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Quigsby
11-10-04, 09:43 PM
Hey folks, I have a Chenming full dragon case, and I'll be taking out both 3.5" bays for a radiator.

My question is, how do you put 3.5" drives in a 5.25" bay?

Vio1
11-10-04, 09:48 PM
zip ties, elastic bands, etc.

orion456
11-10-04, 10:01 PM
zip ties, elastic bands, etc.

Get an adapter or rails if you want it too look nice:

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/case/baysSizes-c.html

http://www.bixnet.com/35to525drivm.html

Otherwise I used to just screw HDs into position on one side and put a plastic cover over the front.

Electron Chaser
11-10-04, 11:08 PM
Get the adaptor otherwise it will look like hell. Here is my Full Dragon you can see the adapter holding in my floppy drive.

http://home.comcast.net/~electronchaser/Pics_010.jpg

Quigsby
11-11-04, 08:37 AM
All good recommendations, thanks guys.

I'm unsure whether I want to pick up an adaptor, but can anyone recommend one? I checked out Froogle with mixed results. I wish these were a bit more common, so I could go down to the local store and get one, but I'm sure they don't have one.

Electron Chaser
11-11-04, 10:16 AM
Here is one (http://www.directron.com/sstfp51.html)
Here is another (http://www.xpcgear.com/floppymountblk.html)