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Asus K55a-si50301p: Can I use thermal pads as spacer for a 7mm SSD in a 9.5mm HDD caddy?

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:21:17 -0700

Hi, I installed an SSD in my laptop two days ago, however the old HDD of my laptop was 9.5mm in height and the new SSD is 7mm in height.

I couldn’t seem to find a spacer in any of my local electronics shops but I did see thermal pads. I was thinking I could paste a 1mm and 1.5mm thermal pads one on top of the other and make a spacer of my own. However I don’t want anything to burn or cause disturbances of any kind and I was wondering if thermal pads are a safe material to paste to my SSD.

Could anyone please share their thought on this? Thanks in advance for your help!!

⟐ Answer edited September 23, 2020 at 8:21 MST

Asus K55a-si50301p: Computer not booting up

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:49:18 -0700

Laptop does not boot up half of the time, when it does it freezes or displays this.

Note I have Ubuntu installed.

⟐ Commented August 03, 2026 at 4:49 MST

Asus K55a-si50301p: Why isn't the keyboard responding

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:20:37 -0700

Unable to go into windows because I can't get the keys to register

⟐ Answered April 29, 2023 at 13:20 MST

Asus K55a-si50301p: laptop makes noise but won't reboot

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:52:32 -0700

Help! I just lost my job and I need to use my laptop to do some work from home or search for another job. However in a moment of anger about a year ago I punched my laptop and it stopped working. Now when I try to start it, it makes a noise and does not even boot up. I think I may need to open it change some part that's damaged. I have a tool chip for computer repair from some classes I took about 20 years ago. The computer is about 10 years old. It's an Asus k55a. Maybe I can send a picture of the tag on the back. And that's an old machine and I should probably buy a new one but for now I'd like to use what I have if it can be repaired. Going to try repair it myself and we can figure out what part to replace.

⟐ Answer edited April 05, 2022 at 1:52 MST

Asus K55a-si50301p: My Asus k55a can't boot when the charger is connected

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:16:40 -0700

My Asus k55a will not boot when the charger is connected, why?

Asus K55a-si50301p: Can I use the bottom base for this in a ASUS k55d?

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:42:14 -0700

I’ve broken the screw holes trying to open up the k55d model and now some screws don’t screw in anymore.