Mounting 1.8-inch Drive in Desktop Case?

[geekinchief]

Just received a 1.8-inch SATA II SSD as a gift and want to mount it in my desktop case. I've searched everywhere online and can't find a kit or rails designed to mount a 1.8-inch device in the 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch bays on my case. Any ideas?

Also I'm thinking of getting another SSD that is 2.5-inches and have the same issue.

 

[JuiceJones]

Just tape that **** somewhere.

 

[IH8U]

The only thing I can think of is to get some HDD silencers, like these:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3041/noi-07/Scythe_Hard_Disk_Stabilizer_II_-_HDD_Noise_Reduction.html?tl=g33c113
$8
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3040/noi-05/FrozenCPU_HDD_Noise_Reduction_System.html?tl=g33c113
$11

these may work, so you can install it into one of the 3.5" HDD bays.

 

[rockbyter]

google around a while, search for 1.8 to 2.5 mount adapter, then 2.5 to 3.5 mount adapters are easy to find.

i found this

http://www.addonics.com/products/io/aa25ide35.asp supports 1.8" hitachi, but by the look of it you should be able to adapt it to mount whatever you want.

 

[michiganteddybear]

double sided foam tape it to the case. its light, dont vibrate, and shouldn't get too hot..

 

[rodney_ws]

Just tape that **** somewhere.

LOL. That's what I thought when I read the title.

 

[Onus]

Tape it under your mobo tray with your excess cables. "Hey man, where's your hard drive?"

I can just see it now, a specialized mobo slot providing power and SATA data connections for SSDs...

 

[bobbknight]

They just don't have adapters like that yet.
Right now all the adapters are for IDE not Sata.
If you have a sheet metal shop that does small jobs they should be able to fabricate an mounting bracket for you.
1/8" milled aluminum sheet bent to the shape of the drive bay that you want to put it into, with holes drilled for the mounting screws.
It's funny because I have a case that has square shaped clip in brackets for the 3.5" drives. It's the Antec SuperLanboy. If your drive has mounting screw holes on it's bottom it would work.