Question Can someone help me determine what drives I need?

[engineertech1]

Greetings all,
Just acquired a pc, and am wondering what type of drives can be used.
I'm attaching a picture.
Any help would be appreciated
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zs3rwBgIYghARXTNtyhgol2m36R9sapT/view?usp=sharing


Edit: Link access has been changed. Should be a public link now. My apologies.

 

[COLGeek]

Not a public link.

 

[COLGeek]

Do you have the racks/frames that go in those mounts?

 

[COLGeek]

Standard 3.5in drives would be mounted into a rack/frame/enclosure and that would then be inserted into the mount.

Those types of devices are generally not standard between makes/models. The drive itself is though.

 

[engineertech1]

Do you have the racks/frames that go in those mounts?

This is how I received it. The description indicated that there were locks, but the drives had been removed. I was hoping it is a standard / generic type of drive.

 

[COLGeek]

This is how I received it. The description indicated that there were locks, but the drives had been removed. I was hoping it is a standard / generic type of drive.

The actual drive is standard. The part that the drive goes in and gets mounted is not.

If it was me, I would discard those things altogether.

I suppose you could pull one of those out to determine its make/model and then search for the missing part.

 

[engineertech1]

So the

The actual drive is standard. The part that the drive goes in and gets mounted is not.

If it was me, I would discard those things altogether.

I suppose you could pull one of those out to determine its make/model and then search for the missing part.

So, there is likely a proprietary mount for a standard drive?

I may need to pull it out, as you suggested. I truly appreciate the help!

I'm not opposed to getting rid of it, but resolving hardware issues with an operating system is definitely not my specialty

I would vastly prefer to add a ssd drive (M.2, I think it is called)

 

[COLGeek]

So the

So, there is likely a proprietary mount for a standard drive?

I may need to pull it out, as you suggested. I truly appreciate the help!

Yes. The drive gets mounted in a part that gets inserted into the opening.

 

[engineertech1]

Truly, thank you sir!
I'm trying to determine the lowest cost means of adding a drive, and have no reservations about making changes.

 

[COLGeek]

What are the specs for this system (make/model of all installed components)?

Your case may actually have internal mounts for SSDs/HDDs, and those could just be disconnected/ignored.

 

[engineertech1]

What are the specs for this system (make/model of all installed components)?

Your case may actually have internal mounts for SSDs/HDDs, and those could just be disconnected/ignored.

From the listing:

RACK MOUNTED WORKSTATION SERVER CORE I7-3960K 24GB RAM ASUS MB P6T7WS GTX 780

INTEL CORE I7-3960X 3.38GHZ PROCESSOR WITH LGA2011 AND HEATSINK W/FAN

06G-P4-3791-KR GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 2 DVI/ 1 HDMI/ 1 DisplayPort Video Graphics

DVD-ROM DRIVE,

EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE PLUG IN DRIVES (NOT A HARD DRIVE, FOR PLUGGING IN EXTERNAL SPECIALTY DRIVES!) W/LOCKS, NO KEY

ASUS MOTHERBOARD, P6T7WS SUPERCOMPUTER

SECONDARY NETWORK CARD

3RD NETWORK CARD W 1000BIT (UP TO GIGABIT)

3 INTERNAL FANS, 2 EXT CASE FANS

UP TO 4 HARD DRIVE BAYS, 4 ONBOARD USB SLOTS

COOLERMASTER 1200W SILENT PRO GOLD

RECENTLY DECOMMISSIONED FROM GOVERNMENT/LARGE COMPANY, PULLED FROM WORKING USE IN CLEAN ROOM ENVIRONMENT. OUTSIDE HAS GENERAL SCRATCHES CONSISTENT WITH USE.

 

[COLGeek]

Not enough info. Old beast. Not Win 11 compatible.

Open her up. Remove one of those mounts. Take a couple pictures of innards. Let's see what you are working with.

 

[engineertech1]

I had a strong suspicion it wasn’t particularly new! 😀

 

[engineertech1]

This the only pic I have available at the moment. I will plan to upload more tonight.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aN4u1h9xCFZTu6-2WAkKS_wMGzBBTkvy/view?usp=sharing

 

[USAFRet]

In addition, the connection at the back of those bays are non-standard.

 

[engineertech1]

Not enough info. Old beast. Not Win 11 compatible.

Open her up. Remove one of those mounts. Take a couple pictures of innards. Let's see what you are working with.

Will Windows 10 work?

 

[COLGeek]

Will Windows 10 work?

Yes.

 

[engineertech1]

I have a suspicion that (RF?) cable on the video card is not OEM.

 

[engineertech1]

In addition, the connection at the back of those bays are non-standard.

Sounds like this may be more of a chore than I realized.

 

[USAFRet]

Sounds like this may be more of a chore than I realized.

Pull those bays completely out of the case.

As mentioned above, we need more info.

 

[engineertech1]

Pull those bays completely out of the case.

As mentioned above, we need more info.

Understood. It shall be done.