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    Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    I have a free drive bay in a GazellePro (gazp9) that I would like to fill with a drive but do not know which type to look for. The current drive is an Intel 120GB drive model SSDMCEAW12. However, the spare slot is of a different kind, so I can't just buy the same type again. I've looked at the System76 site and wiki but do not find the technical specifications for the second drive bay. What kind should I be looking for?

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    Re: Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    I'm not familiar with that hardware but does it look like this?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_...TA_.28mSATA.29

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    Re: Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    It's a 2.5" bay. See the attached image for how it looks. I'm not into hardware at all, but my guess is that the one in the foreground is SATA and the one in the background mSATA.
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    Re: Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    That is a typical laptop SATA connection. What does the bay look like?

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    spare drive bay

    Here is what the bay looks like from more or less straight on. Sorry about the flash.
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    Re: Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    That's for a 2.5" SATA drive which is very common. There are two heights of 2.5" SATA drives (9.5mm and 12.5mm). Most drives are 9.5mm height and some of the larger capacity drives are 12.5mm height. The documentation for the machine will tell you for sure if it can accommodate a 12.5mm height drive. If you're not sure or don't want to look it up get a drive that's 9.5mm height to be on the safe side (the 9.5mm height drives will work in either size drive bay).

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    Re: Which kind of second SSD HD to add to gazp9?

    Thanks.

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