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From: Grant on 3 May 2010 23:32
On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:02:24 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:

>Ah.... ignore my question. I did some more research and discovered
>what you all already knew - 3.5 and 2.5 SATA is the same.
>
>He, he, he... like I said, I'm old school :-)
>
Very! :)

You still need some form of mounting the drive?

Grant.
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From: Grant on 5 May 2010 02:48
On Tue, 04 May 2010 12:27:32 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 04 May 2010 13:32:15 +1000, Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:02:24 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Ah.... ignore my question. I did some more research and discovered
>>>what you all already knew - 3.5 and 2.5 SATA is the same.
>>>
>>>He, he, he... like I said, I'm old school :-)
>>>
>>Very! :)
>>
>>You still need some form of mounting the drive?
>>
>>Grant.
>
>Yes... I still need some 2.5 to 3.5 brackets. Any favorite sources?

Local shop had them with the IDE 44pin to 40 pin adaptor, I've not
seen them for some years. You could tape or Velcro the things
somewhere? Very light. There used to be a 5-1/4" CD size adapter
box to mount several 2.5 HDDs as a RAID array, dunno if that is
still around.

Grant.
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From: Arno on 5 May 2010 17:53
me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 05 May 2010 16:48:54 +1000, Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:

>>On Tue, 04 May 2010 12:27:32 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 04 May 2010 13:32:15 +1000, Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:02:24 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Ah.... ignore my question. I did some more research and discovered
>>>>>what you all already knew - 3.5 and 2.5 SATA is the same.
>>>>>
>>>>>He, he, he... like I said, I'm old school :-)
>>>>>
>>>>Very! :)
>>>>
>>>>You still need some form of mounting the drive?
>>>>
>>>>Grant.
>>>
>>>Yes... I still need some 2.5 to 3.5 brackets. Any favorite sources?
>>
>>Local shop had them with the IDE 44pin to 40 pin adaptor, I've not
>>seen them for some years. You could tape or Velcro the things
>>somewhere? Very light. There used to be a 5-1/4" CD size adapter
>>box to mount several 2.5 HDDs as a RAID array, dunno if that is
>>still around.
>>
>>Grant.

> Thanks, just found some on Ebay, but only as a complete kit with the
> mentioned electrical adapters that I don't really need. Cheap enough
> even as a kit when purchased on-line.


If you have mounting holes, you can also mount 2.5" notebook
drives just on one side, using 6 mm or 8 mm long M3 screws. I
drilled a few holes into my drive cages for the purpose and
of course M3 (Metric 3mm) is a standard screw here.

Arno

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From: Grant on 5 May 2010 20:04
On 5 May 2010 21:53:40 GMT, Arno <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 05 May 2010 16:48:54 +1000, Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:
>
>>>On Tue, 04 May 2010 12:27:32 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 04 May 2010 13:32:15 +1000, Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:02:24 -0400, me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Ah.... ignore my question. I did some more research and discovered
>>>>>>what you all already knew - 3.5 and 2.5 SATA is the same.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>He, he, he... like I said, I'm old school :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>Very! :)
>>>>>
>>>>>You still need some form of mounting the drive?
>>>>>
>>>>>Grant.
>>>>
>>>>Yes... I still need some 2.5 to 3.5 brackets. Any favorite sources?
>>>
>>>Local shop had them with the IDE 44pin to 40 pin adaptor, I've not
>>>seen them for some years. You could tape or Velcro the things
>>>somewhere? Very light. There used to be a 5-1/4" CD size adapter
>>>box to mount several 2.5 HDDs as a RAID array, dunno if that is
>>>still around.
>>>
>>>Grant.
>
>> Thanks, just found some on Ebay, but only as a complete kit with the
>> mentioned electrical adapters that I don't really need. Cheap enough
>> even as a kit when purchased on-line.
>
>
>If you have mounting holes, you can also mount 2.5" notebook
>drives just on one side, using 6 mm or 8 mm long M3 screws. I
>drilled a few holes into my drive cages for the purpose and
>of course M3 (Metric 3mm) is a standard screw here.

Mounting 2.5" drive on one side o9nly seems to ask for trouble as the
drive might then flex? I know they're light, but any vibration would
be amplified if not properly mounted.

Grant.
>
>Arno
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From: Arno on 5 May 2010 20:56
Grant <omg(a)grrr.id.au> wrote:
> On 5 May 2010 21:53:40 GMT, Arno <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
[...]
>>If you have mounting holes, you can also mount 2.5" notebook
>>drives just on one side, using 6 mm or 8 mm long M3 screws. I
>>drilled a few holes into my drive cages for the purpose and
>>of course M3 (Metric 3mm) is a standard screw here.

> Mounting 2.5" drive on one side o9nly seems to ask for trouble as the
> drive might then flex? I know they're light, but any vibration would
> be amplified if not properly mounted.

Not an issue. They have cast aluminum bodys, there is no chance
for flexing. The only possible problem is with the springiness of
the place they are mounted on. However I have been running several
2.5" notebook drives mounted on soft foam rubber for dampening
without any problems. At worst you get a slight performance
degradation.

Arno
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