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Fitting hard drive in case

  • 12-10-2004 9:10am
    #1
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭


    My case has a CD-ROM-sized space to fit the hard drive. I know you used to be able to get rails to sit out at the side of the hard drive to fit it in there, but I always found it kind of kludgy doing this. Is there a better way now?


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  • #2
    ViperVenoM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 807 ✭✭✭ViperVenoM


    either get rails or hard drive racks, like coolermaster cooldrives(only ones i know by name coz i have them( :rolleyes: ) or i think some fan controllers allow you to mount a hard drive in (i know my old hardcano unit in my thermaltake had brackets to hold a drive)

    apart from that i dont know what else you can do unless you do make something yourself :confused:


  • #3
    Dingatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Dingatron


    You can put it in a HDD drive caddy as VV said. You can pick them up in Maplins cheap enough and also handy for swaping drive quickly.


  • #4
    tribble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭tribble


    luckat wrote:
    My case has a CD-ROM-sized space to fit the hard drive. I know you used to be able to get rails to sit out at the side of the hard drive to fit it in there, but I always found it kind of kludgy doing this. Is there a better way now?

    Kludgy? - It's been the standard way for 20 years...
    It's about as elegant and simple a solution as could possibly exist for fitting a 3.5" drive into a 5.25" rail.


  • #5
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    I googled "hard drive caddy" but came up with a lot of laptop caddies.

    Anywhere else other than Maplin that does these? I'll never shop in Maplin again.


  • #6
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Optikus


    Have you tried Peats/Pc World if you have no luck there im sure you can pick the up online just google for the coolermaster ones someone suggested.


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  • #7
    GavinKeller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭GavinKeller


    Marx Computers have both the Rack and the External Cases, they are located in Fairview but you can have it sent to you in the post.
    http://www.marx-computers.com

    Mobile Rack for 18 euros or the USB external hard drive case for 50 euros.


  • #8
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Thanks, Optikus, I'll try Peats on Saturday. I tried using the rails before and found them a ferocious irritation.


  • #9
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    OUCH they're dear! Ooof!


  • #10
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Oops, found that it slotted neatly in under the floppy drive. Now my only problem is that the light-up case isn't lighting up. Hmm. Found one of the wires that plugs in and can't see the other. Ah well, tis little my troubles are.


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