I Have All My Hard Drive Slots Full. How Can I Add One More? Any Tips?

Back in the day, there used to be add-on brackets that would fill in the extra space so hard drive was wide as the CDROM slot for purposes of bolting it up, I think I just threw one out the other day. Have you checked local computer stores, especially if you have a place that sells used parts or does mainly repairs who might have this. Optionally, if you have tools, you could purchase some metal l-brackets and cut them to fit so it lines up. Little harder if your bad with tools... like me If you measure the space you are short, you might be able to find some sort of square metal tubes that would fit in there with no modifications, Home Depot, Lowes has lots of weird stuff like that. I would not be suprised if a CompUSA didnt have them (thought I saw them the other day) on the racks with fans and other parts.

If I understood you correctly, all you REALLY need is something to make the hard drive bolt into the CDROM slot because it is a custom case. If so, be sure to explain it that way, so they understand because I know you know what the problem is, but I had to read it a couple times If I misunderstood, I just lost 3 minutes of my life

 

If you are not planning on physically moving the puter around ...just lay it in the slot ....Have the same issue on one of mine ...except it has a mounting bracket on it from a hp that had it sideways mounted ...so the lip on the bracket sort of holds it in the bay ...it ain't going anywhere .....cause if it did the power supply that doesn't fit the case would fall off....it ain't purdy, but it works.

 

Exactly, I often run into that problem and simply use 2 screw on one side. As Tim said, if their is no bottom support, then i would only do it if I was not moving it.

 

Please dont restart threads a week later. I already suggested the bracket and if you read the thread, that was not the issue.