atrax27407 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Does anyone happen to have a black plastic 5.25" half-height filler plate that they would be willing to part with? If so, send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I originally wanted to go with just a face plate too, but found mounting issues to be a problem. I eventually went with one of << THESE >> and it works great. I did however install a larger screw in the side to prevent the drawer from opening. It's pretty solid and has worked out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 What kind of issues did you have? Was the filler plate not substantial enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 What kind of issues did you have? Was the filler plate not substantial enough? There's nothing to clip on to I think. The best solution would be to use a HDD tray for a 5.25" bay. Some have the part to clip the plate on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 What kind of issues did you have? Was the filler plate not substantial enough? The opening on the TI's disk bay is actually a little wide if you want the filler plate to be flush with the drive. I suppose I could have used some shims but that would look ugly. I also could have super glued the faceplate to the Lotharek, but that was too permanent for me. Since I did not want to have a crappy look or something that could not easily be undone I went for the drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 I might have a 3.5" conversion frame for a 5.25" bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 Yep - I have a set of rails. I think I can work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Will you solution include a liberal use of Ductape? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry.peterson Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I originally wanted to go with just a face plate too, but found mounting issues to be a problem. I eventually went with one of << THESE >> and it works great. I did however install a larger screw in the side to prevent the drawer from opening. It's pretty solid and has worked out great. There are several similar/cheaper versions. I usually look for a USA source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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