3.5" to 5.25" 'adapter?

[StayPuff]

I recent bought a firewire/usb2.0 panel to fit in my case. To my dismay, I accidentally ordered the 3.5" instead of the 5.25". Does an adapter panel exist anywhere, or should I just try and sell it to get the 5.25" version?

(My case only has 1 3.5" bay.)

-SP

 

[LoneWolf1]

Bracket for mounting 3.5" drives in a 5.25" bay

 

[mechBgon]

You might consider an Antec EasyUSB, which can do what you want while providing an additional pair of USB 1.1 ports if your mobo happens to have enough headers for all of them. At ~$10, it's not too bad on price. Looks like this.

edit: ooo, but it's not $1.50 either Nice find LoneWolf1

 

[StayPuff]

Originally posted by: LoneWolf1
Bracket for mounting 3.5" drives in a 5.25" bay

Thanks! I wasn't even sure how to search for something like this.

-SP

 

[StayPuff]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
You might consider an Antec EasyUSB, which can do what you want while providing an additional pair of USB 1.1 ports if your mobo happens to have enough headers for all of them. At ~$10, it's not too bad on price. Looks like this.

edit: ooo, but it's not $1.50 either Nice find LoneWolf1

Nice find there, but the item I've already bought has USB 2.0 + firewire. Too bad shipping is so steep on that one -- $7 ouch!

 

[StayPuff]

I wound up buying THIS one from Gateway. It was $6.95 with free shipping.

 

[Zepper]

I would have suggested going to your local Mom&Pop computer store. It's likely they would have one in their "salvaged parts" collection. Even the best of those things aren't worth more than $2.
.bh.

 

[StayPuff]

Originally posted by: Zepper
I would have suggested going to your local Mom&Pop computer store. It's likely they would have one in their "salvaged parts" collection. Even the best of those things aren't worth more than $2.
.bh.

Thanks but I tried that

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: StayPuff

Originally posted by: LoneWolf1
Bracket for mounting 3.5" drives in a 5.25" bay

Thanks! I wasn't even sure how to search for something like this.

-SP

I think that only works with floppy drives though; I tried something like that with a hard drive, and the holes don't match up. The 3.5" universal adapter consists of two brackets; don't have a link handy right now unfortunately. Someone else might.


Found one:
Good old eBay

 

[StayPuff]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: StayPuff

Originally posted by: LoneWolf1
Bracket for mounting 3.5" drives in a 5.25" bay

Thanks! I wasn't even sure how to search for something like this.

-SP

I think that only works with floppy drives though; I tried something like that with a hard drive, and the holes don't match up. The 3.5" universal adapter consists of two brackets; don't have a link handy right now unfortunately. Someone else might.


Found one:
Good old eBay

Thanks, but I'm not trying to mount a hard drive. It's for a 3.5" firewire/usb front panel (same size as a floppy)

-SP