To fit 3.5 HD as extra drive in new PC

Dean Jackson wrote:
On 04/09/2020 08:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:

It was made by Novatech in UK and what they had done was fit the 2.5"
disk into a 3.5" bay.
DVD drive, then the gap plus what turns out to be aÂ* 2.5" drive in the
3.5" bay.
Their reply:
" Now that I've found the correct order I've taken a look into your
purchase with us. From the specification your case has 2X 3.5" bays.
One of those bays would have been converted into a 2.5" bay to house
your 240GB SSD that is currently in the machine. As such there will be
only one free 3.5" bay.

You shouldn't need an adapter or anything like that to utilise this
bay, the drive should be able to screw directly into it"

Sounds fairly normal.

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...
I expected it to have two free 3.5 drives and a 2.5 drive. It was
somewhat of a surprise to find it as it is.
https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/...ifenti351.html
I normally buy a bare bones sysyem

The SSD goes in place of the HDD and as there's no 3.5" SSD casings it's
typical to install a 2.5" unit in the 3.5" bay where the HDD would have
been. Nowhere in the spec did it say there'd be 2x 3.5" bays *available*.
You still have one bay free, isn't that enough?

Pardon me for interrupting.

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different program runs instead?

Alex Trishan wrote:
Pardon me for interrupting.

How can I modify Windows so that whenever I try to invoke Word, a
different program runs instead?


Are you taking the ****?

Dean Jackson wrote:
On 04/09/2020 08:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:

It was made by Novatech in UK and what they had done was fit the 2.5"
disk into a 3.5" bay.
DVD drive, then the gap plus what turns out to be a 2.5" drive in
the 3.5" bay.
Their reply:
" Now that I've found the correct order I've taken a look into your
purchase with us. From the specification your case has 2X 3.5" bays.
One of those bays would have been converted into a 2.5" bay to house
your 240GB SSD that is currently in the machine. As such there will
be only one free 3.5" bay.

You shouldn't need an adapter or anything like that to utilise this
bay, the drive should be able to screw directly into it"

Sounds fairly normal.

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...
I expected it to have two free 3.5 drives and a 2.5 drive. It was
somewhat of a surprise to find it as it is.
https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/...ifenti351.html
I normally buy a bare bones sysyem

D.J.

Just put the SSD anywhere.

The SSD casing is grounded, so *don't* lay it on any bare
conductors. This warning is only for people who do ghetto
wiring and don't cover electrical snafus with shrink tubing
to insulate.

Securing it with nylon ties, works for people who intend to
leave the SSD in the computer case. In this example, the SSD
is frequently unplugged, so it can't be fastened down permanently.

Only the 3.5" drives need better support. An SSD can take
a rather large shock value (just don't beat on the connector).

https://i.postimg.cc/k4RDqTV1/SSD-resting-case.jpg

You can use nylon wraps, elastic bands, duct tape, etc.,
according to your taste in mechanical security.

Notice I haven't wasted any 3.5 slots on my 2.5 SSD.

Paul

On 04/09/2020 09:39, Andy Burns wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...

I expected it to have two free 3.5 drives and a 2.5 drive.

It's not as though a 2.5" SSD is heavy, just stick it somewhere with
double-sided tape.

OK. I'll might try that.-
D.J.

On 04/09/2020 15:25, Chris wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:
On 04/09/2020 08:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:

It was made by Novatech in UK and what they had done was fit the 2.5"
disk into a 3.5" bay.
DVD drive, then the gap plus what turns out to be aÂ* 2.5" drive in the
3.5" bay.
Their reply:
" Now that I've found the correct order I've taken a look into your
purchase with us. From the specification your case has 2X 3.5" bays.
One of those bays would have been converted into a 2.5" bay to house
your 240GB SSD that is currently in the machine. As such there will be
only one free 3.5" bay.

You shouldn't need an adapter or anything like that to utilise this
bay, the drive should be able to screw directly into it"

Sounds fairly normal.

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...
I expected it to have two free 3.5 drives and a 2.5 drive. It was
somewhat of a surprise to find it as it is.
https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/...ifenti351.html
I normally buy a bare bones sysyem

The SSD goes in place of the HDD and as there's no 3.5" SSD casings it's
typical to install a 2.5" unit in the 3.5" bay where the HDD would have
been. Nowhere in the spec did it say there'd be 2x 3.5" bays *available*.
You still have one bay free, isn't that enough?

Yes. It is enough for my wifes one.
It is the first time I've had an ssd drive. It did though look very odd
fitted like that but why did not occur to me. In normal times I would
have got a quick answer from the company but support staff are evidently
working from home and it took over a week to get an reply. Made worse by
them misreading my order number.
D.J.

On 04/09/2020 21:46, Paul wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:
On 04/09/2020 08:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Dean Jackson wrote:

It was made by Novatech in UK and what they had done was fit the
2.5" disk into a 3.5" bay.
DVD drive, then the gap plus what turns out to be aÂ* 2.5" drive in
the 3.5" bay.
Their reply:
" Now that I've found the correct order I've taken a look into your
purchase with us. From the specification your case has 2X 3.5" bays.
One of those bays would have been converted into a 2.5" bay to house
your 240GB SSD that is currently in the machine. As such there will
be only one free 3.5" bay.

You shouldn't need an adapter or anything like that to utilise this
bay, the drive should be able to screw directly into it"

Sounds fairly normal.

If you want to fit another 2.5" drive you'd buy a mounting bracket to
fit it, as they say a 3.5" drive you'd just fit it with screws ...
I expected it to have two free 3.5 drives and a 2.5 drive. It was
somewhat of a surprise to find it as it is.
https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/...ifenti351.html
I normally buy a bare bones sysyem

D.J.

Just put the SSD anywhere.

The SSD casing is grounded, so *don't* lay it on any bare
conductors. This warning is only for people who do ghetto
wiring and don't cover electrical snafus with shrink tubing
to insulate.

Securing it with nylon ties, works for people who intend to
leave the SSD in the computer case. In this example, the SSD
is frequently unplugged, so it can't be fastened down permanently.

Only the 3.5" drives need better support. An SSD can take
a rather large shock value (just don't beat on the connector).

Â*Â* https://i.postimg.cc/k4RDqTV1/SSD-resting-case.jpg

You can use nylon wraps, elastic bands, duct tape, etc.,
according to your taste in mechanical security.

Notice I haven't wasted any 3.5 slots on my 2.5 SSD.

Â*Â* Paul
Thank you for your good advice.
D.J.

Paul wrote:

The SSD casing is grounded, so *don't* lay it on any bare
conductors.

Some may be, most SSDs I've seen have plastic cases.

Andy Burns wrote:
Paul wrote:

The SSD casing is grounded, so *don't* lay it on any bare
conductors.

Some may be, most SSDs I've seen have plastic cases.

For some reason, all mine are metal. Some painted-steel ones
(the design intent seems to be that the SSD is easy to
scratch, and then you can't bring it back to the store).
The other type uses aluminium.

If plastic is used, it has to be mildly conductive for
antistatic control. That way, when you touch the case,
the whole thing is brought to the same ESD potential
as your body. Touching the computer chassis with SSD
in hand, before connecting the cables, helps reduce
the theoretical risk if you happened to be wearing
that angora sweater and you're charged to 50kV. If
you're all the time throwing "sparks" when working
on the PC, then more care is required. Even though
the SATA connector design is very nice and all.

Paul