Looking For Dell Hard Drive Bracket

[Piyono]

Does anyone have an old Dell machine they could cannibalize for the HD bracket? People sell them online but they're ridiculously overpriced. This is the bracket. I'm trying to get one gratis.

Will gladly pay for shipping, though.


Piyono

 

[ddrueding]

Lots of Dells, but none with that bracket, sorry.

 

[P5-133XL]

My Dells don't use that one either, sorry.

 

[Tannin]

Glue it in upside down with Silastic. Works perfectly. Well-cushioned, secure, but easy to remove when desired.

 

[Mercutio]

I usually make drive rails out of strips of cardboard.

 

[Piyono]

What I think I may end up doing is removing one of the two optical drives and mounting the hard drive in the vacant slot using one of those 3.5" – 5.25" adapters I bought so long ago but hardly ever use.

That or foam-taping it to the chassis floor.

Tannin, by Silastic do you mean silicone adhesive/caulking/sealant?

Merc... cardboard? Like, corrugated cardboard or stiff card stock or what?


Piyono

 

[Mercutio]

I usually take strips from typical brown shipping boxes. The kind that Newegg uses and is pretty much everything UPS brings me. I'm not saying it's perfect or anything, but they compress pretty well and they can stand up to having holes made in them.

 

[Piyono]

I usually take strips from typical brown shipping boxes. The kind that Newegg uses and is pretty much everything UPS brings me. I'm not saying it's perfect or anything, but they compress pretty well and they can stand up to having holes made in them.

So you conform the cardboard to the dimensions dictated by the mounting method inside the chasis. Very ghetto. I like.

Piyono

 

[Piyono]

Just for the record, Merc, I fashioned a bracket from stiff cardboard and it works like a charm.

Three cheers for resourcefulness!

Piyono