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Creative Uses For Extra Drive Bays?

Posted by timothy on from the mousetrap-in-the-dark dept.

sheetsda writes "For many years now PC cases have included 3 or 4 or even more external 5.25 inch drive bays. These days with the proliferation of USB thumb drives and gigabit Ethernet, even my DVD drive has been gathering dust since OS-install-time. Before that when combination CD-RW and DVD drives were nonexistent or expensive that still leaves and extra drive bay or two. What exceptionally inventive, useful, or clever uses have the community found for this extra space? Bonus geek cred for solutions making use of the power rails inside the case."

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  1. First toast by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Nuff said.

    1. Re:First toast by Forge · · Score: 5, Interesting

      http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/plusdeck.html Sorry I couldn't do the link properly. busted keyboard :(

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  2. The SPARCplug by bhima · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You can read a little about it here: http://wiki.auroralinux.net/wiki/SPARCplug

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    1. Re:The SPARCplug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yo dawg, I heard you like computers, so I put a computer in your computer so you can compute while you compute.

    2. Re:The SPARCplug by Cylix · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Better add another monitor so you can compute while you compute and not worry about a second monitor or x session.

      http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1257&ID=1481

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  3. Re:More hard drives. by Nkwe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Three 5.25" drive bays above each other can hold a case with four 3.5" drive bays and a 120mm fan. Thermaltake sells them, as do zillions of other companies.

    Five drives actually.

  4. BAY AREA SMALL SPACE RENTAL by blai · · Score: 5, Funny

    For only $600 a month. Barely used, like new!*
    Guaranteed bay view.

    *Driver not included

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  5. toliet paper storage... by xeroedouttwice · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...for those times when you need to clean your keyboard.

  6. Lockbox by meerling · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A key secured storage space for things like usb thumb drives and my password mini-list. Stuff that's important enough to not leave lying around, but not so important it would really hurt if someone else got it. (like root passwords, full password logbook, credit/debit cards, etc.)

  7. F U F Me by gmiernicki · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://goo.gl/BLBo Too bad they don't sell these anymore. Mine works great!

  8. monitor by Emmeau · · Score: 5, Interesting

    build a monitor in the drivebays http://tweakers.net/ext/f/yH7HML9VL2L3Rk5OK5grdosF/full.jpg full story (dutch) http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1359397/0//scherm%2Cdrivebay All credit goes to Terw_Dan here, not my mod. Very impressive, and most useful solution of the drivebay space i've seen so far.

  9. Store User Guides, Manuals, Invoices, Warranties by Cycloid+Torus · · Score: 5, Informative

    When I finish a build, I fill a ziplok poly bag full of all the stuff which I got with the parts I used for the box. Then I stuff it in a 5.25" bay which doesn't block ventilation. Sure beats looking though the stack of paper under my desk or in boxes or spare part bins.

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