Hard Drive Caddy On HP z400

[xthatonenamex]

Hi, I'm looking for drive caddies for my HP z400 workstation. I can not find any of the spare part websites for my machine. I tried looking on the internet but I'm not sure on which one to use. I afraid I might purchase the wrong one and it won't fit. If someone could link me to a website (preferably eBay) that would be amazing. Also a caddy for a 2.5 inch SSD also. Thanks



Mechine: HP z400 Workstation 6-DIMM

HDD size: 3.5 inch

SSD: size 2.5 inch
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Product: HP Z400 Workstation 6-DIMM

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-Bit)

 

[Aeacus]

Looking from the images, 3.5" HDD doesn't use any drive tray and just slides into 3.5" drive cage,
image:

And to convert 3.5" drive bay to 2.5" drive bay, any standard mounting bracket would do, e.g this one,
ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-to-3-5-Bay-SSD-Metal-Hard-Drive-HDD-Mounting-Bracket-Adapter-Tray-USA-SHIP-/253027372826

Also, you can convert your 5.25" drive bays to hold either 1x 3.5" HDD or 3x 2.5" SSDs per drive bay,
5.25" to 1x 3.5", ebay: https://www.ebay.com/p/3-5-to-5-25-Bay-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD-Mounting-Bracket-Adapter-Metal-Kit/14011381186
5.25" to 3x 2.5", ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-to-5-25-Drive-Bay-Adapter-Mounting-Bracket-Hard-Drive-Converter-Caddy-Tray-/182096628293

 

[xthatonenamex]

Looking from the images, 3.5" HDD doesn't use any drive tray and just slides into 3.5" drive cage,
image:

And to convert 3.5" drive bay to 2.5" drive bay, any standard mounting bracket would do, e.g this one,
ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-to-3-5-Bay-SSD-Metal-Hard-Drive-HDD-Mounting-Bracket-Adapter-Tray-USA-SHIP-/253027372826

Also, you can convert your 5.25" drive bays to hold either 1x 3.5" HDD or 3x 2.5" SSDs per drive bay,
5.25" to 1x 3.5", ebay: https://www.ebay.com/p/3-5-to-5-25-Bay-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD-Mounting-Bracket-Adapter-Metal-Kit/14011381186
5.25" to 3x 2.5", ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-to-5-25-Drive-Bay-Adapter-Mounting-Bracket-Hard-Drive-Converter-Caddy-Tray-/182096628293

OK, thank you. After reading what you said I looked back at my hard drives. I seem I am missing 5 screws that I would need for the 5.25 to fit properly. Luckily I have a lot of screws I removed from old computers that might make up for the missing screws. Thanks again I'm sure to use the links you provided.

 

[jtmiles]

Looking from the images, 3.5" HDD doesn't use any drive tray and just slides into 3.5" drive cage,
image:

I disagree that the hard drive simply slides in. The fit is way too sloppy side to side.
I was able to find this:

Which clearly shows the addition of two side panels with pins.
As of yet, I cannot find them, but I will post when I do.
JTM

 

[kanewolf]

I disagree that the hard drive simply slides in. The fit is way too sloppy side to side.
I was able to find this:

Which clearly shows the addition of two side panels with pins.
As of yet, I cannot find them, but I will post when I do.
JTM

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