[Discuss] How do I determine what hard drive screws I need?

[matt at mattshields.org (Matt Shields)]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Edward Ned Harvey <blu at nedharvey.com>wrote:

> > From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> > bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of John Abreau
> >
> > I've got an HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server, which uses 2.5-inch SAS or
> > SATA drives.
> > The machine had no drives in it, so I ordered a couple of drives,
> > along with some
> > drive trays.
> >
> > Neither the hard drives nor the trays came with mounting screws. How do I
> > figure out what size screws I need?
> >
> > The drives are Seagate Momentus 750gb 2.5-inch SATA drives.
>
> The same way you figure out the right thread to re-attach a bolt on the
> kids' swingset in the back yard.  Bring it in to the nearest shop, where
> they'll have bins full of the screws and you can try them to make sure you
> get the right fit before buying.  Once you know the right fit, feel free to
> buy a box online, or from the local store where the guy was helpful enough
> maybe he deserves the $2 you'll be giving him instead of some online
> megamart.
>
> It really sucks if you order $0.23 worth of screws from the internet, with
> $4 shipping, and 2 days later when it arrives you discover you got the
> wrong
> ones.
>
> Hard drives all use a standard thread, but that does not necessarily mean
> they're the same for 2.5" versus 3.5" ... and when you're talking about a
> sliding rail kit in the server, you'll probably be needing the V-shaped
> countersunk head, and the length has to be just right, so they've got bite
> without going too deep and bottoming out.
>
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I would try Microcenter, they'd probably be more helpful than a hardware
store.

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