I'm sorry, I thought this was the kit you were talking about.  The
"universal" mounting kits are not quite as universal as one would think they
should be.  I usually buy the 3 1/2" floppy to 5 1/4" bay kits as you
mentioned.

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
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From: "Frank R. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Mounting a hard drive in a 5 1/2" drive bay


> By 'doesn't work' I mean that the mounting kit is in a sense
> too small.  It doesn't span the space between the hard drive
> and the bay.
>
> (I didn't try it, but perhpas I could use the mounting kit to
> mount a 3. 1/2" internal floppy drive in the 5 1/4" bay.)
>
> Am I missing slide-in rails for the bay that I need to
> attach my 'universal' mounting kit to?
>
> The hard drive I want to mount is a 3 Gb seagate drive.
> It's the standard size (whatever that means).  It would
> fit just fine in one of the bays for internal hard drives,
> but they're both full.
>
> I assumed this would be a no-brainer, and I assumed a
> 'universal' mounting kit would be just that, but now I'm
> trying to figure out how to insure that the next kit I buy
> actually works.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> Kyle Elmblade <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > What do you mean by saying it doesn't work?  I have used a lot of these
kits
> > for just what you are describing.  The screws that come with the kits
> > usually don't work, but I have a bajillion screws lying around and I can
> > always find the ones I need.
> >
> > > I am trying to add an old seagate drive to a Micron Millenium
> > > P6 machine....
> > > ...
> > > The machine has two empty 5 1/4" drive bays....
> > > ...
> > > Is there any way I can mount the internal drive in the bay.
> > > What do I need to do to make sure I get the corrrect
> > > mounting hardware this time?
>
>      Frank R.Brown
>      Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews

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