Mounting a 2.5" ssd in a 3.5" cage.

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

How are people mounting these drives in their 3.5" cages?

 

[MJinZ]

Adapters. IcyDock. Some 3.5" Cages accept 2.5" (like the 800D's hotswap).

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Can the ice-pack of a Vraptor drive be used?

 

[MJinZ]

Probably... isn't that what it's made for.

 

[razel]

I often use silly putty picture mount adhesive or velcro. Some use duct tape. Others just screw on one side. SSDs don't weigh much and don't care how they're mounted, so whatever it takes for your situation. My only tip since they don't care about position is to mount it with the least amount of tension on the SATA data and power connectors.

 

[qazwsxokmijn]

Velcro tape.

 

[Cstefan]

Floppy cage!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Back side of mb tray sandwiched by side door

 

[MrK6]

I put some neoprene strips on the bottom of the drive and secured it to the 3.5" drive below it with two rubber bands. The neoprene acts as a shock absorber and holds the drives apart to allow airflow.

 

[Snapster]

The retail drives come with a 2.5" to 3.5" extender, which you can buy from verious stockists online. OEM drives is just the drive itself. At the time I got my x25-m the retail was cheaper than OEM so it was a no brainer.

 

[Zargon]

The retail drives come with a 2.5" to 3.5" extender, which you can buy from verious stockists online. OEM drives is just the drive itself. At the time I got my x25-m the retail was cheaper than OEM so it was a no brainer.

not with OCZ they dont

 

[JimKiler]

I guess we all have to buy new cases with 2.5 inch bay drives in the future.

 

[smackababy]

duct tape does wonders

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

4 rubber bands looped around the drive (2 "long" on each side) with a loop from each going out a hole on the side of the cage and looped around a crossbrace (like a pencil) so the drive is suspended in mid-air.

 

[Compddd]

My Silverstone FT-02 comes with a special SSD tray that attaches to the back of the case. Pretty handy!

 

[razel]

4 rubber bands looped around the drive (2 "long" on each side) with a loop from each going out a hole on the side of the cage and looped around a crossbrace (like a pencil) so the drive is suspended in mid-air.

Good one... I think I remember seeing a complex version of this done with shoestrings on noisy 7200 RPM drives in 2002 I think.

... and neoprene strips, these are also awesome for noise reduction/blocking/dampening. They worked awesome inside car door panels, over wheel wells in the trunk, and for noisy swimming pool pumps, so I can imagine it doing wonders inside PCs.

 

[QTPie]

I taped it on the side of the cage.

 

[veri745]

Mine is suspended in the 3.5" cage with 4 elastic binders.

 

[MagickMan]

Velcro

 

[zagood]

Sheer force of will.

 

[WildW]

With the holes on the bottom of the SSD onto the side of empty drive bays.

 

[Anubis]

zip ties lol

 

[Ionizer86]

I got one of these:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0316761

Alternatively, if you don't have a Microcenter store, you can get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/SILVERSTONE-SD...dp/B002BH3Z8E/

 

[Glenn]

Ive been using this same one from Amazon. It works very well!

I got one of these:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0316761

Alternatively, if you don't have a Microcenter store, you can get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/SILVERSTONE-SD...dp/B002BH3Z8E/

 

[JimKiler]

With the holes on the bottom of the SSD onto the side of empty drive bays.

awesome