If you do any regular amount of computer maintenence, you can spend
$35 on a screw kit. It comes with motherboard riser screws (both
metal and plastic), mounting screws for any drive you might have, and
heavy-duty fan mounting screws. It comes with a few dozen of each;
well more than you can use in a short period of time. I picked up one
last winter and I've used it in a number of random computer repairs
my friends and family put me up to.
Nick
Here's a link to the kit I got:
[ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999950 ]
On Jul 20, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Bradley Holt wrote:
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
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