Installing a new hard drive.

Hi, thanks for looking.

I have a 'CS Storm Scout' case. Link here: http://www.cmstorm.com/en/products/chassis/scout/

I'd like to know what kind of hard drives i can install in it. What size, height, width etc. And also how to physically fit it.

I do have one of the trays shown in the gallery in the link provided.

 

From the mfr. website:

5.25" Drive Bay
5 Exposed (without the use of exposed 3.5 inch Drive Bay)

3.5" Drive Bay
5 Hidden
1 Exposed (converted from one 5.25 inch Drive Bay)

2.5" Drive Bay
1 Hidden (converted from one 3.5 inch Drive Bay)

Without the use of size adapters, this would commonly equal:

* A combination of up to 4 -- 5.25" external devices (optical drives, fan controller, etc.).

* A fifth external device that can be either 5.25" or 3.5" (card reader, floppy disk, etc.).

* Five internal hard drive bays that fit standard 3.5" desktop HDDs. One of the five comes with a 2.5" reducer for solid state drives. For multiple 2.5" SSDs, an additional 3.5" to 2.5" reducer kit may be included with the SSD or can be purchased as an aftermarket item.

Size wise, you should have enough room to install any drive that meets the width requirements noted above. On a larger case like this, I have yet to run into issues with the depth or height of a drive unless a hard drive cooling fan is mounted directly to the drive itself.

My only warning is to allow sufficient cooling of the hard drives. If under three are mounted, it's best to leave an empty space between drives for better airflow. That, and be sure your front fan is working at all times to keep the drives cool.

Good luck on the build. Hope this helps.

 

That helped, a lot. Thanks.

I'm curious as to what comes in the box of a hard drive though? Which wires does it come with? Does it come with anything that you can use to install it in the tower?

 

The tower itself should include a reasonable number of screws to mount a few drives. A new (boxed) motherboard should include 1 or 2 SATA drive cables.

"OEM" Drives are usually less expensive; however they do not come with mounting screws or SATA cables. Since this is a larger case, I would order 24" SATA cables for each drive just to be on the safe side.

It used to be that retail boxed drives came with mounting screws and a SATA cable. Although some still mght, not all boxed units do. I purchased three retail boxed Western Digital 3.5" drives that came with neither last week.

 

Thanks again for your help.

If i were to buy this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-7200RPM-Cache-SATA3-Drive/dp/B006KCX0UE/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345062672&sr=1-2

Would it fit in my case?

And would these cables be ok to buy to connect it with? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Cables-Pack-Power-Cable/dp/B000WNKZ96/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345063035&sr=1-1

 

Looks good - just be sure the SATA cable is at least 24" (roughly .6 meter) long to be sure it will reach across inside of the case.

 

I've been looking through my spare wires and I've come across one which is nice and long and I think it's a power cable for a hard drive. It has one power connector on one end and has 3 connectors on the other end, I think they are what plug in to a hard drive but I'm not sure.

Please could someone let me know.

I've uploaded some pictures.