Do I need a hard drive bracket?

[Thomas-18]

Hey I'm wondering if I buy a 3.5 hard drive to install into my desktop computer do I also need to buy a bracket with it? Or will the 3.5 hard drive already fit in the hard drive bay and I can screw it in without a hard drive bracket? I'm just a little confused. I bought my computer prebuilt and didn't build it myself. I'm trying to install a a hard drive into my computer but my biggest issue right now is how am I going to mount it? Here are some pictures to look at my hard drive bays if that helps. I'm sorry if some of the pictures are sideways. If the pictures don't load on google chrome try internet explorer or Microsoft Edge. Please help!! Thanks.

http://tinypic.com/r/10f6p6u/9

http://tinypic.com/r/6yo86v/9

http://tinypic.com/r/t0hqw6/9

http://tinypic.com/r/9gap6r/9

 

[Lutfij]

The case looks like a Corsair (re)branded chassis. Yes you will be able to drop in a 3.5" HDD in the lower HDD drive cage with only needing to get a hold of two sleds for the HDD. Similar to the one you have at the moment

Looks like the builder also have made sure no one tampers with the installed HDD with the use of a ziptie. Looks to me that if you can't get a hold of the HDD sleds(which should be bundled with the cases' accessories) then you're going to have to contact the seller to get that HDD dropped in. Perhaps for a fee they can install it for you...?

 

[Thomas-18]

The case looks like a Corsair (re)branded chassis. Yes you will be able to drop in a 3.5" HDD in the lower HDD drive cage with only needing to get a hold of two sleds for the HDD. Similar to the one you have at the moment

Looks like the builder also have made sure no one tampers with the installed HDD with the use of a ziptie. Looks to me that if you can't get a hold of the HDD sleds(which should be bundled with the cases' accessories) then you're going to have to contact the seller to get that HDD dropped in. Perhaps for a fee they can install it for you...?

First off what are HDD sleds? Second if the sleds are used for mounting the drive can't I just use 3rd party sleds instead of the ones the seller used? Also I don't know if this helps but I bought my desktop computer from cyberpowerpc.

And one more thing? It wouldn't make sense for the builder to use a zip tie so no one could tamper with the hard drive because you could just easily snip it off with scissors. Please respond. Thanks.

 

[Thomas-18]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Thomas-18 : "Do I need a mounting bracket for a 3.5 hard drive?"

Do I need a mounting bracket for a 3.5 hard drive if my hard drive bay in my computer is already 3.5? I bought my computer prebuilt and I have never built a computer myself so I'm a little ignorant when it comes to things like this. I am aware that if you are installing a ssd in your desktop computer you need a 2.5 to 3.5 mounting bracket to install into a 3.5 hard drive bay but I'm trying to install a 3.5 hard drive and not a 2.5 ssd. Here are some pictures of my hard drive bay. I'm sorry if some of the pictures are sideways. If the pictures don't load on google chrome try internet explorer or Microsoft Edge. I may just be making this more complicated than it needs to be but I'm really confused. Please help!!

http://tinypic.com/r/10f6p6u/9

http://tinypic.com/r/6yo86v/9

http://tinypic.com/r/t0hqw6/9

http://tinypic.com/r/9gap6r/9

 

[Lutfij]

Stop recreating the same thread and be patient for a response. We're all here on a voluntary basis and will respond when we've got the time.

To answer your questions(in reverse order):
3| The snipping off of the ziptie will only further their claim that you tampered with the system, thus voiding warranty. These sort of protocols are put in place to safeguard the end user and/or the company or both. A lot of people claim warranty when the end user had made the mistake which in fact means more unnecessary costs for the company building the system.

2| You could use sleds/drive caddy's off of other cases if their design(s) match that found in yoru case. One example is this drive caddy found on a 500R

All corsair cases will have a near similar caddy style but it will not be the same for another brand of cases. You're going to have to contact CyberpowerPC in order to perform the HDD upgrade since they hold the keys to that door. On top of that, you can't tamper with the innards since that will void your warranty. and it also looks like the system is brand new.

