How to fit 3 HD's in a mid tower case???

[mallik]

I know it's a little wierd, but I'm hoping somebody can help with this. I have 3 UW SCSI HD's and only a a mid tower case. The case has 4 5.25" bays and 3 3.5" bays. I guess I could put all three drives in the three 3.5" bays, but then they would be packed pretty tightly together; plus I would have nowhere to put my floppy drive. I have a ton of room in my 5.25" bays with 3 empty ones, so I'm trying to figure out how I can mount these 3.5" drives in there. Are there any products that would let me do this? I want to spend as little as possible, and I don't need anything fancy at all. Otherwise, is there another way I could do this. I just need something that would do the job.

 

[BoberFett]

You can get rails for a couple bucks at any computer store. They let you mount a 3.5" into a 5.25" bay.

 

[0roo0roo]

huh, how is it that you have scsi drives and can only get a mid tower?

let alone not know most drives comewith metal brackets to allow usage in 5inch bays. you might be able to buy those. ussually come with retail drives free.

 

[nick1985]

lay em on the bottom of the case

 

[0roo0roo]

thats right, duct tape emto any free surface

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: nick1985
lay em on the bottom of the case

I did that with two drives for 9 months in college. Then for the move I took the effort to screw each into the 5 1/2" bay with one screw each. That held for the move home and I never touched them again. The computer has since moved to my sister and she had no problems and she donated it to a local school and they have had no problems. I assume they still are hanging on by one screw each.

 

[0roo0roo]

oo one screw don't forget to slather the area with hot glue

 

[zephyrprime]

Of course there are adapters. They come with the drives when you buy them. You can also buy adapters at most computer retailers. There's also a drive bay compressor that lets you put 3 HDs in 2 5.25" drive bays.

 

[corkyg]

Your best bet is to sell the mid-tower and fet a full tower. Everything then works better and cooler.

 

[Sheriff]

I've put them on the bottom and have used "L" brackets and placed the HD under the cage, you can also use and bend metal straps as well.