HDD bay Bungee mod

EniGmA1981 · 10 May 2011 at 21:00

Amraam said:
Be carefull as the rubber bands tend to dry up and become very brittle with heat and age.

Yeah, I change them every few months

Just ordered some 2mm shock cord on ebay so I'll add my image contribution when I mount these in properly lol

C64 · 16 May 2011 at 15:41

This is all well and good if you have a 525 bay with the holes to do it this method wouldn't work on any of my cases simply because the holes aren't that great and don't come near the back.

It's worth considering that silverstone bay for £18 comes with 3x ft01/2 style hdd enclosures with good dampening.

Semtax · 18 May 2011 at 22:27

This is what i did with some 3mm bungie cord in my FT02.
My Samsung F3 was making a horrible drone even with the rubber gromets on the HDD screws + padding under the case. It was loud enough that people in the next room couldnt sleep with it on :eek:

I left my 2 drives in the hot swap bay thingys and threaded the cord through them.

Quiet as a mouse now

Laney88 · 27 May 2011 at 02:26

Nice guide I've been interested in doing this myself when I get some new drives

vail3r · 27 May 2011 at 19:09

Thanks for the pictures, has given me an idea

BaDBoY_uK · 28 May 2011 at 09:56

Awesome!

wentalong · 29 May 2011 at 22:37

sorry if this is a stupid question, but, what is this mod for? only thing i can think of is noise reduction? it looks pretty good aswell though

G-Dubs · 29 May 2011 at 23:24

wentalong said:
sorry if this is a stupid question, but, what is this mod for? only thing i can think of is noise reduction? it looks pretty good aswell though

correct on both counts, and without wishing to cause offence if you're asking what the purpose of a mod is then you're perhaps in the wrong place

shakerist · 1 Jun 2011 at 16:13

Hmm I like this idea, it will cut down on the noise thanks G-Dubs

prt · 13 Jul 2011 at 20:20

wicked Idea, might have a go with a spare drive i got sat in the bottom of me case .

jake9891 · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:04

done this myself some time ago, but using elastic bands:

G-Dubs · 21 Jul 2011 at 21:23

A ghetto mod of a ghetto mod!!!

cbr · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:30

Gone to look for the wifes G-string

-fedexer- · 27 Jul 2011 at 19:43

cbr said:
Gone to look for the wifes G-string

Well this could be an interesting take on the bunge cord concept

Hmm would one not need to be careful of using elastic bands as they tend to snap or fall apart over time?

WeltMaster · 31 Jul 2011 at 19:35

only household item i have is old shoe laces, think it will have the same effect or shall i just order some bungee cord.

Tealc · 31 Jul 2011 at 21:10

Wont be quite the same but it could work. You just have to make sure you secure the drive to the laces and not rely on tension.

G-Dubs · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:09

cbr said:
Gone to look for the wifes G-string

Think this would look pants

Pants...geddit.....

Oh never mind

elshiftos2 · 22 Aug 2011 at 02:20

I can highly recommend o-ring cord for suspending drives because it doesn't perish like rubber bands.

Here's my effort, using p clips and ~10mm o-ring cord. Not pretty but totally silences the drive and that's what counts!

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rarryawn · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:49

This is very cool, it reminds me of shock mounts for microphones!

Spare microphone shock mount rubber bands would be pretty perfect for this!

bendabanga · 20 Dec 2011 at 10:42

Worked great for my 7 year old 80GB HDD, which sounds like a locamotive going through you room (pretty sure it hasn't got long left) haha, Cheers