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Problems mounting third HD in bay
I have a Micron PC with two Western Digital SATA hard drives in a Raid
0 config. I wanted to mount a third drive to create a Raid 0 + 1 dual boot system. I bought another WD SATA, but on closer inspection the hard drive cage has two slots for the two current drive drives and then a differently shaped third slot marked HD/FD. On the third slot (which is above the other two) there are matching screwholes for the right hand side, but on the left side there are curved cutouts that do not align. I have no idea what they are for. Is there anything I can do to install this third drive or am I just out of luck? Thanks, Melissa |
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Problems mounting third HD in bay
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I have a Micron PC with two Western Digital SATA hard drives in a Raid 0 config. I wanted to mount a third drive to create a Raid 0 + 1 dual boot system. I bought another WD SATA, but on closer inspection the hard drive cage has two slots for the two current drive drives and then a differently shaped third slot marked HD/FD. On the third slot (which is above the other two) there are matching screwholes for the right hand side, but on the left side there are curved cutouts that do not align. I have no idea what they are for. Is there anything I can do to install this third drive or am I just out of luck? Thanks, Melissa As long as you can get the drive in there, screw mountings are far from critical, drives can be restrained with ties etc. If it wont fit in there at all, mount it elsewhere in the case. It aint rocket science, and while screw mounting drives by the air intake is best practice, its far from a necessity. NT |
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Problems mounting third HD in bay
The curved cutouts (indented metal) on the left do not align with the
screwholes on the left side, so it cannot be screwmounted there regardless of the length of the screw. Putting a screw in the lefthand side of the hard drive means that the drive cannot be pushed sufficiently forward so as to screw it into the righthand side. While I suppose it won't rattle free if attached only on the right hand side, it lists at 30-40 degree angle without lefthand side support, and that can't be good. I do have a free bay above in the box that holds the DVD drive, so let me check into the 5.25 to 3.5 adaptor. Thanks! Melissa |
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Problems mounting third HD in bay
wrote in message ... I have a Micron PC with two Western Digital SATA hard drives in a Raid 0 config. I wanted to mount a third drive to create a Raid 0 + 1 dual boot system. I bought another WD SATA, but on closer inspection the hard drive cage has two slots for the two current drive drives and then a differently shaped third slot marked HD/FD. On the third slot (which is above the other two) there are matching screwholes for the right hand side, but on the left side there are curved cutouts that do not align. I have no idea what they are for. Is there anything I can do to install this third drive or am I just out of luck? Two screws on one side should be fine for mounting the hard drive. BTW, does the other side have "curved" sheet metal? Many cases only have screws on one side and the other side provides a friction fit. |
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