Anyone know of 5.25" bay holders for 9.5mm DVD drives?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 7:43 pm
Just got a LG BU40N to try and see if I can get some awkward discs to player nicer (looking at you, LoTR extended..)
Since I have a large tower case I wondered if I might be able to find a suitable 5.25" bay enclosure to house it and make it tidy. Unfortunately I've not been able to find any when looking around, so I wanted to ask here since that may have been something someone else here has solved. I got an IStar T-5K25TU-SA bay adapter but it's awful and will be going back. Mounting is strictly for 12.7mm drives and not 9.5mm drives. Screw access is so awkward I didn't even attempt it and likely get the mount screws lost. Add to that there would be yet another connector needed to be able to connect regular SATA+power to the slim drive.
I'm getting a Vantec NST-510S3-BK and cable on order so I can get on with using the drive but I'm still curious if I'll be able to mount it 'nicely' in my computer case.
Thoughts are welcome
Since I have a large tower case I wondered if I might be able to find a suitable 5.25" bay enclosure to house it and make it tidy. Unfortunately I've not been able to find any when looking around, so I wanted to ask here since that may have been something someone else here has solved. I got an IStar T-5K25TU-SA bay adapter but it's awful and will be going back. Mounting is strictly for 12.7mm drives and not 9.5mm drives. Screw access is so awkward I didn't even attempt it and likely get the mount screws lost. Add to that there would be yet another connector needed to be able to connect regular SATA+power to the slim drive.
I'm getting a Vantec NST-510S3-BK and cable on order so I can get on with using the drive but I'm still curious if I'll be able to mount it 'nicely' in my computer case.
Thoughts are welcome
