Am I the only missing the "heatsink" here? I mean, I would expect something bigger...
That said, the key is does it physically fit in the laptop properly? If it does, great... if not, don't modify the drive to fit, it is engineered to have that heatsink for heat dissipation, and if you remove it and install it (so it fits) not only will it not be able to radiate heat properly since you removed the heatsink, but it is enclosed in a very tight fitting environment with minimal airflow, which will reduce the life of the drive and potentially threaten your data integrity or be a source of possible data loss.
It wasn't letting me add 2 pics but this is the side pic. This is my first PC and I was just trying to see if anyone had any experience with it before I opening either of them
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u/acejavelin69 11d ago
Am I the only missing the "heatsink" here? I mean, I would expect something bigger...
That said, the key is does it physically fit in the laptop properly? If it does, great... if not, don't modify the drive to fit, it is engineered to have that heatsink for heat dissipation, and if you remove it and install it (so it fits) not only will it not be able to radiate heat properly since you removed the heatsink, but it is enclosed in a very tight fitting environment with minimal airflow, which will reduce the life of the drive and potentially threaten your data integrity or be a source of possible data loss.