Question about HDD's

Snewp0rs · Apr 29, 2002

I'm not too sure where this should be posted, but I was wondering what would be the best way to space out my hard drives. I saw a pic here I think before that someone had some kind of chain type stuff screwed onto the bays and allowed them to screw the hard drives onto this chain. I have 3 hard drives, all of which are taking up all the 3 1/2" bays. All of my 5 1/4" bays are used up, so that idea is gone. As of right now the HDD's are stacked and get very hot! I burnt myself touching them heh. Anywho, I'd like to spread them out so I'd be able to get some good airflow over them.

Arkaine23 · Apr 29, 2002

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You could get a cage that mounts to the bottom of your case for about $5 that can hold 2 Hdd's. You'd just need to drill 2 holes in the bottom to bolt the cage in.

Probably should be in general hardware section, but alt moddin also works.

Loopin · Apr 29, 2002

Just do what a guy I know at work did! Take your IDE cable and run it outside of the comp. Just push it through an extra slot at the back of your comp. Then you could mount the drives on the wall (or the side of the case... or anywhere else that you can think of)!

Good Luck!

Oni · Apr 29, 2002

Meccano to the rescue! Just screw a couple pieces to your current cage, and all your extra drives to that!

Snewp0rs · Apr 29, 2002

and where do I get the meccano?

Crazy Jayhawk · Apr 30, 2002

You could also get stuff called plumber's tape at a hardware store. It's a metal strip with regularly spaced holes in it.

http://www.overclockers.com/tips774/

Oni · Apr 30, 2002

Snewp0rs said:
and where do I get the meccano?

You could get it at a place like Toys R Us, or use plumbers tape, like Jayhawk suggested.

Loopin · Apr 30, 2002

Or if your really feeling gutsy you could get yourself a strong magnet and put it on the outside of your case, then you take you hdd and put it where the in the same spot as the magnet but on the inside of the case. and then presto, hdd stuck to case!

Snewp0rs · Apr 30, 2002

I think you can keep your magnet idea... the plumbers tape idea is perfect!

Zap · May 3, 2002

And how is the magnate supposed to stick to aluminum hard drives?

CJ145 · May 3, 2002

Won't magnets screw up your HDD's?

rUfUnKy · May 3, 2002

cjreis said:
Won't magnets screw up your HDD's?

yah, I wouldn't addvise doing that...

Loopin · May 7, 2002

That was the joke... you could rig it up like a super train works... but since a magnet would destroy your drive... hence the "not doing" of that idea.... LoL

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