New to SSD - Question

[GGtW]

Hey guys,
I have been slacking on the new technology side of things for a while, have not read up on the SSD hard drives.
My old Raptor hard drive crapped out on me yesterday so I think I'm just going to upgrade everything.
I've picked out a Sata 6Gb/s compatible motherboard so far
( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631 )

My question is...how do these things mount? I see the 4 screws on the bottom, but how the hell am I to mount this in a ATX case? Possible? Am I missing something?

This is the drive I've selected:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357

Feel free to give me better suggestions if anyone thinks better.
Computer will be used for gaming, work related multi tasking (excel, word, etc...)

Thanks!

 

[Rustic]

you can buy an adapter to mount it in a hard drive bay, but i think most people (myself included) just let it sit on the bottom of the PC case

 

[bastage]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811990004

Or what I use is 3m velcro tape.

 

[3far4shot]

You can buy a SSD mounting adapter that you can fit into a standard 3.5'' drive bay like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4085R&cm_re=ssd_mount-_-17-994-085R-_-Product

Or you can be creative and do what the person above me said, use some velcro or double sided tape and stick it somewhere in the system.

 

[munkle]

Alot of drives come with a 3.5" adapter. My kingston drive, gskill drive, and intel drive did, only my ocz drive didn't. You can check the pics on newegg to find out if a drive comes with one or not.

 

[nalc]

Yup, a lot of drives come with the mounting brackets, and other ones are available. Although some newer cases are beginning to include 2.5" mounts.

I have such a bastard SSD setup in my Dragon clone right now.

I have my 2.5" SSD mounted with 4 screws onto the 3.5" adapter. That adapter is mounted with 4 screws onto two brackets to go from 3.5" to 5.25". To each of those brackets is a purple plastic drive rail with 2 screws. So a total of 12 screws and 5 different things just to mount the SSD.

 

[bastage]

I have my 2.5" SSD mounted with 4 screws onto the 3.5" adapter. That adapter is mounted with 4 screws onto two brackets to go from 3.5" to 5.25". To each of those brackets is a purple plastic drive rail with 2 screws. So a total of 12 screws and 5 different things just to mount the SSD.

Good lord man..