HDD and SSD

[PRATAP]

Dear Experts,

 

recently i have bought Kingston 2.5" A400 SSD 120GB for my HTPC.

i am using i7 laptop since 2 years. this Thosiba i7 laptop came with 1TB HDD.

i observed that the boot time for windows 10 is taking long with HDD.

i have tried to open laptop back case and removed the HDD.

replaced the HDD with 2.5" A400 SSD and fresh installation of windows 10 is done and working fine.

i observed that boot time performance is very quick with this SSD.

 

here is my confusion.

the HDD i removed from Laptop is without encasment. (plz see attached photos)

the SSD i bought is fully covered. (plz see attached photos)

when i fixed this SSD into laptop slot, it was bit tight compared to the HDD. but i could close the laptop back case without big trouble.

 

1. does this SSD requires ventilation same like HDD?? (do i need to remove the encasment of this SSD)

2. do i need to encase this HDD same like SSD for my HTPC usage??

 

Laptop: Thoshiba Sattelite i7-6th Gen

HTPC: ASUS H81T i7-4770

 

 

[johnukguy]

Both your SSD and HD should be fine, but for god's sake put them in a case. Exposed like that, that's an accident just waiting to happen.

[PRATAP]

8 minutes ago, johnukguy said:

Both your SSD and HD should be fine, but for god's sake put them in a case. Exposed like that, that's an accident just waiting to happen.

hi,

thanks for quick response..

 

case means, you mean Chassis for the whole hardware? i accept your suggestion.

 

my query was regarding HDD encasement.. if we observe the HDD, green color hardware board is visible.. do i need to close with proper accessory?

at the same time do i need to remove the encasement of SSD to fit it into laptop slot to avoid over-thickness?

[johnukguy]

That's how HD's come and most cases will have a purpose built slot for the SSD, so take it out and put it in one but yes, definitely get a full case instead of leaving it all exposed.