Computer Drive Bay Mod

by belarson in Circuits > Computers

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Computer Drive Bay Mod

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i used the 5.25 inch drive bay to house 4 hard drives expanding the capacty of my computer to 1200 gigabytes.

I Knocked Off the Bottom Drive Chassis With a Cold Chisel

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Marked the Top of the Drive Bay Where I Will Drill the Mounting Holes

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the i built a jig to fit the drive bay over for drilling on the drill press

Drilled the Mounting Holes.

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i used a drill press to more accuratly drill the holes

You Should Have a Bay That Looks Like This.

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Mounted Drives in Bay

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Mounted Bay in Computer

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