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[JayJay48]

So, I hope someone can help here. I have bought two caddys now, thinking first one might be defective. The problem is it (they) don't read anywhere. HDD is good, I have tested. Everything fits together good and slides right into place. What am I missing? Or what are the chances of this caddy just being a peice of junk?

 

[hrcan24]

When you insert the HDD together with the caddy, can you see them in the BIOS?

 

[dlcfeeder]

what laptop & brand type?
already check bios setting? detect or not?

 

[juanamm]

I did not know and I have never used this adapter, the only thing that caught my attention in the product title is this: "..for DELL HP Lenovo ThinkPad ACER Gateway ASUS Sony Samsung MSI Laptop"

Do you use any of those laptops?

Edit:
I found this: How-to HDD Caddy is not working!

https://hddcaddy.eu/hdd-caddy-is-not-working/

 

[hrcan24]

@JayJay48 BIOS settings vary between various laptop brands and models. If the caddy with HDD is still not recognized, reset the BIOS settings to initialize the new hardware.

If you are unable to boot from the HDD in the caddy, you might want to take a look at the UEFI settings. Enable the port SATA option in your BIOS settings if it is available.

Lastly, have you confirmed that your laptop brand and model would accept the SSD/HDD before trying all that?

 

[JayJay48]

So, it's HP laptop. I just want to use for storage. Not dual booting. Problem is not reading anywhere. BIOS, Device Manager, Disk Manager, Explorer. I guess I have been duped.

 

[juanamm]

So, it's HP laptop. I just want to use for storage. Not dual booting. Problem is not reading anywhere. BIOS, Device Manager, Disk Manager, Explorer. I guess I have been duped.

Have you read the tutorial that I shared in my previous post?
Anyway Amazon is serious, if the item does not work you can return it without problems.

 

[JayJay48]

Have you read the tutorial that I shared in my previous post?
Anyway Amazon is serious, if the item does not work you can return it without problems.

Been through all of Google. Thanks for reply. I have a headache.

 

[Don AL]

So, it's HP laptop. I just want to use for storage. Not dual booting. Problem is not reading anywhere. BIOS, Device Manager, Disk Manager, Explorer. I guess I have been duped.

Donrt waste time if its not working just get a external 2.5" case for your extra hdd as storage. If all the steps that people here mentioned is not working then most probably is your laptop sata connection port problem. remove the laptop back cover and try again so you can see clearly if the caddy is correctly attached or not.

 

[FishAping]

So, it's HP laptop. I just want to use for storage. Not dual booting. Problem is not reading anywhere. BIOS, Device Manager, Disk Manager, Explorer. I guess I have been duped.

what hp model ?
some models dont support a second hdd only dvd/cd drive
did you have dvd drive in it ....was it working ok ? if so the port for the drive is ok

i have used these caddys alot never had a problem
hope this helps

 

[juanamm]

@JayJay48 I'm sorry about what's happening to you with your caddy, but I think we've already given you all the possible solutions from a distance.
Try it on another laptop to see if it works, if not, return it to Amazon.
There is no other thing dude.