What is a hard drive caddy?
Most notebook computers with come with removable hard drives that are unique to the specific manufacturer. The hard drive is housed inside a metal or plastic tray known as a caddy or bracket. Caddies are often incorporated into the overall design of the notebook computer with the bottom or side of the caddy being flush with the rest of the system’s chassis. This allows the user to quickly pop out the caddy for fast access to the hard drive. It permits the user to maintain multiple hard drives with different applications or different operating systems. It also is great for classified data environments, where the a hard drive with caddy can be stored securely away from the computer. caddy1.jpg (8312 bytes) caddy2.
Most notebook computers with come with removable hard drives that are unique to the specific manufacturer. The hard drive is housed inside a metal or plastic tray known as a caddy or bracket. Caddies are often incorporated into the overall design of the notebook computer with the bottom or side of the caddy being flush with the rest of the system’s chassis. This allows the user to quickly pop out the caddy for fast access to the hard drive. It permits the user to maintain multiple hard drives with different applications or different operating systems. It also is great for classified data environments, where the a hard drive with caddy can be stored securely away from the computer. caddy1.jpg (8312 bytes) caddy2.
