Internal screw in drive bays (removable for radiators)

Mercutio · 23 Jul 2015 at 11:21

Going to head into the wanted forum with this too I think but can anyone think of a case with modular, screw in drive bays where additional bays are available (cheaply)?

Just thinking like the 4 x 3.5" drive bay with a plate you screw to the drive that clips in (like in pretty much every modern tower case). There's quite a few cases where the bays are removable to make way for radiators etc at the front so I figure there must be some with the bays available seperately too. Making a twist on the "PC in a desk" idea but could use something to act as an easy swap drive bay without having to unscrew drives all the time.

If anyone can help directly rather than just pointing me at a source:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=28347231#post28347231

Scottland · 23 Jul 2015 at 11:33

I think Corsair sell them

Mercutio · 23 Jul 2015 at 13:57

Scottland said:
I think Corsair sell them

Good lead, those are perfect, ty (loads of other "parts of cases" type bits too) ty

almostgfx · 23 Jul 2015 at 16:16

do you mean something like this?

This is what i did on my build, Scythe hard drive stabilizers or something they were called

Mercutio · 24 Jul 2015 at 07:34

Not quite the whole external hot swap bay with backplate etc. Just the simple internal hard drive cage with easy removal of drives. Sometimes completely tool-less sometimes you just gotta screw a plate onto the drive.

Building a setup into a desk (not QUITE a machine in a desk though, it can be racked out/sits on a plinth with rollers) I just need something to house drives in. The internal module from the corsairs is about right, will see which size I buy

In the meantime though, happy to see what else comes up

almostgfx · 24 Jul 2015 at 14:59

that isnt a hotswap bay.. its where the covers should be for my cd drives.
Its a corsair 650D they dont have a hotswap

They are bars you install to the side of the HDD with rubber on each side and they just click into the drive bays no hassle. Plug the cables in and ready to go. Heres what my case looks like with the covers on.

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As you can see they are perfectly hidden