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Originally Posted by
kevindd992002Â
What size are the "protruding metal pieces" of the HDD caddies in the HDD bay of the HAF922?
I'm planning on using motherboard standoffs (m3 male to m3 female) in converting a 2.5" SSD to 3.5" and use the HDD caddies but I'm worried if those protruding metal pieces are M3 or 6/32 (as they are originally for 3.5" HDDs)?
Any ideas on the size?
I'm not sure what you mean? The Caddies are plastic. Are you speaking of the metal buttons in them?
Also the 2.5 adapter that comes with the newer Cases are plastic as well and it fits right in the caddy. You can mount two SSD drives in it as well one on top and one below it. If you guys are looking for a SSD tray for your HA, I would definitely recommend going to CM and getting one if the price is reasonable(~$8) because these things are pretty durable. Just remember to put the bottom one in place before you attach the top one as the screws are accessed at the bottom of the first drive and the top one used the side screws to mount...
...Okay now back to your question kevindd...
M3 or 6/32... to be honest they're the same. If there is any difference in the thread pitch it's minor. One screw(probably the M3) will be looser in the seat than the other and that. CM supplies the screws in your Case packs. They used to have flanges on the head of the screws but this last batch I just dealt with didn't have them. Which is too bad really because the flange helps keep those buggers from dropping out of my fingers and getting lost on the floor where I step on them in the middle of the night.
Hope I answered your questions.
NOW... As far as the bending of backplate of any card to make it fit a case. Yes you most certainly can. I've made some cards fit cases that probably should have just been sent back. The point here that is lost, is that you shouldn't have to. The HAF X isn't a low rent case. If you spend ~$200 on a case you expect it to do what it was intended to do right out of the box. Sure you can just bend the back plate a little but you shouldn't have to and I don't recommend that people do this because if you have a warranty issue with your card(s), the manufacturer can refuse to warranty it as it has been altered and as far as they are concerned altered is damaged. It's just best to deal with the Case. If you have a fabricators shop in your area(if you don't have the equipment) you can take it there have them drill out the rivets and re-rivet the back panel so that it's seated properly. A lot of the issue, I would think was that at the time of fabrication one or more of the rivets went in loose and the back panel shifted. Easily fixed and not by messing with the back plate of your Graphics and Audio Devices.
~Ceadder
Edited by Ceadderman - 3/4/12 at 7:49am
Yeah, thats just what I would want to do with a new $400 video card just to make it fit into a faulty case. It would also need the hell of a bend on something thats not a half hight card.
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