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GoldenMerc
14-10-2010, 04:20 PM
can you use 2.5" harddrives in gaming pcs...
Ross
xxMATTGxx
14-10-2010, 04:37 PM
can you use 2.5" harddrives in gaming pcs...
Ross

Yes but you would need like some sort of holder for it to fit in a 3.5" drive bay and maybe a convertor for the connectors.
Stephen!
14-10-2010, 04:39 PM
2.5" hard drives are slow.
N!ck
14-10-2010, 04:39 PM
Yes, but why would you want to? Would need to buy something to mount it properly inside the case too.
GoldenMerc
14-10-2010, 04:52 PM
Well i wanted to mount it behind the floppy disk drive, As i've used all my optical drive spaces so i dont have any room to put any more in really.
Ross
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Thats it non wired up i have about 3 2.5 ports left and 1. 3.5 port left which i wanted to add a blueray drive into
N!ck
14-10-2010, 05:06 PM
Optical drives go in 5.25" ports. The ones below that are 3.5" ports.

I think you're getting confused with dimensions? :P
Chippiewill
14-10-2010, 05:10 PM
2.5" hard drives are slow.

10,000 RPM drives beg to differ.
N!ck
14-10-2010, 05:12 PM
10,000 RPM drives beg to differ.

3.5s are still faster, in general.
GoldenMerc
14-10-2010, 05:23 PM
So in other words im needing a 3.5 hard drive? rather than a 2.5?
Also i've got all the cables from the power supply and the case but what other cables do i need and how many +rep for help, All the optical drives except the card reader don't have sata cables or ribbon cables so do i just need 3 sata cables (one for floppy disk drive) and ribbon cables?
Ross
Chippiewill
14-10-2010, 05:23 PM
So in other words im needing a 3.5 hard drive? rather than a 2.5?
You can use a 3.5 enclosure, it's just pointless? as long as it's SATA the cable should be the same.
N!ck
14-10-2010, 05:25 PM
So in other words im needing a 3.5 hard drive? rather than a 2.5?

Yes...
GoldenMerc
14-10-2010, 06:19 PM
Can anyone find me a ribbon cable that goes through
2x 5.25
3x 3.5

+rep for help :)
Chippiewill
14-10-2010, 09:36 PM
Can anyone find me a ribbon cable that goes through
2x 5.25
3x 3.5

+rep for help :)

RIBBON?!?!?!
http://www.sourcinggate.com/images/medium/Computer%20accessories/20090903_BW_06201_Cable3.jpg

That's not even SATA..
How old is this abacus?

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