1| HDD sleds are a form of rail that help guide a HDD into a drive cage/caddy. like so:

Do you have a link to the bundle you purchased? Perhaps we can narrow down the case they've used for your build...?

 

[Thomas-18]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Thomas-18 : "Do I need a mounting bracket for a 3.5 hard drive?"

Do I need a mounting bracket for a 3.5 hard drive if my hard drive bay in my computer is already 3.5? I bought my computer prebuilt and I have never built a computer myself so I'm a little ignorant when it comes to things like this. I am aware that if you are installing a ssd in your desktop computer you need a 2.5 to 3.5 mounting bracket to install into a 3.5 hard drive bay but I'm trying to install a 3.5 hard drive and not a 2.5 ssd. Here are some pictures of my hard drive bay. I'm sorry if some of the pictures are sideways. If the pictures don't load on google chrome try internet explorer or Microsoft Edge. I may just be making this more complicated than it needs to be but I'm really confused. Please help!!

http://tinypic.com/r/10f6p6u/9

http://tinypic.com/r/6yo86v/9

http://tinypic.com/r/t0hqw6/9

http://tinypic.com/r/9gap6r/9

 

[rgd1101]

Why are you keep starting a new thread on this?

 

[ccampy]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Thomas-98 : "Problem mounting new hard drive!!"

Hey I bought a prebuilt pc from cyberpowerpc and now I'm trying to install another 3.5 hard drive or replace the new 3.5 hard drive that I bought with the one I currently have in my computer. The only problem I'm having right now is that the bay drives in the case that I have right now don't have any mounting trays to screw the 3.5 hard drive in like this one for example http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2014/08/hard-drive-with-tool-less-brackets-100367374-orig.jpg. As you can see that hard drive in that picture has a mounting tray screwed to it to slide into the drive bay. So at this point I'm not so sure what my options are when it comes to mounting the hard drive. Here are some pictures inside of my case if that helps. If the pictures don't load on google chrome try Microsoft Edge or internet explorer. Please help!!! Thanks. Also I'm sorry if the pictures are sideways.

http://tinypic.com/r/10f6p6u/9

http://tinypic.com/r/6yo86v/9

http://tinypic.com/r/t0hqw6/9

http://tinypic.com/r/9gap6r/9

measure the screws for the other hdd them look online for replacements

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Thomas-98 : "Hard drive bracket compatibility question."

So I bought a prebuilt pc from cyberpowerpc and the only hard drive bracket I have is the one that the hard drive was already mounted in when I bought it. What I'm trying to do is buy a new 3.5 hard drive but the only problem is that I don't have any hard drive brackets to mount the drive and put it into the drive bay. So what I'm wondering is if I buy new non cyberpowerpc brand computer case and take the hard drive brackets out of that case and put them into my cyberpowerpc case will the brackets be compatible? I am aware that not all cases use brackets to mount hard drives but will this work? Cyberpowerpc doesn't sell their cases individually so buying one of their cases is not an option. Another question I have is that if I buy a 3.5 to 5.25 drive adapter will I be able to install
a hard drive that way with the hard drive being close to the the optical dirve? So for example if I took the white hard drive brackets out of a case like this http://oi64.tinypic.com/209kfgo.jpg and put them into mine would it work? Please help!! Here are some pictures of inside of my case if that helps? Please help tell me my options for mounting a 3.5 hard drive!!

http://tinypic.com/r/10f6p6u/9

http://tinypic.com/r/6yo86v/9

http://tinypic.com/r/t0hqw6/9

http://tinypic.com/r/9gap6r/9

I have no idea if you can do that. They are not guaranteed to fit. Why not contact CyberPowerPC and ask if they can send/sell you some?

Are you sure there is ant kind of bracket there?
They look to hold the drives directly


If not I'd contact them and demand the missing parts from the case you have paid full price for this system and should include all additional brackets and mounting hardware