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

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

John,
There is a big hardware store about 1 mile North of you. I stopped there
on the way back from your home. The people there are very knowledgeable
and helpful. Bring one of the drives to them, and they may possibly have
exactly what you need. Noble Hardware and Plumbing, 605 East Washington
Street, North Attleborough - (508) 695-7888. Micro Center has screws,
but they are round head, and I'll bet that they won't let the tray slide
in.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0218719
Here is a place you can order them from:http://www.laptopscrews.com/HDD.htm
Take a look at the existing drives for the 2 computers I got for you and
double check if the screws are flat or round.


On 09/29/2011 09:05 AM, Mark Woodward wrote:
> On 09/29/2011 02:34 AM, John Abreau wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Chances are that they are one of two screw sizes. Take a look:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_case_screws
>
> Hard drives typcally use the same screws. If you've had computers
> through the years, you probably have a bunch of them.

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