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[76.23.130.96]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id l69sm1397876qke.112.2020.06.05.19.39.35 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:39:36 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2020 22:39:35 -0400 From: Jack Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive screws To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Cc: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <121b02ad-0d1f-e26f-6582-aefd7a3baea2@iinet.net.au> In-Reply-To: <121b02ad-0d1f-e26f-6582-aefd7a3baea2@iinet.net.au> X-Mailer: Balsa 2.5.10-65-geb847a2f0 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 47aef449-afd5-4e01-87c2-283e0f48a65a X-Archives-Hash: 0ab35fbf29ff74053b9f6897980a244c Were you thinking about this? https://xkcd.com/927/ On 2020.06.05 22:24, William Kenworthy wrote: > No, there are a lot of different sizes used across brands - and there > are metric and imperial threads which is likely the cause of your =20 > almost > fitting ones. >=20 > What standard? - if don't like it, wait a few minutes and another will > come along ... >=20 > :) >=20 > BillK >=20 >=20 > On 6/6/20 10:06 am, Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I know this sounds like a silly question and I never thought I would > > have to ask such a basic question like this.=A0 I bought a external =20 > hard > > drive enclosure and was trying to install a hard drive I had laying > > around.=A0 The screws that come with the enclosure doesn't fit.=A0 The > > screws have a coarse thread and it seems the drive case has fine > > threads.=A0 It's the only screws that come with it so it has to be for > > that purpose.=A0 Anyway, I dug around my screw bin and found a few > > screws that fit better but still not quite right.=A0 I went to ebay =20 > and > > typed in 100 hard drive screws.=A0 I want to buy a bag of them to have > > around when I need them.=A0 It's amazing what I got for results.=A0 Som= e > > list a brand they fit.=A0 Some say laptop, few mention a desktop > > system.=A0 Looking at pics, some seem to be coarse thread, some sort =20 > of > > fine thread.=A0 Some standard, some metric.=A0 Some are phillips head =20 > and > > some look like allen type or star type heads.=A0 I'm sitting here > > wondering, is this nuts or what?=A0 Pardon the pun there.=A0 It's just > > crazy.=A0 lol > > > > Is there not a standard sized screw that should fit all 3.5" and =20 > even > > 2.5" drives??=A0 Whether they are spinning rust, SSD or the outdated > > floppy drives.=A0 Are they THAT different or are the pictures > > misleading?=A0 If there is a standard or does WD take one size screw > > while Seagate takes another and Toshiba yet another?=A0 If someone has > > found a size that fits them all, could you please share the sizes =20 > or a > > link so I can have something to go by?=A0 I already have a few hundred > > screws that don't fit.=A0 I really don't need yet another 100 to add =20 > to > > the don't fit anything pile.=A0 > > > > What happened to the simple days where things would just fit like =20 > they > > should??=A0 ^_O > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > Dale > > > > :-)=A0 :-)=A0 > > > > P. S. The enclosure I got is a eSATA or USB type.=A0 I use the eSATA > > connector.=A0 Found it on Amazon and it's a Rosewill.=A0 The enclosure = =20 > not > > long ago was about $60 each.=A0 I got two for $54 with free shipping.= =A0 > > It has a temp controlled fan too.=A0 I bought other USB only =20 > enclosures > > that wasn't worth the shipping much less the cost of the item.=A0 I > > think I had one that worked fairly well but was really slow.=A0 Maybe =20 > it > > was USB2 but I suspect it was defaulting to USB1.=A0 A few others =20 > failed > > after a short time, I suspect USB issues myself.=A0 I still need to =20 > run > > up on a good deal on a PMR type 8TB drive, designed for 24/7 use.=A0 I > > need to expand /home.=A0 It's at 70% right now.=A0 o_O >=20