Mark Woodward <[email protected]> writes: > On 09/29/2011 02:34 AM, John Abreau wrote: >> I've got an HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server, which uses 2.5-inch SAS or >> SATA drives. >> The machine had no drives in it, so I ordered a couple of drives, >> along with some >> drive trays. >> >> Neither the hard drives nor the trays came with mounting screws. How do I >> figure out what size screws I need? >> >> The drives are Seagate Momentus 750gb 2.5-inch SATA drives. > > Chances are that they are one of two screw sizes. Take a look: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_case_screws > > Hard drives typcally use the same screws. If you've had computers > through the years, you probably have a bunch of them.
Worst case you could mail-order from someplace like http://laptopscrews.com/ which have pretty much any computer screw you could want. They are pretty standardized nowadays. -derek -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [email protected] PGP key available _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
