what is the best stuff to use to stick an ssd in a down facing caddy?

ExoMale · 24 Feb 2018 at 21:53

went to town earlier and picked up some bits i needed for my computers and while i was in the shop i saw a 30gb sata 3 transend ssd, thought the price was fair and was intrigued by it, anyways ive fitted it to my itx system and currently installing windows, but ive had to use a few bits of brown tape as i dont know where my electrical tape is, but its seeming secure, however i dont feel long term i should use that tape, so what would be the practical and best stuff to use?

before anyone might change the topic, only chose the 30gb as it was affordable and figured with this system and a usb dock, i dont need to have a mass storage drive, but i will see how it goes.

ExoMale · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:20

thanks for replies guys.

yeah i know you can just plonk them anywhere so long the cables reach, but unfortunately i dont think i could get away with that long term wise as i am trying to keep cables from the cpu fan as it is, but this case has a space for a front fan which im going to get.

this is basically what i meant by an upside down caddy, there there may be a fair bit of space, i havent properly sorted the cabling out if i even can, i just want to make sure i dont catch the cooler as ive done that few times before on bigger builds.

this was actually flat lastnight, so has dropped like this over night it seems.

ExoMale · 26 Feb 2018 at 11:17

There’s the holes for the hdd, so maybe I could use cable ties, I am thinking though with the space maybe I could just fit one one of my hard drives I use often and stick my ssd to that given how thin ssd drives are.

ExoMale · 26 Feb 2018 at 23:01

the computer isnt running in that pic or since i made this thread, im trying to work on 3 computers at once, so dont worry ha, i did a poor job with the tape as i did it quickly to test the drive make sure it actually worked being used and all.

ExoMale · 3 Mar 2018 at 01:23

thanks for replies.

i will look at the velcro stuff as that does seem more common use, but i will also in the mean time see if i can have it balanced without the sata cables catching the cooler as i dont have any smaller cables, but also if i put a hdd in aswell, then see how i can make it work.

ExoMale · 5 Mar 2018 at 23:54

I have now taken the tape off and just left it to rest on it’s corner as per stability from the cables.

ExoMale · 6 Mar 2018 at 14:49

tamzzy said:
ssd doesn't have any moving parts, so it doesn't really matter where it's situated, nor whether it's tied/stuck down, as long as it doesn't get in the way of fans?

yeah thats what i was saying further up the page, but so far i have managed to push cables clear enough of the cooler to balance the ssd, might invest in shorter sata cables to make it look more tidy.

ExoMale · 6 Mar 2018 at 15:03

mean i know ive got a fair amount of space currently without a hdd fitted and a case fan, so the resting of the ssd is fine, i just dont like cables touching even the ram sticks or mess, so when it comes to me tying the cables up its obviously going to adjust the placement of the ssd to some extent which is why i figured sticking it would be a good solution.

ExoMale · 8 Mar 2018 at 01:05

I did think the mounting holes for the hdd, but I will want to stick an hdd in it as I’m trying to sell my m-atx mobo bundle, so this will be my main source of a computer, Rather than just getting away with the small ssd so there be those cables to sort out, plus as I say, I will want to tidy up the cables, I’m not used to things just resting like that really, my last ssd was in a laptop.