Mounting a Hard Drive in a CDROM case

 In this Instructable I will show you how to take apart a CDROM case apart so you can mount a SATA or IDE Hard Drive inside.
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This can be useful for homemade external hard drives, and it can be a convinient storage place for an extra internal hard drive. 

Step 1 Things You Will Need

-Screwdriver set.
-Cooling fan (optional).
-Hard Drive.
-CDROM.
-Adhesive.
-Scrap Leather.

Comments

[rownhunt]

You can buy sata cables online
I use a sata to usb cable that i got off ebay.
You also need a power source that you can
plug into your mboard or mains.

[medspit]

what about the sata cabling??? how do you connect the external hard-drive to your pc or laptop?

[lemonie]

Are you trying to suck or blow through that tiny hole?

L

[rownhunt]

I'm not sure, I actually don't really use the fan much
because I use it as an external hard drive case.

I imagine the fan should suck out air.

I only use the fan when I leave the hard drive on for long
periods of time.

[lemonie]

Small hole, but the fan with light looks good.

L

[uldics]

If you need a box for mobile HDD, then ok, but for mounting inside a computer it is just another heat problem added to your HDD.

[Scatmanbrandt]

Isn't that what the fan on top of it is for? And beside, unless you're running a 10K or 15K rpm drive then you don't have to worry about heat too much.

[rownhunt]

Exactly as long as you have a 12 volt fan hooked up
it'll keep it cool.

Its not a new idea it's been done before so..
you shouldn't have any problems.

[rownhunt]

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