DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases

scottv · 03-30-2009, 02:58 PM

Hi,

My uncle has a Dell Dimension E310 computer. I'm going to add a new hard drive since his case has an empty internal drive bay for 1 more SATA HDD.

The problem is, it's a screwless design so it uses plastic mounts and there is no extra mount included for a new hard drive. I contacted Dell and they said they do not sell those plastic mounts so I'm looking for a way I can secure that extra HDD into the drive bay.

I have no choice but to ghetto-rig this drive into place...so...Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

MyKobalt · 03-30-2009, 05:50 PM

First of all, here's a better picture of your problem.....

http://nuxx.net/gallery/v/computers/...geViewsIndex=2

....the only thing I could think of is fabricating something from sheet metal or just get some double sided Velcro and mount it on the floor of the case.....OR you could sacrifice a drive bay for one of these....

http://www.directron.com/mis-kit-hd.html

best of luck

scottv · 03-30-2009, 06:56 PM

Holy cow! You're awesome!

Thanks alot friend!

**WereBo** · 03-31-2009, 04:29 AM

A good chum of mine has 'hot-glued' his drive to the PC floor - Works perfectly!

You'll only need a 'spot' on each corner, for easy removal

John Von Trapp · 04-02-2009, 07:45 AM

A mate of mine had a similar problem with an old PC, he just plugged it in and let it sit on the floor of the PC, using some of the soft, picture frame circles from the supermarket to cancel the vibration. Worked like a charm

**WereBo** · 04-02-2009, 10:50 AM

If you want to be really 'high-tech' about it, you could always use some 'Velcro' pads

John Von Trapp · 04-03-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WereBo

If you want to be really 'high-tech' about it, you could always use some 'Velcro' pads

Thats way too high tech. Like, futuristic

03-30-2009, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
scottv Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 84 OS: XP	DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases Hi, My uncle has a Dell Dimension E310 computer. I'm going to add a new hard drive since his case has an empty internal drive bay for 1 more SATA HDD. The problem is, it's a screwless design so it uses plastic mounts and there is no extra mount included for a new hard drive. I contacted Dell and they said they do not sell those plastic mounts so I'm looking for a way I can secure that extra HDD into the drive bay. I have no choice but to ghetto-rig this drive into place...so...Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Last edited by scottv; 03-30-2009 at 03:00 PM.

03-30-2009, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
MyKobalt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 270 OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit SP2 My System	Re: DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases First of all, here's a better picture of your problem..... http://nuxx.net/gallery/v/computers/...geViewsIndex=2 ....the only thing I could think of is fabricating something from sheet metal or just get some double sided Velcro and mount it on the floor of the case.....OR you could sacrifice a drive bay for one of these.... http://www.directron.com/mis-kit-hd.html best of luck __________________ <~~~~~~ Check out my rig Last edited by MyKobalt; 03-30-2009 at 05:54 PM.

03-30-2009, 06:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
scottv Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 84 OS: XP	Re: DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases Holy cow! You're awesome! Thanks alot friend!

03-31-2009, 04:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,399 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases A good chum of mine has 'hot-glued' his drive to the PC floor - Works perfectly! You'll only need a 'spot' on each corner, for easy removal __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

04-02-2009, 07:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
John Von Trapp Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 78 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 64 Bit My System	Re: DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases A mate of mine had a similar problem with an old PC, he just plugged it in and let it sit on the floor of the PC, using some of the soft, picture frame circles from the supermarket to cancel the vibration. Worked like a charm __________________ Photoshop User. Crysis Player. Prime95 abuser. I like things that can flog my system :p

04-02-2009, 10:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,399 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: DIY hard drive mount for a screwless design cases If you want to be really 'high-tech' about it, you could always use some 'Velcro' pads __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.