Help :(

JoshSaville · 25 Feb 2006 at 18:02

Hi guys,

Im building a pc for the mrs but i have come to a crossroad. I am struggling to see how to fit the CD Drive into the case?

The case is Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case.

If anyone could help would be appreciated

Josh

JoshSaville · 25 Feb 2006 at 18:45

I seem to have some clips that came with it but i cant seem to work out if they go with it or not...

Thanks in advance

ajgoodfellow · 25 Feb 2006 at 19:03

If it's anything like my Sonata case you'll find some rails supplied with the case (these might be what you're calling clips). You'll need to first screw this into the drives and then you can slide the drives into the bays

The rails are pictured below:

Yewen · 25 Feb 2006 at 21:59

Some cases you also need to remove the front to fit the cd drives in.

JoshSaville · 25 Feb 2006 at 22:26

Thanks guys, ive tried attaching the rails to the drive but it just seems too much like im forcing it in

. Is there any guides or owners that could help??

Many Thanks

Josh

ajgoodfellow · 25 Feb 2006 at 22:29

I've got the Sonata that's got the same attachment mechanism and it slid in quite easily

Have you attached the rails onto the right set of screws? The large majority of optical drives have two rows of screws to attach the unit to a case - perhaps you've attached the rails onto the wrong set of screws so it doesn't fit in smoothly?

JoshSaville · 26 Feb 2006 at 00:29

Im not sure lol, do i have to remove the front of the case in order to slide them in ? All my screws are muddled

so im just using the smallest of the bunch

ajgoodfellow · 26 Feb 2006 at 00:37

You don't need to remove the front of the case

When I mentioned screws I meant the screw holes on the side of the drive, not whether you used the correct screws

http://images.tomshardware.com/2001/01/15/do/b26.jpg

In this picture you can see that they've screwed the mounting rail into the top set of screw holes

Boah · 26 Feb 2006 at 01:28

See if this guide helps you - there are some pictures there showing how they're supposed to be attached to the drive and inserted into the case.

JoshSaville · 26 Feb 2006 at 18:37

Thanks for everyones help, its all sorted