Converting internal 3.5" drive bay to 2.5"

[AirStrike]

Just wondering if the above can be done? Building a new system and I want to run a ssd boot drive but 90% are 2.5"

[hakhawk]

Just wondering if the above can be done? Building a new system and I want to run a ssd boot drive but 90% are 2.5"

guessing itll be sata? if so, itll all plug in, just need 2.5-3.5" adaptor brackets. can be had most any pc stores, or ebay. then just bolt it in.

[edals]

Yep, If its sata connectors you have, will just work mate, You will notice a massive performance increase with it. well worth the cash :-)

[sweefu]

+1 thats the go, just buy adapters from almost anywhere..

What is your new system?

Cheers.

[AirStrike]

Cool, yeah I knew it would plug in but was the mounting issue. I'm on my phone so i'll post system specs tomorrow. Cheers all.

[holdensupporter2005]

I think the thread heading should read
Converting Internal 2.5" drive to 3.5"
You can't physically reduce the drive down to a 2.5"
You can however get a 2.5" to 3.5" conversion kit.
It comes with the brackets to install a 2.5" drive into a 3.5" bay as well as all the relevent cables that you will need.
Something like 2.5in to 3.5in adapter bracket, lets you mount 2.5in HDD/ SSD in 3.5in bay, comes as a pair

[sweefu]

I think thats what he meant or he would have said converting internal drive (impossible) from 2.5 to 3.5.. but he said from 3.5 to 2.5 using a 2.5" ssd..

[Uber_Flacky]

I have an SSD In Mine Very Very Happy!!! You can get adapter which screw onto the side of the 2.5" and then it brings the width to the same as a 3.5" drive Simple. All SSD's AFAIK are Sata, imagine and IDE SSD LOL. But good work going with the ssd, Which one did you get?

[AirStrike]

Title fixed.
New setup is as follows;
Items already purchased
*Thermaltake Armor + chassis
*ASUS P7P55D-E Premium mobo
*Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray burner
*Enermax revolution 85+ 1250w PSU
*Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 sata II 1.5tb hdd (coming out of my current setup)

Items to come
*128gb SSD (waiting for the sata III units to come out)
*Seagate Barracuda XT sata III 2tb hdd
*Intel i7-860 cpu
*Graphics card (waiting for the direct x11 nvidia units)
*Corsair dominator 8gb DDR3 kit
*Thermaltake Prowater 850i water cooling kit

[mojododo]

Nice system specs mate, EXCEPT the Thermaltake water kit.... a better kit form option would be either a Swiftech kit or the Corsair H50.


Im pretty sure that theres a few SSD's shipping now with 2.5 > 3.5" adapters in the box.

[AirStrike]

Nice system specs mate, EXCEPT the Thermaltake water kit.... a better kit form option would be either a Swiftech kit or the Corsair H50.


Im pretty sure that theres a few SSD's shipping now with 2.5 > 3.5" adapters in the box.

I know there are better kits out there, I did plenty of research. Only reason I was going with that kit is for a first timer it intergrated into the chassis very easy as it was designed for it.
I have however just been informed the chassis I ordered/paid for is no long available so back to the drawing board there.

[Uber_Flacky]

Lol, it's no longer available but we will sell it to you anyway But yeh, nice system, will fly. Another case to look at are the Antec's, the 1200 is a really good case, heaps of room cooling out the backside (which you would need really as you've got the water cooling kit) I have a P182, I would recommend any of the P range cause they are really quiet, especially with water cooling

[AirStrike]

Yeah they say they are in stock but clearly they order direct from TT rather then keep sock on hand.