From: john@sugarbit.com   
      
    CtrlAltDel writes:   
   > This is almost what I want to do, with the exception of throwing away   
   > the guts of the perfectly functioning HDD.   
      
   Do you understand how HDDs and SSDs work?  An HDD stores data   
   magnetically on a rotating disk driven by a motor.  The data is read and   
   written by a read/write head mounted on an arm driven by another motor.   
   An SSD stores data electrically inside special-purpose integrated   
   circuits.   
      
   The only parts that an HDD and an SSD have in common are the connectors.   
   None of those perfectly working HDD guts are of any use for the SSD you   
   plan to build in that case[1].  You have to remove them to make room for   
   the SSD parts.   
      
   > Since you have the skill level necessary to do this, maybe you could   
   > tell me how to do it.   
      
   Start by getting a degree in electrical engineering with a   
   specialization in electronics.  Or you could do as others have   
   suggested: buy a small SSD and mount it inside the empty HDD case.  But   
   what would be the point in doing that?   
      
   [1] You might be able to salvage a few of the ICs for reuse.   
   --   
   John Hasler   
   john@sugarbit.com   
   Dancing Horse Hill   
   Elmwood, WI USA   
      
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