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Jack wrote: |
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> On 2022.02.20 16:05, Dale wrote: |
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>> Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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>> > Hello list, |
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>> > |
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>> > This has nothing to do with Gentoo, but I don't know where else to |
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>> ask. |
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>> > I have a couple of vertically mounted easy-swap disk caddies in the |
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>> back of my |
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>> > workstation, and I'm having trouble finding screws to mount the |
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>> disk in the |
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>> > caddy. Clearance is nil, so the screws must be countersunk so they |
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>> aren't |
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>> > proud of the surface. They seem to be m3 perhaps 5mm long. |
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>> > |
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>> > I just can't find any via Google. Can anyone in UK please help out? |
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>> I'll add this just to show how confusing this is. My old DVD burner and |
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>> new Blu-ray burner uses a different screw than the hard drives. Luckily |
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>> my case has slots for hard drives but my external enclosures require |
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>> screws which is how I know they are different. Some will work fine with |
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>> what looks like a bolt head while others, like yours, require a counter |
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>> sunk screw head that sits flat. Generally, the local home type stores |
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>> don't have any of this either. I checked my local Lowes once. They |
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>> have tiny screws but either the head is wrong, the threads, length or |
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>> something. |
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>> |
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>> It is annoying. I ended up getting two types of screws. One that fits |
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>> my DVD/Blu-ray drive and one that fits a hard drive, so far at least. I |
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>> mostly have WD and Seagate. Some other brand may have something |
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>> different. The one I have that seems to work best is this: 6/32 6-32 |
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>> 6#-32 I put all the combinations of that just in case. The most common |
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>> is 6-32 but could vary by website. Your mileage may vary tho. |
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>> My advice, buy a grab bag of hardware for puters. Then pray. Or, find |
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>> what should fit, even if it is more than one type, order them all. I |
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>> have collected a storage bin full of screws over the years. I got case |
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>> type screws covered but drives seem to be different. |
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>> Why can't they pick one screw type and make it the standard??? |
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> But that's the great thing about standards - there are so many of |
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> them. (https://xkcd.com/927/ which I think has been posted here before) |
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>> Hope that helps. |
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>> |
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>> Dale |
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> Have you tried asking at a local PC shop? They might just hand you a |
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> few from the piles on their workbench. |
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I don't have any close to me. Closest one is about 75 miles or so from |
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here. I've been there a couple times but don't find myself close enough |
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to just drop by. As it is now, I've got plenty. I ordered 100 of a few |
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types and even if I only ever use one type, that's enough to last me a |
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good while. |
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Good idea if one has a puter store close by tho. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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