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Fayshun
15-01-2007, 10:50
Prompted by complaints our kitchen (and bedroom, and back room etc) are starting to look like an e-scrapyard, I'm finishing some of my ongoing projects before they get chucked in the bin.

I need to mount a laptop dvd drive in a 5.25" bay but I can't find anywhere that sells mounting kits and my google-fu is weak.

Any of you good people know where I could get one?
semi-pro waster
15-01-2007, 13:04
I'd had a quick look around and can't find anything too helpful either so your google-fu can't be that weak old man :p, I can find an adapter to get a standard IDE interface (http://www.directron.com/cddvdadapter.html) for the drive but nothing to directly mount it in a 5.25" bay. I rather suspect that since it is such a small market for enthusiasts only that it doesn't exist in commercial form so I imagine it is a case of DIY. Maybe you could adapt a 3.5" to 5.25" drive bay adapter. :)

//edit, I also found a couple of USB enclosures for optical drives but that isn't what you want either I suppose.
Burble
17-01-2007, 02:15
I may have just the very thing you want in my office. I'll ask one of the minions to have a look around and see what we can find.
Fayshun
19-01-2007, 12:22
I may have just the very thing you want in my office. I'll ask one of the minions to have a look around and see what we can find.

I love you Burb.

Any luck with the minion poking?
Desmo
19-01-2007, 12:30
Any luck with the minion poking?
He's still doing that. He'll get him to look when he's finished with the poking.





/goes easy knowing Burble still has his Wii :/
Fayshun
19-01-2007, 18:07
/goes easy knowing Burble still has his Wii :/
/goes home to polish his Wii ;)
Burble
19-01-2007, 20:06
I gave one of the minions a good poking and she looked but couldn't find the kit. Sorry matey.
Fayshun
19-01-2007, 21:20
No problem, I still loves ya!

Any idea what they're called/where I can get one?
Burble
20-01-2007, 00:06
Sorry mate, no idea.
Nutcase
20-01-2007, 01:32
Would a 1st geb DL380 cd drive thingy do? @I can prob get one quite easily:

http://www.auctionebid.com/dec2000comp/dl380.jpg
Fayshun
20-01-2007, 08:05
Would a 1st geb DL380 cd drive thingy do? @I can prob get one quite easily:

http://www.auctionebid.com/dec2000comp/dl380.jpg


That looks like the bugger. If you can get one, let me know and we'll sort something out.

(Catchy name they have)
Nutcase
20-01-2007, 10:59
I've got a spare one here (I can see the box its sitting in), but it's mega buried! Will try and get to it this weekend...

Then I'll just nab a replacement from work at my leisure.
Fayshun
20-01-2007, 12:26
Nutcase, you have elevated yourself to the status of legend. :)
Nutcase
20-01-2007, 13:48
:embarassed: Steady on there!

Got to dig it out yet etc.!
Nutcase
20-01-2007, 18:14
http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/Allsorts/DSCF0809
http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/Allsorts/DSCF0810
http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/Allsorts/DSCF0811
http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/Allsorts/DSCF0812

Any good?

How much of it do you want? If you think you might want all of it I'll probably ask a couple of squid, but if you just want the mounting frame (and I'll chuck in the cable and screws too) then you can have it for nowt as I only want the drive itself as a spare.
Fayshun
21-01-2007, 07:57
Any good?

Perfect!

I just want the mounting bit, not the drive. I'll PM you my address and hereby promise to buy you a pint.
Nutcase
21-01-2007, 11:43
Sorted :)
Fayshun
21-01-2007, 12:02
*bows to the leg-end that is Nutcase*
Nutcase
22-01-2007, 13:26
Entered it into the Royal Lottery box this morning. First Class so it might even turn up :D
Fayshun
22-01-2007, 13:46
I <3 Nutcase!
Nutcase
22-01-2007, 23:40
Jeez, prob won;t fit after all this buildup :D