Where can I find these Antec drive bay adapters?

[muzician21]

Just got an ebay computer with an Antec P-160 case. Apparently they
came with these slide-in drive adapters, but only the included C-Drive
has one.

Anyone know where I might find them?

Here's a pic.

http://www.combatsim.com/img/6/6/6/csim014.jpg.htm

Thanks for all input.

 

[muzician21]

Did you check Antec's store for accessories?

http://www.antec.com/Search.bok?category=Spare+Parts&searchpath=
7f000001125dd2692b7f3&start=41&total=76

They show what appear to be the rails but there's a tray for the drive
that they attach to that doesn't seem to be listed.

 

[Paul]

They show what appear to be the rails but there's a tray for the drive
that they attach to that doesn't seem to be listed.

That tray shown in your combatsim.com picture, looks like the same
kind of try that comes with a Sonata side-loading bay.

http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=514

That style of tray, bolts to the bottom of the drive. The
tray slides into the side-loading cage, until the two spring
clips on the end snap into place.

These pictures show a 3.5" drive fastened to a Sonata tray.

http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/hard_drive_mounting_screws_tray_cr.jpg

http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/hard_drive_mounted_in_tray.jpg

The only question that remains, is why Antec didn't update the
description in their store, to reflect all the computer cases
that use that tray. Maybe you could email them and verify it is the
right one.

Paul

 

[Charlie Hoffpauir]

They show what appear to be the rails but there's a tray for the drive
that they attach to that doesn't seem to be listed.

It's on the previous page to the one shown. Or just go to the start
page and look through them all.
http://www.antec.com/Search.bok?category=Spare+Parts

 

[Charlie Hoffpauir]

I was hoping that the OP was smart enough to check the other pages
since he has the case to compare to and I don't. Or contact Antec
for help. Oh well.

Well, he bought a used case and the seller decided to keep most of the
trays for himself.... If the OP buys those missing trays from the
Antec store at the prices they are charging, he'll probably be paying
more for that used case than he would have paid for a new one. I had a
teacher years ago that often said "it takes all kinds of people to
make a world.... and we've got 'em!"

 

[muzician21]

Yup, gotta love those "EBAY" bargains.

Curious how much would you sell a turnkey 2.33 gig Core2 duo system
with installed & working non-bootleg O/S & disc, in an Antec P-160 or
comparable case, Gigabyte P35-DS3L mobo, 2 gigs memory, NVIDIA GeForce
8600GT, DVD burner, floppy, front and rear 120mm fans for if you had
to buy the components and not use existing parts inventory?

What do you figure something like that would have been brand new at
Best Buy?

How many times have you seen the advice given "Doesn't work? Get
rid of it on Ebay". Just buying somebody elses problem on Ebay.

Machine works fine, the case is short 3 drive trays. Total $25.35 from
Antec.

There are unethical vendors other places besides Ebay.

Now for the chorus of "I've never had any trouble with the stuff I
got off of Ebay." They won't be convincing me.

Have you ever actually bought something on Ebay? After well over 200
transactions, so far I haven't gotten an item that didn't work,
someone once sent me the wrong memory which they replaced.

I was hoping that the OP was smart enough to check
the other pages since he has the case to compare to
and I don't. Or contact Antec for help. Oh well.

Feel better now that you've expressed your exasperation at how you
waste your time advising the lesser beings of the world? It's true, I
deliberately didn't find what I was looking just to piss you off.

I didn't happen to use the term "drive tray" at first and even the
term P-160 drive tray doesn't bring them up. They're not listed under
the 160 case. I subsequently did find them.

I note that someone else saw the same pic you did and was able to
provide useful info without hurling insults.

 

[muzician21]

He's bucking for sainthood

Don't know about that, he's clearly more knowledgeable than you along
with not sharing your personality disorders.

 

[John Doe]

....

Yup, gotta love those "EBAY" bargains.

How many times have you seen the advice given "Doesn't work? Get
rid of it on Ebay". Just buying somebody elses problem on Ebay.

Now for the chorus of "I've never had any trouble with the stuff
I got off of Ebay."

You have a good point IMO, definitely should consider that
possibility. There is also the possibility of getting very
valuable stuff for almost free. You pay your price and you take
your chance. And eBay can be a good way to get rid of stuff you
simply do not need any more. I received a surprisingly good price
for a mainboard with memory and CPU that I could not have given
away locally. I try to shop elsewhere, partly because many times
the price on eBay is more than what I would pay at a good online
store, in addition to the risk. But eBay can be especially useful
for hard-to-find items.

The expression "your experience may vary" probably fits very
well.

 

[John Doe]

Have you ever actually bought something on Ebay? After well over 200
transactions, so far I haven't gotten an item that didn't work,
someone once sent me the wrong memory which they replaced.

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

EBay is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but it can be useful if
you are fleeing the Empire.

 

[John Doe]

(e-mail address removed) says...

He's bucking for sainthood

lol