Howdy!
Well, I've posted to the list a few times about this
setup, so now, I'll post some pics. Take a look... Feedback
welcome! ( to the email addy on my main route66 page )
Yes, I'm the guy that used 'toilet' stuff to mount my drive...
Actually, not a plunger, but the stopper from the tank... You know.. the
little flappy rubber thing that when you hit the flusher, it pulls up and
releases the water... Well, I bought some of the dirt cheap replacement
ones.. They are black rubber with a pocket of air and an opening that
faces down if installed... I cut the extra rubber from around this air
pocket, and sliced a small hole in the side of it.. ( makes the ride a
little softer.. ) then I put a screw through the 'top' of the rubber cup
into the bottom of a set of 5.25" drive mount rails... Two per rail ( One
at each end.. ) Then, to fasten it to the enclosure, I used about 20 lb
test fishing line... ( Cummon... Laughter to a minimum please .. ) Ok..
ok.. here's how.. I put a couple of screws about 1.5" away from the end
of where the drive was to be.. Tied the fishing line around it.. ( I
actually used some of those flat insulating washers that come w/
motherboard standoffs around the screws as well and put the fishing line
between two of em.. ) Then, at the other end, I placed two more.. this
time I compressed the drive down on the bumpers just a bit and made a
couple of loops around the new screws, then tightened them down... What
your left with is 4 screws, fishing line across the 5.25" drive mount
rails that are attached to the harddrive, and to the rubber 'cups'. I
works rather well... I've been running this setup for over a
year now with absolutely no damage at all to the drive... Works great...
A few more pics...
(Click for a larger
image...)
| Top View | Bottom View |
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| Connector View | Side View |
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btw... That black thing on the bottom with
the 4 arrows pointing out toward the end of the
drive is a drive cooler.