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LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis (FOUND)
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:59 am
by sojourner
Want to work on a project to fit a compact flash SSD into a standard 2.5" HDD chassis ... but need a chassis.
Anyone have a dead drive you're wanting rid of?
Please PM price shipped to 38571 USA (thanks)
Re: LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:18 am
by Neil
You've got a PM.
Re: LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:33 pm
by TTA
dead as in broken laptop HDD? lots here. 1st class shipping would be cheap.
Re: LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:19 pm
by sojourner
TTA wrote:dead as in broken laptop HDD? lots here.
Yes, dead as in broken, broken as in it doesn't work nor will ever work. As long as a hammer wasn't taken to it, it will likely be OK. And all I'm interested in is the chassis (the aluminum frame which holds the drive). Want to see if some modifications can be made to have it hold a compact flash SSD in an X31 and T41. Can be any capacity ... insides are going to be removed so capacity doesn't matter but the drive must be 9.5mm thick HDD (fits in T and X and R series) not the 12mm.
I typically mail HDDs (good ones) in a bubble pack, HDD protected with cardboard, and USPS cost is anywhere from $1.32 - $1.76 (3 to 4 stamps).
Please let me know how much you'd like to mail one.
Thanks
Re: LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:57 pm
by SaberX
I have a 40gig IDE drive here for free. But where i'm in Canada shipping would be too much.
Last hard drive i sent out to the USA by the cheapest way Canada post had was $11.00cdn.
Canada post sucks for shipping things.
Re: LF: dead 2.5" HDD for chassis (FOUND)
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:58 pm
by sojourner
Dead HDD found. Thanks to forum member Neil!