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geekinchief   09-10-2008 at 08:10:18 PM

Just received a 1.8-inch SATA II SSD as a gift and want to mount it in my desktop case. I've searched everywhere online and can't find a kit or rails designed to mount a 1.8-inch device in the 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch bays on my case. Any ideas?

Also I'm thinking of getting another SSD that is 2.5-inches and have the same issue.

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JuiceJones   09-10-2008 at 08:14:10 PM
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Just tape that **** somewhere.

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IH8U   09-10-2008 at 08:43:06 PM
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The only thing I can think of is to get some HDD silencers, like these:
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$8
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] tl=g33c113
$11

these may work, so you can install it into one of the 3.5" HDD bays.

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rockbyter   09-10-2008 at 08:48:20 PM
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google around a while, search for 1.8 to 2.5 mount adapter, then 2.5 to 3.5 mount adapters are easy to find.

i found this

http://www.addonics.com/products/io/aa25ide35.asp supports 1.8" hitachi, but by the look of it you should be able to adapt it to mount whatever you want.

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michiganteddybear   09-10-2008 at 08:51:24 PM
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double sided foam tape it to the case. its light, dont vibrate, and shouldn't get too hot..

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rodney_ws   09-10-2008 at 09:00:03 PM
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JuiceJones wrote :

Just tape that **** somewhere.


LOL. That's what I thought when I read the title.

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jtt283   09-10-2008 at 09:10:12 PM
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Tape it under your mobo tray with your excess cables. "Hey man, where's your hard drive?"

I can just see it now, a specialized mobo slot providing power and SATA data connections for SSDs...

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bobbknight   09-10-2008 at 09:17:20 PM
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They just don't have adapters like that yet.
Right now all the adapters are for IDE not Sata.
If you have a sheet metal shop that does small jobs they should be able to fabricate an mounting bracket for you.
1/8" milled aluminum sheet bent to the shape of the drive bay that you want to put it into, with holes drilled for the mounting screws.
It's funny because I have a case that has square shaped clip in brackets for the 3.5" drives. It's the Antec SuperLanboy. If your drive has mounting screw holes on it's bottom it would work.

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