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[Discuss] How do I determine what hard drive screws I need?



On 09/29/2011 02:34 AM, John Abreau wrote:
> I've got an HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server, which uses 2.5-inch SAS or
> SATA drives.
> The machine had no drives in it, so I ordered a couple of drives,
> along with some
> drive trays.
>
> Neither the hard drives nor the trays came with mounting screws. How do I
> figure out what size screws I need?
>
> The drives are Seagate Momentus 750gb 2.5-inch SATA drives.

Chances are that they are one of two screw sizes. Take a look:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_case_screws

Hard drives typcally use the same screws. If you've had computers 
through the years, you probably have a bunch of them.
>
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