How many hard drives can fit in this case?

[Lager]

How many hard drives can fit on a large Chieftec tower? I think the max is two when their is a floppy drive installed? Where can I buy components that allows me to install more hard drives into the case?

 

[Viper96720]

THe one that looks like the antec 1080 has 4x5.25", 2x3.5", 4x3.5" internal. With brackets to use the 5.25" bays you could fit a lot of drives.

 

[Corporate Thug]

5

 

[nick1985]

5 or 6 if you take out the floppy

 

[Lager]

I have one optical drive, one floppy and two hard drive already installed

So I have 3 open slots left? Do they all fit in the 5.25 bay?

 

[Viper96720]

Get 5.25" mounting brackets to use the 3.5" drives in the 5.25" bay

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: nick1985
5 or 6 if you take out the floppy

 

[MedicBob]

Originally posted by: coldcut
I have one optical drive, one floppy and two hard drive already installed

So I have 3 open slots left? Do they all fit in the 5.25 bay?

On larger Antec/Chieftec cases there are 2 drive cages. 1 gets a floppy and 2 HDD and there should be 1 lower, that contains the upper front fan, it can take 3 HDD. Total of 5 with floppy, then you can add the rails that come with retail HDD to the 5.25 area where the optical drives go and get 3 up there if 1 has an CD/DVD drive. Total HDD=8

Tell us or show us what case you have and we can give a better answer.

Bob

 

[Viper96720]

Try not to stack HD's on top of each other leave space for airflow.

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you get the Antec 3700 instead it has a 5-HD cage with spaces between each drive for good airflow, also a 120mm fan holder right behind the drives (fan not included). Plus 2 more 3.5" bays for floppy / zip and 4 more 5.25" bays.

 

[bluemax]

You could probably fit a few dozen in there if you didn't want them mounted or connected....