How do I mount new 2.5" SSD in my case?

machinist · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:40

Just dived in to the world of SSD and bought a Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB direct from Crucial for £93 delivered!!
Anyway, I digress, how do I mount this new 2.5" drive in to my case? Will it come with a mounting bracket for a 5.25" bay or something?

Thanks

BloodyL · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:47

Unfortunately It doesn't ship with a mounting bracket, You will need to buy one.

machinist · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:48

Hmm, OK....can you or anyone recommend one and where I can purchase it? Thanks

benjo · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:51

Can't really recommend anywhere else because it'd be a competitor, but this one looks ok

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-059-AK&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

BloodyL · 18 Jan 2011 at 11:58

Sorry, forgot to drop in an OcUK link for you, I have the one benjo linked to, it's a tight squeeze to fit the SSD into, otherwise it does the job well enough.

Bear in mind that is a 2.5" to 3.5" converter, if you wish to fit it into a 5.25" bay you'll need another 3.5" to 5.25" converter, something like this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-051-AK

machinist · 18 Jan 2011 at 12:18

Thanks guys

Orford · 18 Jan 2011 at 22:02

Whats wrong with double sided tape?

But seriously they have no moving parts you could velcro it to the roof of your case if you wanted. My Coolmaster case came with a adapter which I used as I wanted to be able to see it sat in the drive bay.

BloodyL · 18 Jan 2011 at 22:12

You've pretty much answered your own question there bud, especially for those of us who have spent a lot of time making the innards look nice and sparkly, only to have an SSD velcroed to the bottom of the drive cage.

Legless · 19 Jan 2011 at 01:05

I use mine for the OS only, so i just have it sat on the bottom of the case, it has no moving parts, so its not going to jiggle around the case...

Steeps · 19 Jan 2011 at 04:10

I just screwed one side of it to a drivecage, it's secure and no moving parts so not worried about it

bifday2k · 19 Jan 2011 at 04:39

Mines double sided taped to the back side of the HD cage, so when my case is opened u can't spot it at all, you can still do that method, and have it neat looking.

machinist · 19 Jan 2011 at 09:14

I chose to buy a pair of metal 2.5" to 3.5" mounting brackets. Will let you know how I get on with them.

Toughnoodle · 19 Jan 2011 at 10:01

Double sided tape? Cowboys! What you need is sticky fixers.

I've tried using the mounting kit shipped with the OCZ drives in a HP desktop, but it wouldn't fit. Ended up sticky fixing the SSD onto the top of the old HD. Worked a treat.

pepp77 · 19 Jan 2011 at 10:16

My P183 came with a 2.5" adapter for the HDD cage, so I just used that