Use HDD Caddy to add SSD or HDD to your HP laptop / notebook / PC. HDD Caddy replaces the dvd-drive for more storage...
Use HDD Caddy to add SSD or HDD to your HP laptop / notebook / PC. HDD Caddy replaces the dvd-drive for more storage space. HP is a computer manufacturer, mostly known for their PC, printers and notebooks. With HDD Caddy you can add up to 2TB drive with maximum height of 9.5mm.
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