Poll: System Builders do you put in all 8 screws for Optical Drives?

[Eli]

Originally posted by: goku
How the FSCK would you put more than 4? Is that even possible?

Op[tical drives have 4 holes on each side, while HDD's only have two.

Just checked, I use 4, not 2..

 

[jpeyton]

4 at most. Even big OEMs use less.

 

[purbeast0]

i put 1 screw in, no more.

1 screw holds it in place.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i put 1 screw in, no more.

1 screw holds it in place.

one screw builds a crib

 

[AnyMal]

2 is plenty in most cases

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
be honest now.

how many of you honestly put in every screw when building a system?

No, you are not supposed to use all 8, you use 4 the other 4 are in case your rails require different mount points.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: yllus
At Best Buy, I usually lived on the edge and put in just one.

Kidding, kidding. 😛

LOL you may be kidding, but I'm sure many BB builders might not find the joke ha.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: alm4rr
2
all on one side

worked fine for years

same, makes it easy to swap drives later so i wouldnt have to take the panel off of both sides.

 

[EatSpam]

I always put in 4.

 

[mercanucaribe]

I use either two or three. All cases should have the little supports on the far side to allow you to only screw in one side.

 

[Bassyhead]

4

 

[Night Blade]

If there's space for 8 I put in 8, why you ask? Workmanship, I have a good reputation for building clean PCs over the years, & an extra 30 seconds of your time to screw in a few more screws why not? Worst it can do is keep the drive & case stable if it's spinning a CD at 52x.

 

[Conky]

2 on each side is all they need. 😉

:beer:

 

[sao123]

4 only

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
with rails, 0. without, 4. how the hell do you fit in 8?

there are 4 holes on each side and most optical drives i've worked with have 2 sides. 😉

WTF kind of Optical drives have only 1 side?

 

[blakeatwork]

Nope... generally only four... unless the case has rails or locks..

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Trygve
Never. What's the advantage of using more than four? I would assume the reason for the eight holes is to accommodate different mounting rails and cases.

Yep, that's what I always figured too.

4 screws - top right & bottom left on both sides.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: newParadigm

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
with rails, 0. without, 4. how the hell do you fit in 8?

there are 4 holes on each side and most optical drives i've worked with have 2 sides. 😉

WTF kind of Optical drives have only 1 side?

A two-dimensional one?

 

[Injury]

I stick to screwing one hole. I'm not comfortable with the others.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: newParadigm

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
with rails, 0. without, 4. how the hell do you fit in 8?

there are 4 holes on each side and most optical drives i've worked with have 2 sides. 😉

WTF kind of Optical drives have only 1 side?

A two-dimensional one?

you guys haven't seen 1 sided Optical Drives?

it's an OPTICAL ILLUSION. 😉

 

[Cattlegod]

screwless rails here

 

[Freejack2]

8 is nowhere near enough. I need waaay more than that. I drill extra holes in my drives so I can put in 64 screws! 😛

Anyways, 4 is more than enough...

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
8 is nowhere near enough. I need waaay more than that. I drill extra holes in my drives so I can put in 64 screws! 😛

Anyways, 4 is more than enough...

64 screws to go with you 64 bit processor huh?

😉

 

[dquan97]

2 on each side