Drive cages

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I have an old Dell Poweredge T605. It's totally obsolete and very loud. I could re-use case, PSU, fans and SAS controller. With mobo and plastic shrouds gone, there should be plenty of room for more HDDs etc.

I don't have access to a machine shop. I've a dremel type tool, drill press etc.

I've been wondering about getting extra drive cages in the thing. Any advice?
 

CyklonDX

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I would recommend getting icy dock / disk docks for 5.25 to 3.5" or 2.5".

*with single 5.25" you can fit up to 8x 2.5" disks
*with 2x 5.25" you can fit 3-4x 3.5" disks.


additionally you can get disk cages
as such

and just bolt them in... (tap the holes, add 90' metal pieces, and screw them in... whatever way you do it...) you can prob find an easier option - where you can use velcro to stick the new cage inside your case.
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Just make sure they do get some airflow.
 
Jun 30, 2022
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I would recommend getting icy dock / disk docks for 5.25 to 3.5" or 2.5".

*with single 5.25" you can fit up to 8x 2.5" disks
*with 2x 5.25" you can fit 3-4x 3.5" disks.


additionally you can get disk cages
as such

and just bolt them in... (tap the holes, add 90' metal pieces, and screw them in... whatever way you do it...) you can prob find an easier option - where you can use velcro to stick the new cage inside your case.
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Just make sure they do get some airflow.
I've been using metal bracket 2.5" to 3.5"adapters to stick drives into 3.5" bays. They have holes for 4 drives but they will only take two 15mm thick drives. Which is probably better for airflow.

3.5" bays seem to vary in height slightly. Adapters don't want to fit in some bays. Others are fine.