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How Do You Use Your Spare Drive Bays?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-the-most-from-that-extra-space dept.

red_flea asks: "I've got a couple of CDROM bays that I'm not using. Besides another CD or DVD ROM drive, what else can you put there? I know some people who use that space to cool their Cheetah or Raptor drives. Anything else? Please reply with gratuitous linking to products, articles or modder blogs."

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  1. Sandwich Warmer by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny


    Keeps my grilled cheese nice and tosty warm.

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  2. I always wanted.. by \\ · · Score: 4, Informative

    I always wanted a fu-fme, but sadly they aren't OS X compatible. :(

    On a more serious note, I'm considering one of these to help convert the mounds and mounds of greek cassette tapes my parents have from the 60's. If only something like that existed for 8-tracks..

  3. Place holder by zenray · · Score: 4, Funny

    I activatly use my spare drive spaces as place holders for future expansion points.

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  4. suspension by alexo · · Score: 5, Interesting


    Well, you could suspend your 3.5" drives in a 5.25" cage to get rid of vibration (reducing noise).

    I was thinking of suspending a smallish 3.5" cage inside the 5.25" one.

    Anyone knows where one can get old, possibly broken, computers for free in the Toronto area for such experiments?

  5. Sound Blaster Platinum by lexarius · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How about one of these?

  6. This is impossible. by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny

    This can't be. You cannot be a geek AND have a spare drive bay in your system.

  7. XT Harddisk. by Vo0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Storage: 5 megabytes
    Weight: 4 pounds,
    Spin-up sound: Impressive,
    Geekness factor: High,
    Power Usage: Excessive,
    Shutdown method: c:\dos\park.com,
    Interface: ISA card,
    Linux support: Yes,
    Windows support: No,
    Badsectors: Probably,
    Transfer rates: Who cares?

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  8. Re:Is there a laptop harddrive RAID array? by Mike+Quin · · Score: 4, Informative

    What, like One of these?

  9. 5 1/2" floppy by mister_jpeg · · Score: 5, Interesting
    bonus points if it's hooked up.


    I love that these have a mechanical lever and they make mechanical farts when booting. Retro cool and functional.

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  10. Obligatory Reference by ReverendLoki · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I'm sort of surprised I haven't seen anyone mention the ubiquitous cup holder yet.

    Personally, i've always liked the idea of putting an LCD screen that can pop out the front of your drive bay...

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