Bradley, I can probably mail you 16 harddrive screws -- send me your address off-list and I will toss them in an envelope tomorrow at work.
Stan On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Bradley Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul, > > I've considered the cannibalism option but, unfortunately, don't have any > old hardware laying around to cannibalize. Anyone willing to sacrifice an > old machine? > > Thanks, > Bradley > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Paul Flint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear Bradley, >> >> There is only one way out... >> >> Cannibalism! >> >> The deal here is that the screws used in computer hardware conform to a >> standard called EIAJ, for Electronic Industry Association of Japan. These >> metric bad boys are specified in TPI, diameter, length head size and even >> have a special Phillips head screw profile for optimum torque... >> >> That is the bad news. The good news is that all computers are exactly the >> same in this hardware. Go find any old dead computer and strip the screws >> you need right off the beast. >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Flint >> >> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, Bradley Holt wrote: >> >> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:19:22 -0400 >>> From: Bradley Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Hard Drive Mounting Screws >>> >>> >>> I ordered some OEM internal hard drives and accounted for data and power >>> cables, but neglected to consider hard drive mounting screws (doh!). So, >>> I >>> went searching for them both online and at local hardware stores. That >>> turned out to be quite the wild goose chase. First of all, can someone >>> confirm that the standard hard drive mounting screw size is 6-32 x .15"? >>> Second, does anyone know where I can get these screws locally or online >>> without paying more for shipping than for the product itself? I've tried >>> Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace, Newegg, and StarTech.com (both Newegg and >>> StarTech.com have them but the shipping is ridiculous and/or it's bundled >>> with a bunch of other stuff I don't want). Alternatively, does anyone >>> have >>> sixteen of these they'd like to sell? I'm surprised there isn't a local >>> computer shop that sells these sorts of accessories (or maybe there is >>> and I >>> just don't know about it). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Bradley >>> >>> -- >>> http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >> /************************************ >> Based upon email reliability concerns, >> please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. >> >> Paul Flint >> Barre Open Systems Institute >> 17 Averill Street >> Barre, VT >> 05641 >> >> http://www.bosivt.org >> http://www.flint.com/home >> skype: flintinfotech >> Work: (202) 537-0480 >> Fax: (703) 852-7089 >> >> Consilium >> gratuitum .~. >> valet /V\ >> quanti /( )\ >> numerantur ^^-^^ >> > > > > -- > http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/ >
