Changing HDD orientation in TT Armour

Darkninja462 · 7 Mar 2009 at 19:35

Do you think you could move the HDD bay by PSU horizontally and rotate it 90' so I can let my PSU breath a bit

I apoligise for bad drawing

Hope that makes sense

I was thinking bending some alu to make a brace.

Any thoughts ?

Ninja

VARDY · 7 Mar 2009 at 21:01

why cant you use the 5.25" bays for the HDDs?

Darkninja462 · 8 Mar 2009 at 08:17

6 of them are taken up by a 240 Radiator then, 1 for main buttons 2 by DVD trays and 1 by creative sound card front panel. and the space behind my radiator when the HDDS cud go is taken up by my 2 pumps.

Ninja

chunky5fingers · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:54

Try removing the side panel then take a picture so I can get a better look at the problem.

chunky5fingers · 10 Mar 2009 at 01:05

Darkninja462 said:
Do you think you could move the HDD bay by PSU horizontally and rotate it 90' so I can let my PSU breath a bit

I was thinking bending some alu to make a brace.

Any thoughts ?

Ninja

Use a OcUK Value 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Adapter.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-SR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

Using the holes for the 3.5" on the adapter mark and drill you case then poprivet the adapter into place.
Attatch the HDD with the bottom mounting holes.

You could make you own but for a fiver you can buy one, it's a lot less hassel and you get a better finish.

Darkninja462 · 10 Mar 2009 at 07:25

Here is a picture with the sidepanel taken off (Borrowed from Thermaltake)

Hope this helps.

@chunky5fingers I don't need them rotated within the bay its because where they are starves the PSU of air.

Moreover When I measured out for my new PSU they wouldn't fit if they where rotated 90' anyway but they will still need to be more horizontally.

Ninja

vincent1989 · 10 Mar 2009 at 09:07

i just slid the hard drive bay along a few inches when i had the same case, wasn't the best solution but did the job none the less.

that case is horribly laid out (and just plain horrible

), i can't believe i spent night on £170 for it

edit: thinking about it i remember it being really crappily built now i look back on it, when attaching the CPU block the wire for the LED just upped and ******* fell out

and that was the last Tt i ever bought

pastymuncher · 10 Mar 2009 at 13:55

It can't be done. Just had a look at mine and a HDD is longer than the cage so if you could rotate it 90 degrees you would'nt be able to shut the side panel. It's just a really poorly designed case.

The only option would be to somehow mount it where the roof 92mm fan would be. At least the psu would be able to breath. Stupid place to put a cage in my opinion. Surefire way to overheat a psu.