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wardie
May 29, 2008Aspirant
NV+ hard drive tray screws replacement
I've just bought an extra HDD to add to my NV+ thats been working fine for a couple of years now. However I can't find the original pack of remaining screws that came with it for fixing the drive to t...
jaymak
Mar 30, 2011Aspirant
It seems that the problem still exists. I recently bought four diskless ReadyNAS Duos, none of them contained screws. My local computer shop insisted that they used standard hard drive screws and supplied me with some. We know from previous posts that this is not the case. After hunting about for a day I phoned Netgear in Sydney and they posted me 32 screws but here are a couple of other solutions:
Being the impatient type I modified standard hard drive screws in the following way. Fit the screw in the chuck of your power drill and with the drill running file down the screwhead to 1mm thick, then using a small file on the edge of the head reduce the head to about 4mm diameter. This will still leave enough recess to fit a good phillips driver. Make sure the screw is a snug fit against the chuck jaws and tighten the chuck by hand to prevent damage to the thread.
Method two, visit your local aviation spares shop. 6-32 1/4 inch countersunk screws are common in the aircraft industry although they cost about 30c each.
Being the impatient type I modified standard hard drive screws in the following way. Fit the screw in the chuck of your power drill and with the drill running file down the screwhead to 1mm thick, then using a small file on the edge of the head reduce the head to about 4mm diameter. This will still leave enough recess to fit a good phillips driver. Make sure the screw is a snug fit against the chuck jaws and tighten the chuck by hand to prevent damage to the thread.
Method two, visit your local aviation spares shop. 6-32 1/4 inch countersunk screws are common in the aircraft industry although they cost about 30c each.
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