On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
I'd ask where you got the drives then contact where they came from and tell them you also need the screws - go back to the source first and have them try to fix the problem. Scott _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
