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Hey all. My part came from Acer. It was not really what I expected but it works. The part consisted of two thins metal strips coated in plastic. Then the plastic coated metal strips are connected by a thin film of plastic. This thin film of plastic has a plastic pull tab in it. The part also...

Sorry, I don't. You may want to try again with Acer Chat. The other thing I can do is wait till the parts arrive and see if the package lists the part number. That will be sometime late next week (late july '16). (It may be good to wait anyway just to insure it is the correct part I'm getting).

update. I contacted acer support chat again. Apparently it's not a "caddy" but a "HDD support holder" that we are looking for. The woman who was my support technician is sending me out a holder free of charge. I will receive it in 5-7 business days.

Hello. Regarding the 4 pins of your hdd. They can be used as a power supply for older computer models or, for newer computer models, the 4 pins can serve as "jumpers" which enable spread spectrum clocking or reduced power spin up. Basically, if you don't have a jack to plug the 4 pins in...