Anyone have any suggestions on mounting 3.5" drives in the 5.25" bays without buying any custom made adaptors? The case in question is a Corsair Graphite 780T. I'm basically wanting to eliminate the bottom 3.5" cages entirely but wanting to do it on the cheap (ie, free) if possible.
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Mounting 3.5" HDD's in 5.25" bay?
- Thread starter Aquaman78
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If you want to go free, use plexi and double sided tape/velcro. Cut the plexi to fit the the 5.25 bay floor. The double sided tape/velcro you put on the drive and press the drive on the plexi. Then slide the whole thing in the 5.25 bay.
Would be easier/simpler if you just bought the adapters needed and save yourself the headaches of trying to make one to fit.
Would be easier/simpler if you just bought the adapters needed and save yourself the headaches of trying to make one to fit.
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If you have old broken optical drives laying around you could probably gut one and modify it. It may look ghetto in that nice case though. I would probably just get something like this http://www.amazon.com/DSLRKIT-2-5-Drive-Adapter-Screws/dp/B0152XM5QG/ or the generic metal brackets http://www.amazon.com/Professional-3-5-Inch-Universal-Mounting-5-25-Inch/dp/B005F9Q8HU/
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there are some real good pics by a guy names Seal about halfway down the page. This is what I would try to do. I've Co sidereal kite string (nylon string) before but it's is on d of tough to work with and my drive cages haven't really allowed for it so far. I realize you aren't trying g to silence you HDD, but this would probly work and the silence would just be a bonus. 
