Do SSD's need an adaptor for installation in cases

[Majcric]

Or do they fit most cases as a normal harddrive would... the reason I ask I was looking at them and Amazon was recommended some kind of sleeve for the SSD to sit in.

 

[Jovec]

Or do they fit most cases as a normal harddrive would... the reason I ask I was looking at them and Amazon was recommended some kind of sleeve for the SSD to sit in.

SSDs come (mainly) in 2.5" form-factors, while traditional hard drives are 3.5" Newer cases will often have 2.5" mounting bays built in. If your case does not, then you will need a 2.5"-to-3.5" bracket. Some of these brackets can mount 2 2.5" drives in 1 3.5 bay. An SSD that comes with a "desktop kit" will usually including a Sata cable and 3.5" bracket. Bare-bones and OEM drives will not. It's probably cheaper to buy an OEM drive and buy the bracket (about $5) separately, rather than pay for the kit.

Kit vs Bare bones

There are also laptop kits that include spacers for drive height.

Some users simply used double sided tape or velcro to attach their SSD drive inside their case since they have no moving parts.

 

[paul878]

SSD are very light in weight and no moving parts. One screw can how it in place, you don't need adapters.

 

[Freddy1765]

I put my SSD onto a regular HDD bay, no screws or anything, just lying as if on a shelf. Unless you frequently move your PC around there's really no point in attaching the drive to anything. The rigidity of SATA cables means it stays stationary anyway.

 

[ViRGE]

Personally I'm a fan of full size enclosures. That way the SSD lines up perfectly with the HDDs rather than having its ports offset.

 

[Billb2]

Velcro!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

My SSD came with some strong double sided tape. Currently its stuck on the side of the drive cage

 

[T_Yamamoto]

My Intel SSD came with an adapter (3.5 with mounting holes for 2.5)

 

[Maginus]

Quite a few modern cases these days are coming equipped with 2.5" mounting with standard 3.5" HDD bays, Fractal Design cases are a good example of this. As others have mentioned depending on the SSD some come with tape or other means in order to secure the drive. You can always purchase additional adapters in order to accommodate the SSD, such as 5.25" bay adapters 3.5" bay adapters and some stand alone adapters, which are more difficult to find it seems.

 

[mjd]

My 300R case had dual purpose drive trays. If you have a modern case, I suspect it'll work with 2.5". Though you probably want to read the case specs to be sure.

 

[CA19100]

Disregard if you don't have a need for a hot-swap bay, but I do, so I installed one of these:

http://store.antec.com/Product/accessories-other/EasySwap-USM/0-761345-30752-9.aspx

It's a SATA hot-swap bay, and also has a slot to hold a 2.5" drive.

 

[bonehead123]

If anyone needs an adapter cage (2.5-3.5"), please pm me...I have 2 of them just sitting in my parts box.....just pay for the shipping & you can have them