Question for Norco RPC-4020 users

[pjkenned]

On the top of the Norco RPC-4020 there is a spot for an optical drive next to the two non-hot swap drive spots. Has anyone found a good mounting method for adding another hard drive to that spot?

In the pictures of the new WHS the spot I am talking about is where the WD green is pictured (it is sitting in a hotswap tray and connected to the motherboard SATA slots for diagnostic purposes but it is in the area I am looking to add a drive.

I would really like to be able to get 24 drives to fit in the case, and this would get me to 23 drives. Any thoughts would be appreciated because I'm going to start the final build tomorrow (not using that aforementioned WD green!) Thanks in advance!

 

[Metaluna]

I don't have a 4020, but are you planning on moving the case around much or mounting it vertically? If not, you could probably just stick it down with some double-sided tape or velcro to keep it from rattling around. If there are some unused screw holes or slots in the vicinity, you could also try to thread some zip ties, elastic cords, fishing line, etc. through them to hold the drive down. In the past, I've "mounted" drives by simply layingd down strips of Sorbothane (a very soft squishy, slightly tacky rubber used to absorb vibration) and letting the drive sit on them with no other mounting.

 

[pjkenned]

That case is definitely only laying flat as it's probably close to 80lbs now. There isn't a ton of clearance so I was a bit worried about velcro. If it was a SSD velcro would be the obvious choice. For a 3.5" spindle drive I'm a bit concerned.