> Question for PowerTower Pro users: Does anyone know where to get the proper > accessories to mount CD drives and hard drives into the bays on a PowerTowe Pro?
I've found that standard 5.25" drive rails (more often used for servers) work well. They're the same height and length (looking at the PTP head on) and if you're lucky, a compatible length for the slots on the PTP. In my experience, the PTP standard drive rails are kinda flimsy (attaching to the CD-Rom drive with weak little fingers), so when I came across the server drive rails, I rejoiced and replaced them. Check out page 10 of this PDF file for a good picture of the rails in use... http://www.fujitsu-siemens.se/partners/sweden/techsupport/pc/HDBooks/OLDIES/ ERGOLITE/Docking.pdf The PTP has a strange chassis design, going with 1/2 drive rails and 1/2 standard screw-in mounts, which is what threw me off initially as well, and I remember having the same dillemma. One guy came up with a novel way to use old simms as drive rails (for an old PS2) here: http://www.walshcomptech.com/ps2/cd-hack.htm Luckily, you won't have to risk shattered memory chips to mount your CD-Rom... there IS a better way! > I have tried several hard drive mounts and brackets supposed to be for Apple > clones,and they have not worked. I have never been able to find those > side-slides that help mount CD type drives at all. Apart from getting a used > PTP off eBay and cannibalizing it, where can I get these things that will > absolutely work with a PTP? A little searching turns up these replacement rails, exactly like the ones I have: http://www.directron.com/rails.html When you get them, you'll find that the "snap" part sticks out too far, but it pops out of the rest of the rail, so just pry it out first. Screw the rail to the side of the drive, slide the drive into place, and put in 2 screws on the exposed side to secure it. Not having the snap is not a big deal... the rails were designed with snaps to install in cases that took rails on BOTH sides of the drive. Since we screw the drive directly to the chassis on the non-rail side, there is no chance it will slide out the front. Pick up a pair of these packages, and you can (FINALLY!) put 4 CD drives in your PTP. Cheers, Casey _________________________ Charles (Casey) Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 518-209-1547 -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
