3.5 - 5.25 adapter?

varial · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:40

Hey guys,

I only have two spare 5.25 bays in my machine but will soon have three 3.5 sata hard drives, Im looking for some thing like This but ovbioulsy cheaper and simpler! Any ideas?

Reaper 392 · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:42

is this what your after: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-208-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1770

just a bit cheaper than the £70 option you found.

it converts a 5.25 inch bay to a 3.5 inch bay

varial · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:44

Kind of, problem being i only have 2 spare 5.25 bays, but will have three 3.5 hdd's So a caddy of some sort is what i am after!

Hagar · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:51

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product04.php?cl_index=2&sc_index=5&ss_index=12&num=1
you can google for suppliers.

andy.

Reaper 392 · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:51

ah, ok, you need something to convert 2 5.25 inch bays into 3 3.5 inch bays

varial · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:57

nkata said:
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product04.php?cl_index=2&sc_index=5&ss_index=12&num=1
you can google for suppliers.

andy.

Cheers but unfortunately they all require 3 5.25 bays, and i only have 2 spare!

Reaper 392 said:
ah, ok, you need something to convert 2 5.25 inch bays into 3 3.5 inch bays

yep, cant believe the only ones i can find are £70+ like the one on overclockers... gap in the market i think!

Tealc · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:03

3mm or 4mm bungee shock cord. A quiet and incredibly cheap solution provided you have a little airflow through your 5.25" bays.

AtaRo · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:05

Do you have space at the bottom/floor of your case?
If you got you can use this to mount one of the drive to the bottom Zalman ZM-2HC2 you may need to drill 4 hole to fit the screw though.
and use this to mount the other 2 to your 5.25 bay Akasa Hard Drive Dampener 3.5" - 5.25"

Reaper 392 · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:06

varial said:
yep, cant believe the only ones i can find are £70+ like the one on overclockers... gap in the market i think!

im very surprised by this too.

the only cheaper options i can see are to get two 5.25 -> 3.5 inch adapters that i linked previously and either:
- house 1 outside the case with some sort of external HDD case thing
- find a 3.25" HDD cage which will house 1 HDD that can be screwed into your case somewhere

varial · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:09

AtaRo said:
Do you have space at the bottom/floor of your case?
If you got you can use this to mount one of the drive to the bottom Zalman ZM-2HC2 you may need to drill 4 hole to fit the screw though.
and use this to mount the other 2 to your 5.25 bay Akasa Hard Drive Dampener 3.5" - 5.25"

Cheers, yeah i think im going to have to bodge something! Thankfully my dads a engineer and good with things like this

Reaper 392 said:
im very surprised by this too.

the only cheaper options i can see are to get two 5.25 -> 3.5 inch adapters that i linked previously and either:
- house 1 outside the case with some sort of external HDD case thing
- find a 3.25" HDD cage which will house 1 HDD that can be screwed into your case somewhere

Makes you want to start a company to fill the gap and make some money doesn't it!

Ch3m1c4L · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:43

Go to the icy dock site, there are different models made by different OEM's that vary in price somewhat, but not a huge amount. My 5 in 3 made by Jou Jou or whoever cost me £80 a month ago, the Icy dock one was £115-£135, my icy dock one (cremax version) was only something like £65 when I bought it 3 years ago with my pc.

google for a "sata backplane" as thats what they are.

Members market occasionally has these for sale as well at around th £50 mark, but its not going to be cheaper than that since the metal and electronics simply cost some monies, and not many consumers purchase them (server workstation use mainly) so they arent mass produced

Buchanan0204 · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:02

Just stick two of your SSD's together, and mount them in a conversion bay. Then have one seperate. They don't generate any heat or vibrate... so all is well. I ran mine like that for a while until I got a new case.... which may be a cheaper and better option for you than spending 80 quid on a bay.

Reaper 392 · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:11

Buchanan0204 said:
Just stick two of your SSD's together, and mount them in a conversion bay. Then have one seperate. They don't generate any heat or vibrate... so all is well. I ran mine like that for a while until I got a new case.... which may be a cheaper and better option for you than spending 80 quid on a bay.

he said they are all 3.5" HDD's, so am i missing something from another thread?

Hagar · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:12

iStarUSA TC-iStorm7 approx £30 at one site in uk (.....)

iamtheoneneo · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:15

Buchanan0204 said:
Just stick two of your SSD's together,

he doesnt have ssds?

im in a similar situation to the op but iwth 4 hdds! but i think im gonna do a bodge job on a silverstone hdd plate and mount the hdds vertically or something.

varial · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:19

Buchanan0204 said:
Just stick two of your SSD's together, and mount them in a conversion bay. Then have one seperate. They don't generate any heat or vibrate... so all is well. I ran mine like that for a while until I got a new case.... which may be a cheaper and better option for you than spending 80 quid on a bay.

I dont own SSD's!

nkata said:
iStarUSA TC-iStorm7 approx £30 at one site in uk (overstock.co*)

Ah cheers this is more like it,

EDIT: come outs at £62.21 with shipping costs! hmph

Buchanan0204 · 7 Apr 2011 at 15:40

Ignore me!! Having a bad day.