[olug] Hard Drive Addition to a Compaq Deskpro

[David Walker]

If you have a free 5 1/4 slot under the cdrom slot you can purchase a 5 1/4 
to 3 1/2 conversion kit from DIT (or a computer store you like) and mount it 
in there.

On Wednesday 17 April 2002 10:18 am, you wrote:
> Reply comments interspersed below. Don
>
> Phil Brutsche wrote:
> >A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> >
> >>I have Linux running on  a Compaq Deskpro PII/III that has a 3 gig HD. 3
> >>gig is barely adequate for my needs. I've looked at it and can't quite
> >>figure out how to add a hard drive into the system. Does anyone have
> >>experience with this type of setup?
> >
> >I have some experience these things - the minitowers are fairly
> >well-built, but the desktop units are a little funky.
> >
> >They're all built like tanks :)
> >
> >>If so, can you give me a clue as to where to look?  The HD chassis seems
> >>to be down under the CD or the FD. Is there a front panel opening (I
> >>didn't take the face plate off-- at the time I didn't think about it)?
>
> I took it off this time.
>
> >How you put the hard drive in depends on the form factor of the enclosure.
> >
> >On minitowers the whole front faceplate comes off (once you take the side
> >panel off, of course), but on the desktops you take off the cover and the
> >*entire drive assembly* tilts forward on some hinges.
> >
> >Either way, once you have access to the bay the drive litteraly just
> >slides in.
>
> I looked for the hinges -- no such luck!  It is a Desktop system. I took
> off the face plate and it looks like the HD  is directly under the FD
> and there may be enough room under that to insert  another HD, If that
> isn't the case, there's definitely enough room under the CD but that
> would mean jimmying up some sort of a chassis. I'd prefer to just have
> everything slide in like you said. This particular desktop chassis looks
> like it was built in  interconnecting pieces so that in order to get
>  access to one piece you have to take another one off but that means you
> have to take this piece off, ad infinitum.
>
> The  tank analogy definitely fits.
>
> >Unfortunatly, getting the drive to just slide in requires some fancy
> >screws that only Compaq uses :(
>
> Having poked around a little bit more I see what you mean.
>
> >Oh, and that's just the two different styles of Compaq Deskpro that I've
> >seen: yours may be different.
>
> Like I said earlier, this is so reassuring!  :-) Just kidding.  ..
>
> Thanks to all who responded for your help. It looks like a minor to
> middle  tear down..

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