Lian Li Drive Cage

scott.holmes · 2 May 2006 at 09:50

Hi

Does anyone know where i can get one of these? Its the removeable one that is in most of the range at the bottom right.

I had to use mine for a mod project, so now im missing one for my PC50. I was going to sell the case without, but i have now decided to keep it and want to put a couple of extra HDDs in there!

Ive googled around but cant find anywhere that sells them

This is what im after:

lozza · 2 May 2006 at 13:10

Unfortunately if we did we wouldn't be able to tell you as it would more than likely be a competitior!

Only suggestion otherwise is to contact lian li and see if they will sell you one direct

scott.holmes · 2 May 2006 at 13:32

Shoot, never thought about that

I did try to email Lian Li over a week ago, but i have heard nothing back, hence why i posted here to get some help :/

Yewen · 2 May 2006 at 13:54

You could always make a wanted thread in members market.

scott.holmes · 2 May 2006 at 15:19

There is a Wanted Forum?

I have never seen that :/ /me Goes to look

Edit: So there is, i just normally go straight to For Sale! lol Posted, fingers crossed someone removed it for a Mod project, and can sell it to me!!

malccy · 3 May 2006 at 18:59

Have one if interested; got it before my case arrived thinking i would need it but had one built in.

Get in touch.

scott.holmes · 3 May 2006 at 19:04

Hi

Thanks for posting, is it ok if i wait a day or two? If this one that im getting from the MM fits in my case i will use that. Im not sure if it will, so will have to wait til it arrives

If it doesnt, i will contact you then!

Hopefully thats Ok

Scott

Day03 · 3 May 2006 at 19:35

Don't use a cage to mount the hard drives, stretch some elastic and place the hard drives on them. You will be amazed how good this method is for stopping all the vibrations from the HDD being transmitted to the case. Your noise lvels should go down as a result. Do that to all the hard drives.
I have soft mounted all my hard drives with a slightly different method and it worked wonders. Very cheap and simple

scott.holmes · 3 May 2006 at 19:39

That sounds like an interesting idea Day03 got any pictures showing it? Would be very interested

Day03 · 3 May 2006 at 20:23

This is my solution of soft mounting HDDs. I've riveted horizontal aluminium supports to the HDD rack and then used soft gel material to line them with. No vibration is transmited to the rack itself. If you want a simpler design then just stech elastic between the sides where you want to mount the HDD rack and then place the HDDs on top of them.

scott.holmes · 3 May 2006 at 20:28

Ingenious!!

Thanks for the input, i might have to mod this cage if it fits

Day03 · 3 May 2006 at 20:33

If you want to use elastics then you do not need the HDD rack. I assume that in your PC case you have to mount the HD rack in the same way as optical drives? If that is the case then just thread the elastic through the screw holes in the supports and that's it

scott.holmes · 3 May 2006 at 20:40

Not really no

http://www.scottholmes.co.uk/images/chieftec/DSCN3437.JPG

Bottom Right, removed all the Purple things, and thats where all my hard drives are going. I do need a cage cos there is nothing to fix onto!

ElectroBlaster · 3 May 2006 at 20:48

Is that case an Antec/Chieftec job? I have an antec plusview here full of hard drives and the removable cages are doing my head in

Day03 · 3 May 2006 at 20:48

ok, i see, in that case you will need to mod the HDD rack