Custom Hard Drive Mounting - Page 2

wtcnbrwndo4u · December 29th, 2006

True. A while back, I believe it was MPC that used a cheap method of pencils and 2 rubberbands (like 1/2"-1" thick) to suspend the drive in mid-air (a Raptor BTW). It was apparently incredibly quiet. But not LAN-party friendly of course.

But ghetto-rigging FTW!

polobunny · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

True. A while back, I believe it was MPC that used a cheap method of pencils and 2 rubberbands (like 1/2"-1" thick) to suspend the drive in mid-air (a Raptor BTW). It was apparently incredibly quiet. But not LAN-party friendly of course.

But ghetto-rigging FTW!

Yeah strong rubberbands are OK unless you plan to keep the system like that and never replace them. Because those rubberbands will dry and eventually break.
It's true that suspended drives are really quiet, but most computer games don't really care that much about noise with their 219820820³ CFM fans.

halutzparilla · December 29th, 2006

hahahahaha getho man... thats the cheapest to go... if you could find a solud wire like what your using...

pc_guy · December 29th, 2006

It's not that ghetto, leaving the drive loose inside the case hanging by the cables. That's ghetto!

I've done it before, I'm so ashamed.

polobunny · December 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by pc_guy

It's not that ghetto, leaving the drive loose inside the case hanging by the cables. That's ghetto!

I've done it before, I'm so ashamed.

Wow. I don't know you anymore.

yurimxpxman · December 29th, 2006

I believe someone wrote to MPC and suggested using some kind of rubber stud instead of rubber bands.. I can't remember what they're called though. That's what I'd look into if I was mounting my HDD in the optical bay.

pc_guy · December 29th, 2006

I bet these will do fine as a replacement for the rubber bands.

Or you can pull some out from an old jacket/winter coat.

polobunny · December 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

I believe someone wrote to MPC and suggested using some kind of rubber stud instead of rubber bands.. I can't remember what they're called though. That's what I'd look into if I was mounting my HDD in the optical bay.

Yeah you mean the long screws with the rubber grommets?

Tyreal · December 29th, 2006

I'm going to redo it.

Revision 2

This new method allows me to hold way more hard drives.

Tell me what you think!

Mithosphere · December 29th, 2006

now that is a cool idear. You should patent it or something, think of the storage one could get like that orientation

December 29th, 2006	#11
wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,291	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting True. A while back, I believe it was MPC that used a cheap method of pencils and 2 rubberbands (like 1/2"-1" thick) to suspend the drive in mid-air (a Raptor BTW). It was apparently incredibly quiet. But not LAN-party friendly of course. But ghetto-rigging FTW! - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

December 29th, 2006	#13
halutzparilla ako the pinoy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: by the beach Posts: 1,704	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting hahahahaha getho man... thats the cheapest to go... if you could find a solud wire like what your using... Abit IP35-E C2D E6750 G0 @ 2.66ghz [TR Ultra120EX] EVAG 8800GTS [TR HR03] Corsair [2gbDual@800] 820GB HDD[120/200/500] Antec TP 550W Silverstone Temjin 09 Saitek Eclipse1 & Razer DeathAdder Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

December 29th, 2006	#14
pc_guy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Inside an igloo, Canada Posts: 313	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting It's not that ghetto, leaving the drive loose inside the case hanging by the cables. That's ghetto! I've done it before, I'm so ashamed. \|\| AMD Athlon64 3800+ Venice \| Asus A8N5X s939 \| OCZ Premier PC3200 Du-Ch 1GB \| Sapphire X1600Pro 512MB PCI-e \| 1xWD 80Gb & 1xWD 250Gb Sata(s) \| Antec SLK3800B Case \| Enermax NoiseTaker 485W \|\|

December 29th, 2006	#16
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting I believe someone wrote to MPC and suggested using some kind of rubber stud instead of rubber bands.. I can't remember what they're called though. That's what I'd look into if I was mounting my HDD in the optical bay.

December 29th, 2006	#17
pc_guy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Inside an igloo, Canada Posts: 313	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting I bet these will do fine as a replacement for the rubber bands. Or you can pull some out from an old jacket/winter coat. \|\| AMD Athlon64 3800+ Venice \| Asus A8N5X s939 \| OCZ Premier PC3200 Du-Ch 1GB \| Sapphire X1600Pro 512MB PCI-e \| 1xWD 80Gb & 1xWD 250Gb Sata(s) \| Antec SLK3800B Case \| Enermax NoiseTaker 485W \|\|

December 29th, 2006	#19
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	I'm going to redo it. Revision 2 This new method allows me to hold way more hard drives. Tell me what you think! I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220 Last edited by gvblake22; December 30th, 2006 at 07:59. Reason: consecutive posts merged

December 29th, 2006	#20
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	Re: Custom Hard Drive Mounting now that is a cool idear. You should patent it or something, think of the storage one could get like that orientation Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

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