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It will fit and you don't need a spacer, the drive screws or bolts in and that's enough to keep the super light SSD in place. I've done this a few times and there is no need for a spacer.

It depends on the way the ssd is attached to the computer. If theres no caddy, or the caddy is secured to the top of the ssd he will need a spacer or an adapter. If the caddy is like most and attaches to the side screws than its fine. 

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It will fit obviously.

If it will work is a whole different question.

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Why what are the factors for it to work?

If you can put it in, connect it then you should be good to go.

However, you don't want a HDD to move so you might need to add some kind of bracket to keep it secure.

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I still need help

It depends how it attaches to the laptop.

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My laptop uses a 9.5mm drive, will a 7mm drive fit in it?

 

Please explain why.

It will fit, however I'd use a spacer so that the drive is not loose.

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It will fit and you don't need a spacer, the drive screws or bolts in and that's enough to keep the super light SSD in place. I've done this a few times and there is no need for a spacer.

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It will fit and you don't need a spacer, the drive screws or bolts in and that's enough to keep the super light SSD in place. I've done this a few times and there is no need for a spacer.

It depends on the way the ssd is attached to the computer. If theres no caddy, or the caddy is secured to the top of the ssd he will need a spacer or an adapter. If the caddy is like most and attaches to the side screws than its fine. 

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It depends on the way the ssd is attached to the computer. If theres no caddy, or the caddy is secured to the top of the ssd he will need a spacer or an adapter. If the caddy is like most and attaches to the side screws than its fine. 

 

All laptops have a caddy or bolt on somewhere otherwise the drive that's in there now would be flopping around. I can imagine an older laptop having a drive glued or sticky taped on but those are probably IDE so out of the question to upgrade at this point.

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