Noodle,
Zip tie your old brackets to the side of the new hard drive and
mount that sucker. Someone here told me about that six months
ago and my hard drive has stayed in place even with a fall from
the table to the floor because my dog got tangled in the cords.
goodluck,
Randy
The Nefarious Noodle wrote:
>
> > And try to avoid having screws left over at the end... I have a pile of
> > screws from my car that grows by one or two every time I take something
> > apart... seems to do okay though ;)
> >
> > Scott Holder
> >
> Yeah, I know. I think I managed to keep track of all of them this time,
> which is more than I can say I did for the hapless PB 180 I dissected at
> work the other day...poor thing hardly stays together anymore.
>
> My issue now is, as the subject line suggests, the fact that I need a
> new mounting bracket for the new-fangled 5 gig I am trying to spooge in
> there. As you peeps may know, older PB hard drives for certain models,
> including all the duos, had their screws closer to the center of the
> drive than most do today.
>
> Does anybody out there have a set of spare mounting brackets they'd be
> willing to part with for a bit less than the absurd 35 dollars they seem
> to be going for at <a href="http://www.mcetech.com/";>MCE</a>? I've only
> been able to find them for sale as part of a kit, and I already have
> antistatic straps and Torx wrenches galore. All I need are the
> brackets. Well?
>
> Thanks for all the help,
> -Noodle
>
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