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Windows 7 - Multibay harddrive enclosure |
07-20-2011
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#1 | | 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 |
Multibay harddrive enclosure Can anyone suggest a cheap but good harddrive enclosure that holds at least 3 harddrives? Im really looking for 4 hdd holder, but 3 will be fine. I have looked on newegg and tigerdirect, but they all seem to have extra components that i dont need, like fans, and are very expensive. the one im currently using is an internal harddrive holder that i salvaged out of an old computer.
i am not trying to find a dock for making my (internal) harddrives hotswappable. i want to be able to move all of my harddrives at once, like as if they were all in a box, aka the enclosure
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built, Lenovo T410 OS 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 CPU Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1 Memory OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB Graphics Card GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M Monitor(s) Displays H213H Screen Resolution 1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900 Mouse Logitec G9x, Ultranav PSU ISO-450 Case Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Cooling Spin Q Hard Drives Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB Other Info EDIMAX EW-7811Un Wireless Nano Adapter |
07-20-2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1 |
LOL, I would've suggested both of those etailers. You might look into CDW r some other big IT company. I suspect they won't be less money than what Newegg and TD offer. Just tolerate the "extras"? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brittechnologies II OS Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1 CPU i5-2550K differing speeds depending on the day Motherboard ASUS P8X68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz, 4X4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans @1300 RPM Hard Drives TBA Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Other Info 5 fans, LG Bluray/R/RE, ASUS DVD/R/RW System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built Custom Computer. OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU QX6850 Quad Extreme Motherboard Gigabyte GA EP45-UD3LR Memory 6Gig DDR2-800 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (512 MB) Sound Card Creative Audigy SE (SB0570) Sound Card Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW222 [22" LCD] Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Logitech illuminated keyboard Mouse Logitech MX620 PSU Corsair TX 750watt Case Coolermaster Haf - X Cooling Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 60GB SSD
3xWestern Digital Caviar Green 1tb Internet Speed Cable = speeds to 20Mbps downsteam and 512kbps upsteam |
07-23-2011
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#4 | | 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 |
oooohhhhh....  , except i dont live in Australia  . ill check other sites for the same thing | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built, Lenovo T410 OS 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 CPU Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1 Memory OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB Graphics Card GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M Monitor(s) Displays H213H Screen Resolution 1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900 Mouse Logitec G9x, Ultranav PSU ISO-450 Case Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Cooling Spin Q Hard Drives Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB Other Info EDIMAX EW-7811Un Wireless Nano Adapter |
07-24-2011
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#5 | | windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home built PC. Laptop studio1557 OS windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos CPU PC, intel i7 920 2.7ghz, laptop i7 720 Motherboard PC, Asus P6t .laptop probably rubbish from dell Memory PC 6GB, laptop 2GB, me 2 seconds after 6 pints Graphics Card PC Asus eah5870,laptop, ati hd 4580 Monitor(s) Displays Sharp 42" HD TV using HDMI + HDMI to onkyo surround amp Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard logitek wave Mouse x8 sidewinder PSU OCZ 700w Case antec 902 Cooling antec khuler h20 920 Hard Drives 1x ssd OCZ 60GB, 2x250GB raid0, 2x1TB (storage),2TB Internet Speed dog slow |
07-24-2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 x64 (P & U), Windows 2008 E x64 R2 |
The item in question is called backplane. There are of course those with or without fans and connectors, usually the fans are needed since the hdd's generates heat and the heat dissipation in a backplane is often smaller due to the construction.
I understand what you need, but you are most likely to find it, if at all, at your Chassis manufacturers site or reseller. The screws must fit the chassi somehow and even if they follow the IDE/SATA standard in regards to the HDD screws, that is another story.
A better solution from Razy60's link would be 5.25" SATA Backplanes for Multiple SATA Hard disk drives - Product Details
Another solution might be using a handmade thing I have seen in some builds.
Purchase steel bands, made for housing construction:
attach the drives to it and find a way to attach that package to the chassis. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Main WKS/Gaming Sloth OS Windows 7 x64 (P & U), Windows 2008 E x64 R2 CPU Phenom II X4 925, 2800 Mhz Motherboard GigaByte GA-MA790-FXT-UD5P Memory 8 GB PC3-10700 Graphics Card 2 x ATI 5750, (up to 6750 due) Sound Card Asus Xonar DX Monitor(s) Displays 2 x LG Flatron L2000C (3:4) Screen Resolution 2 x 1600x1200 Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech G700 PSU 750 W Case Cooler Master Cooling Cooler Master Hard Drives SEVEN on WDC WD740ADFD (10.000 rpm)|
PROJECTS on WDC WD5000AAKS |
GAMES on WDC WD10EARS Internet Speed ADSL 8 MB Other Info System kept up to date via WU.
ESET Smart Security protects all my computers. |
07-25-2011
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#7 | | 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built, Lenovo T410 OS 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 CPU Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1 Memory OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB Graphics Card GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M Monitor(s) Displays H213H Screen Resolution 1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900 Mouse Logitec G9x, Ultranav PSU ISO-450 Case Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Cooling Spin Q Hard Drives Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB Other Info EDIMAX EW-7811Un Wireless Nano Adapter |
07-26-2011
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#8 | | Windows 7 x64 (P & U), Windows 2008 E x64 R2 |
He he, thats hot... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Main WKS/Gaming Sloth OS Windows 7 x64 (P & U), Windows 2008 E x64 R2 CPU Phenom II X4 925, 2800 Mhz Motherboard GigaByte GA-MA790-FXT-UD5P Memory 8 GB PC3-10700 Graphics Card 2 x ATI 5750, (up to 6750 due) Sound Card Asus Xonar DX Monitor(s) Displays 2 x LG Flatron L2000C (3:4) Screen Resolution 2 x 1600x1200 Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech G700 PSU 750 W Case Cooler Master Cooling Cooler Master Hard Drives SEVEN on WDC WD740ADFD (10.000 rpm)|
PROJECTS on WDC WD5000AAKS |
GAMES on WDC WD10EARS Internet Speed ADSL 8 MB Other Info System kept up to date via WU.
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