Mounting hard drives in dvd slots?

Defy Belief · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:06

Any way to do this? I currently have 3 hds (ssd, hybrid and storage) and I found an old TB drive hanging around, as I thought i'd never need more than 3 I removed the HD tower and installed my 3 in the smaller section of my case. (NZXT Phantom)

Now I want to install this one, I could reinstall the other tower but I like the simplicity + increased airflow. Any kind of adapters to mount Hdd's in dvd bays?

stueng · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:09

Cant find any on OcUK.. but just google 5.12" to 3.5" adapter

lrlcr · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:14

cable ties, but best bet would be to move the ssd as they're a lot easier to mount in non-standard places.

Defy Belief · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:16

lrlcr said:
cable ties, but best bet would be to move the ssd as they're a lot easier to mount in non-standard places.

Yeah, but I have a SSD and hybrid which is also the smaller size and they're in a joint adapter.

Tempted to just have it as an external drive.

stueng · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:21

if its a SSD it will be 2.5" I think? just google 5.25" to 2.5" adapater.. or whatever size you want

Defy Belief · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:25

Cool, could look quite tidy, I hate pondering decisions, now thinking of mounting the other drives in there and having no HDD slots. :eek:

Idleman · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:28

"SilverStone Bay Device 5.25" to 3.5", just google this. Cost about £10.

lrlcr · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:33

In that case I'd mount the ssd/hybrid in a dvd bay with cable ties (it'll be easier due to the adaptor plate) and stick the 1tb in their place.

lrlcr · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:33

Or do what I do and buy a collection of icydock sata hot swap bays for no apparent reason.

Reaper 392 · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:35

there is an adapter around somewhere that allows you to get a 3.5" HDD and two 2.5" SSDs into 1 5.25" bay. i cant for the life of me remember who did it though so i'll do some searching

*edit*
found this, which is almost what i was thinking of:
StarTech 5.25 Bay Mounted 2.5 & 3.5 SATA Hard Drive Dock

however, it looks like you have three 3.5" drives and 1 2.5" drive, so something like this, but with a 2.5" device slot squeezed at the edge would be perfect for you:
http://uk.kontron.com/products/syst...c++rackmount/kiss+accessories/kiss+da335.html

lrlcr · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:40

I've seen that, icydock have released an adaptor to allow two ssd into one of their current hotswap bays which is very very very cool.

Idleman · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:46

Reaper 392 said:
there is an adapter around somewhere that allows you to get a 3.5" HDD and two 2.5" SSDs into 1 5.25" bay. i cant for the life of me remember who did it though so i'll do some searching

SST-FP55B - SilverStone Bay Device 5.25" to 3.5" + 2x 2.5" converter bay, Black

This one.

Reaper 392 · 4 Jan 2012 at 17:49

Idleman said:
SST-FP55B - SilverStone Bay Device 5.25" to 3.5" + 2x 2.5" converter bay, Black

This one.

thats the one i was thinking of, but looking at what the OP has i realised it wont be very helpful. i've edited my post with some ideas

Defy Belief · 4 Jan 2012 at 18:03

Reaper 392 said:
however, it looks like you have three 3.5" drives and 1 2.5" drive, so something like this, but with a 2.5" device slot squeezed at the edge would be perfect for you:
http://uk.kontron.com/products/syst...c++rackmount/kiss+accessories/kiss+da335.html

I have 2 3.5" and 2 2.5"'s.

However, that bottom product looks awesome, trying to find a prize eagerly looks amazing. Look the part in a Phantom to.

Narj · 4 Jan 2012 at 18:34

Bungee mod?

Xelene · 4 Jan 2012 at 19:15

Velcro tape. Perfect for SSD.

Roverno · 4 Jan 2012 at 22:01

how permanent is the adhesive on velcro tape? i don't want to have a permanent fluffy patch in the back of my case