Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive screws

[Dale]

karl@××××××××.se wrote:
> Dale:
> ...
>> The size I bought was 6-32UNC x 1/8". 
>> I'm not sure what the UNC means or if it matters.
> ...
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard
>
> If you had read my answer to your original question:
>  https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/message/b0a1914dac2d0e985e7e1d66ada02f2b
> you'd know that by now.
>
> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
>
>
>


I recall reading the reply.  Thing is, the first bag of screws I ordered
didn't have any size info only that they should fit a hard drive, SDD
and possibly a laptop, if there is any difference between a hard
drive/SDD going in a laptop as opposed to a desktop.  ;-)  On the second
order, I used the info from your reply to order another set of screws.
So the email was to confirm what was shared, although I couldn't recall
who shared it on the list earlier, was the correct size at least for
several hard drives I have laying around here.  Perhaps most hard drives
do follow some sort of standard after all.  :-)

So to recap, the info you provided was correct and my update was to
confirm that.  I sometimes do this sort of thing just in case it might
help others in the future.  After all, the first bag of screws wasn't
free and it turned out to be a waste of money and time unless I
eventually find a use for them, which may or may not happen.  I'm just
glad I finally got some screws for this since I'm tired of having to go
dig and even remove screws from other things to install new drives.  I
guess two screws will hold a hard drive in place in most cases.  I hope
because I have a few of those at the moment. o_O

Thanks for the info.  It was good and correct info and I was able to
confirm it as being so.  Maybe that will help someone else in the
future.  :-D

Dale

:-)  :-)