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MHC
(legend) Fri 24-Feb-12 18:20:27

Mounting Hard Drives

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I need to mount an internal hard drive - but there are no bays available.

In the past, I have seen an expansion card with just mounting holes and no circuity. It slotted into a motherboard - but obviously no connections and had a back panel mounting plate. A Hard drive was fitted to it and connected as usual.

Any ideas where I can get one from?

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M H C

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(deleted) Fri 24-Feb-12 18:28:55

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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Anything like this? http://intrl.startech.com/HDD/Mobile-Racks/25in-SATA...

MHC
(legend) Fri 24-Feb-12 18:38:28

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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That would be ideal - but need one to take a 3.5" and does not need to be removable!

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M H C

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(deleted) Fri 24-Feb-12 18:41:18

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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Get an old PCI card, drill a few holes in it, and away you go.

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(deleted) Fri 24-Feb-12 18:55:22

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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I'm afraid this is another use I've had for velcro. Used it to secure hard drives in stationary boxes.

bluetroll
(fountain of knowledge) Fri 24-Feb-12 19:56:21

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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Anything from here fit the bill if you have one or more empty 5 1/4 " (i.e. optical drive) bays free.

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MHC
(legend) Fri 24-Feb-12 21:30:27

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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Unfortunately not ...

If there is an adapter to take 2 x 3.5" in a single optical fine, but that will be over size!

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M H C

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(deleted) Sat 25-Feb-12 00:31:44

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Metal-Drive-Ada...

camieabz
(sensei) Sun 26-Feb-12 21:36:00

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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If you're out of 3.5 and 5.25 bays, sounds like a great time to upgrade the case.

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MHC
(legend) Sun 26-Feb-12 23:02:50

Re: Mounting Hard Drives

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Cuurently it has:

SATA - primary boot drive.
2 x SAS drives
DVD
CD
Memory card (SD/SDHC, MMC Compact Flash, Memory Stick, XD)

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M H C

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