Can I Use a 2.5 Laptop Hard Drive in Time Capsule?

Ok. So the original Hard Drive is Dead. I have a 640 GB 2.5 Laptop Hard Drive lying around.
My question is, Can I put the 2.5 HD in the Time Capsule instead of a 3.5 HD Repacement?
Running Mountain Lion on iMac. Thanks in Advance!

SBeattie2 wrote:
You could try a 3.5" to 2.5" drive adapter - that would allow you to properly mount the 2.5" drive inside the time capsule.
Actually the 2.5" still needs to sit right next to the hard drive frame.. as the cables will not stretch very far.. but the 2.5" works fine in the TC.. and it is simple since sata connectors are now common across 2.5" and 3.5" drives.
The actual disassembly of the TC see here.. you come in from the bottom.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Apple_Time_Capsule
The temperature gauge is completely useless.. you can actually remove it completely.. Apple measures the temperature via the sensor (a backwards transistor).. and does nothing about it.. the fan never turns on.. not in Gen 1, Gen 2 or Gen 3.. they seem to have relented a bit in Gen 4... perhaps due to the level of complaints about overheating.
One great thing about running it with 2.5" drive.. you can remove the power supply which will be on its last legs and get a plugpack.. 5v 3A, and run the TC from that.
See https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair
Repair method 3.

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