Does anyone know where I can buy a pack of fixing screws to mount hard discs in
PC case?

Take one out of an existing drive - they don`t slide around much as a
rule, so you can get away with having one per drive.

Colin Wilson wrote:
Does anyone know where I can buy a pack of fixing screws to mount hard discs in
PC case?


Take one out of an existing drive - they don`t slide around much as a
rule, so you can get away with having one per drive.

Cowboy repair. That will likely increase the noise due to vibration
transmitted between hard drive and chassis.

To the OP, yes, Maplin do sell mixed packs, but they also sell...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...re w%20x%2050

(search for "Hard Drive Screw" if link doesn't work), 50x for £1.99,
quite cheap in my opinion.

CPC (www.cpc.co.uk) sell a similar 50x pack for £5.38 (rather pricy!) or
a 10x pack for £1.03 - but unless (like me) you live in Preston then the
postage is likely to screw(!) you on such a small order.

The thread for a HD screw is #6-32 coarse thread (which, apparently,
during a quick google on this) is an american thread, without a metric
equivalent. Then, to contradict, someone suggests an M3.5 x 0.6mm is
equivalent - if you need to source individual screws. The thread(!)
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=77555 is slightly interesting.

Mike Dodd wrote:
Colin Wilson wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy a pack of fixing screws to mount
hard discs in
PC case?



Take one out of an existing drive - they don`t slide around much as a
rule, so you can get away with having one per drive.


Cowboy repair. That will likely increase the noise due to vibration
transmitted between hard drive and chassis.



Don't agree. The recommendation used to be to use only two diagonal
screws out of the four, otherwise any distortion of the computer case,
due to dropping it etc., could be transmitted to the HD case too.


john2

In message , Mike Dodd
writes

The thread for a HD screw is #6-32 coarse thread (which, apparently,
during a quick google on this) is an american thread, without a metric
equivalent. Then, to contradict, someone suggests an M3.5 x 0.6mm is
equivalent - if you need to source individual screws.

They aren't all the same, I have some screws here that fit some drives,
but are too small in diameter for others.

--
Chris French

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:57:58 +0100, chris French
wrote:

In message , Mike Dodd
writes

The thread for a HD screw is #6-32 coarse thread (which, apparently,
during a quick google on this) is an american thread, without a metric
equivalent. Then, to contradict, someone suggests an M3.5 x 0.6mm is
equivalent - if you need to source individual screws.

They aren't all the same, I have some screws here that fit some drives,
but are too small in diameter for others.

I have a bucket of 'PC screws' and ignoring the heads and lengths,
seem to generaly come it two formats, 'fine and coarse'.

'Fine' seem to be used on floppy and optical drives as well as some
system board mounts (brass pillars).

'Course' seem to be used on hard drives, chassis fixings and other
system board mounts (pressed steel).

Many hdd's seem to allow for a longer screw these days (to some
degree) but I know this wasn't always the case.

If the OP wants a small selection of each my emall addy works and I'll
stick some in the post. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m


p.s. A Halfords 'very long' Pozi No2 is my main PC tool. Nice and long
so you can see what you are doing and don't rip yer nuckles on the
sharp pressed steel edges or have to move cables out of the way (that
eventually come unplugged just as you put the lid back on). The
magnetic tip is also perfect for 'single handed remote screw
insersion' or 'dropped screw recovery' ;-) (oh, and if you are woried
about magnets and computers take the lid off a (dead g) hard disk
drive and check the magnet that's *inside* the enclosure! ;-)

In message , Mike Dodd
writes
Colin Wilson wrote:
Does anyone know where I can buy a pack of fixing screws to mount
hard discs in
PC case?
Take one out of an existing drive - they don`t slide around much as
a rule, so you can get away with having one per drive.

Cowboy repair. That will likely increase the noise due to vibration
transmitted between hard drive and chassis.

********

--
geoff