Some Compaq cases I've worked on come with some extra screws screwed into
the front of the metal case, under the front plastic bezel. The Deskpro
models I've seen usually have 8 of them, enough to add 2 more drives. HTH

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Hornkohl" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] big headed hard drive screws


> I have a recent Compaq and a HP desktop that I'd like to add additional
> hard drives to. I opened them up and I see the hard drives have some kind
> of
> big headed screws that attach to the side of the drives in the regular way
> but they slide into channels and lock in place with a plastic bracket. If
> I
> had some of those "big headed screws" it would be a snap but I can't seem
> to
> find anywhere where I can buy any. Anybody know what they might be called
> or
> where I could send for some?      Thanks.
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