2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?
hi
i have bought a "acer aspire v3-771g" and after finding out about how the v3-771g have a extra bay for HDDs. i bought a intel SSD...
i want to run windows from the SSD but when i open up the back of my acer laptop.... there were no extra tray to hold the 2.5" SDD in place. so now i am wondering... where can i buy one of those trays that will fit my acer aspire v3-771g?
please help me
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Thanks for the link. I am considering this laptop as well, the second HDD bay being one of the reasons. In addition to the caddy, does the HDD need an adaptor to connect, or does it slide into place without the need for an adaptor? I would imagine that both HDDs would connect in the same fashion, so if the original needs an adaptor, so will the secondary drive.
Also, can anyone point me to a link for the manual for this computer?
Thanks in advance.
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No other adapters are necessary, although they dont package the bracket with the necessary screws to hold it onto the hard drive. you'd think that for $20 they would include them!!!
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You can find info on how to retrieve user guide here:
http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44/p/2071%2C2813%2C6105
Where can the User's Guide be located?Where can the User's Guide be located?
For computers that shipped with Windows 8
- Press Windows (
) key + Q - Enter Acer in the search box
- Click on Acer User Manual or Acer Quick Guide
For computers that shipped with Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
The User's Guide for your computer may be located on the computer itself:
- Click on Start
- Click on All Programs
- Click on Acer System or Acer Documentation
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i think its possible to just use "universal" hdd/ssd screws (the holes on the side ect should be the same size and last time i checked.... there's some space between the lid you remove to get to the hdd bay(s). should work with diffrent screw. i am getting my 19$ screw-free piece next week.... will let you know how it goes. (will also check with local acer resellers if they have any "spare screws" i can buy)
and just like the answer before mine... you don't need adapters. just slide it into place and it should be fine, as long as you removed both the ac-cord and the battery before opening your v3-771g up. might add a youtube video as well
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Is there any chance to get the second
Acer Aspire V3-771G HDD CoverBracket in the UK?
Ordering from the US, Canada and continental Europe
doubles the price due to shipping costs etc. and
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Hi, does anyone know where I can get one of these from the UK. All the V3-771g's are selling for £25 on ebay, i'm not paying £25 for a freaking caddy!
JoeBlack... did you get one eventually?
Thanks
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Before buying anything, have a good look under the cover! I formatted the HD and installed Linux, which works fine. Today I happened to have a look at Linux' disk tool. That revealed that my V3-771G has in fact a small (4 g.) SSD disk besides the 500 giga HD! Just clicking on 'computer' did not reveal the existence of that SSD. I have not opened the back of my laptop yet, but obviously that small SSD has to be somewhere. I also do not know what Acer has used that SSD for and whether I can safely format it and place the Linux system files on it for a super-fast boot. Anyone who knows about that?
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Digging deeper, I see that the SSD is marked as "swap". So it should be safe to format it...
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I was told that the small SSD is meant for Fast Boot. Whether replacing Windows with Linux has an effect on that, I do not know. I am not going to take risks without some more information about whether it is okay to use the SSD under Linux. I now also know that the SSD is a SCSI disk. So, in case you would consider replacing it with a larger SSD, take that into account!
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Hi - Did you get a chance to post the SSD installation on youtube.
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pchatala wrote:Hi - Did you get a chance to post the SSD installation on youtube.
Hi pchatala, Good idea. However, since I don't want to take a risk and reformat the small SSD without more info, I have not done so. Let me know if you do take the plunge and how it works out for you!
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Loooking inside the cover there is a slot for a mSATA device, which I suspect on some V3-771G models is populated with a ssd cache card which the H77 bios should automatically use cache the hdd. My model V3-771G-9441 did not come with a card in the slot. I am debating whether to buy a mSATA card, 128 or 256 gig, and just let it cache the existing hard drive or put a SSD in it and use the hard drive for data. You can also upgrade the memory as there are 4 slots of which only 2 are usually populated. Already upgraded mine to 16gig.
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I bought an OCZ Vertex 4 128Gb SSD and a caddy/bracket from Zand Parts in Germany, also some laptop screws from Amazon. The caddy is an original Acer part. Now, the laptop boots up with blistering speed. Well worth the trouble!
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Hi!
That is encouraging! You obviously added a bracket. Did your laptop have the small SSD like I have? What OS did you use?
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No, the laptop came with a Toshiba 1TB mechanical HDD. I added the OCZ Vertex SSD after reading an article. The OS is the original Windows 8 64 bit that came with the laptop. All I did after installing the SSD was to use a free OS migration program and moved the OS onto the SSD. All very simple and painless. The Toshiba HDD is now a storage drive.
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I would advise adding the msata drive...they are smaller, less power hungry & blazing fast.
Plus if you boot off it (Change the BIOS settings), that leaves both HDD slots open for either SSD or stadard spinning HDD at 5400/7200/10k whatever you like...up to ~2TB if you like..
My personal setup is:
Boot: MSATA 240G
Primary slot: SSD 256 G
2nd slot: 1TB 7200 HDD
And I ditched Win 8 as well...
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Curious what OS migration prog you used...I've tried a few & most have not been pleasant.
Leading me to claen reinstalls & then a week of driver hunting
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I used EaseUS ToDo Backup Free 5.8. I also used it again on my desktop PC when I installed a Samsung 240GB SSD, even though it came with a Samsung Migration CD-Rom.
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