Alright, so what do you do if the hard drive you ordered on amazon didn 't come with mounting sc...

[G+_Billy Stanton]

Alright, so what do you do if the hard drive you ordered on amazon didn't come with mounting screws? That is, besides cannibalize them from another machine?

 

I know there are high end cases that don't need hdd mounting screws, but seriously? No screws?

[G+_Cole Brodine]

I have such a bad habit of saving that kind of stuff. I must have a couple mason jars full of computer screws.

[G+_Jorge Cornejo]

Cole Brodine I do the same I take off all the bits an pieces off all the computers I replace.  billy stanton I haven't used screws for any of the hard drives I've replaced in the last three years but if I had to I am sure I can find one or two in my "recycle" pile!  

[G+_Cole Brodine]

If billy stanton lived in central Nebraska, I'd give him a handful. :-)

[G+_F. Biff]

Swpie'em, I would only be concerned if the computer was moved around like a gaming PC. Just make sure the HDD case make a good ground contact.

[G+_Andre Klärner]

Well, I guess most people who are buying hard drives without a usb-case around it are sufficiently pro to always have handful of extra screws of every kind you find in a PC today.

 

I also like getting no screws.. Like the hard plastic cover they serve only a limited purpose. And the screws you get for free are most often quite lousy build and break apart the third time you try to loosen them. I still have a lot of the ones that you can screw without a bit in the screwdriver as they are way easier to screw and leas likely to break when someone tighened them too much..

[G+_Nick Gailfus]

If the item you ordered was marked OEM it will usually just be the hard drive. They are cheaper but you end up needing your own cables as screws.

[G+_Dave Hart]

Go & beg a few from your local computer / repair store. Their techs are likely to have a jar or box of screws.

[G+_Billy Stanton]

Thanks! I'll give that a try next time!