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Title: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: datbrad on February 09, 2011, 03:52:29 PM

I have a 5 year old Dell Dimension desktop PC that I want to add a second SATA drive I just picked up on sale today from Office Max (Seagate Barracuda 1TB for $69 currently, btw). When I opened the case, I saw that instead of a standard 3.5" drive bay, it has a proprietary drive bay that you have to use a blue plastic tray to mount the HDD into, then it just slides into the open bay and snaps in place, no screws. The PC came with the one the HDD that the OS is on, but not an extra one in the second empty HDD bay for later use.

While a nifty design, it's not worth much if you don't have an extra plastic cradle. I was hoping someone on here had a Dell Dimension that is being used as a door stop or something and wouldn't mind seeing if they have an extra one of these cradles.

Thanks for looking...................

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on February 09, 2011, 04:15:47 PM

I may have one...  I'll ask the IT guy...  We ahve a shitton of tose DImensions around here...

Terry

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: datbrad on February 09, 2011, 04:16:48 PM

Quote from: twatts and not wearing pants on February 09, 2011, 04:15:47 PM

I may have one...  I'll ask the IT guy...  We ahve a shitton of tose DImensions around here...

Terry

Thanks !

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on February 09, 2011, 04:21:30 PM

Yeah, he said he has a few and will give me one later today or tomorrow when he's done with his current "fix it now" emergency...

PM your mailing addy and remind me if you don't hear from me in a day or two...

Terry

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: datbrad on February 09, 2011, 07:09:22 PM

Thanks again, Terry.  :)

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: morst on February 26, 2011, 09:07:50 PM

If it's the same caddy for the Dell Precision, I found one online last year for around $10 shipped.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41dF-slzDfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

Title: Re: ISO: blue plastic SATA HDD cradle/bracket for Dell Dimension desktop
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on February 26, 2011, 10:21:42 PM

Quote from: DATBRAD on February 09, 2011, 07:09:22 PM

Thanks again, Terry.  :)

Yeah, sorry it didn't work out for you...  The IT guy said that was all he had...

Terry