Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > This has nothing to do with Gentoo, but I don't know where else to ask. > > I have a couple of vertically mounted easy-swap disk caddies in the back of > my > workstation, and I'm having trouble finding screws to mount the disk in the > caddy. Clearance is nil, so the screws must be countersunk so they aren't > proud of the surface. They seem to be m3 perhaps 5mm long. > > I just can't find any via Google. Can anyone in UK please help out? >
I'll add this just to show how confusing this is. My old DVD burner and new Blu-ray burner uses a different screw than the hard drives. Luckily my case has slots for hard drives but my external enclosures require screws which is how I know they are different. Some will work fine with what looks like a bolt head while others, like yours, require a counter sunk screw head that sits flat. Generally, the local home type stores don't have any of this either. I checked my local Lowes once. They have tiny screws but either the head is wrong, the threads, length or something. It is annoying. I ended up getting two types of screws. One that fits my DVD/Blu-ray drive and one that fits a hard drive, so far at least. I mostly have WD and Seagate. Some other brand may have something different. The one I have that seems to work best is this: 6/32 6-32 6#-32 I put all the combinations of that just in case. The most common is 6-32 but could vary by website. Your mileage may vary tho. My advice, buy a grab bag of hardware for puters. Then pray. Or, find what should fit, even if it is more than one type, order them all. I have collected a storage bin full of screws over the years. I got case type screws covered but drives seem to be different. Why can't they pick one screw type and make it the standard??? Hope that helps. Dale :-) :-)
