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| Best solutions for mounting an internal BlueSCSI V2 in an SE/30? | |
| Posted by: Sani on 2024-03-24 12:25:19 My apologies if this has been discussed before, but I searched and couldn't find anything. I have a blue MacEffects case and an internal BlueSCSI V2, and it's working well, but I'm looking for a way to mount it in the case, preferably in such a way that the SD card is accessible. I found some mounts for the BlueSCSI V1 that attach to the PDS slot, but I don't think they will work for the V2. I've also considered mounting it in the hard drive bracket and cutting a slot for the SD card in one of the case lines above the floppy drive, but I'd rather not make that kind of modification. I tried using an SD card extension cable, but it was causing I/O errors. I don't have any 3D printing experience or access to a printer, but I'd certainly be willing to pay for a bracket if someone makes one that would work. A bracket that would hold it in the position I'm holding it in the photo would work perfectly, I would think.  | |
| Posted by: Stephen_Usher on 2024-03-24 15:08:16 This 3D printable bracket is ideal and designed with the SE/30 in mind as much as anything: https://www.printables.com/en/model/436327-bluescsi-v2-hard-drive-bay-bracket-rc2 | |
| Posted by: davewongillies on 2024-03-24 15:16:41 Here are some more BlueSCSI v2 tray mounts I found:
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| Posted by: finkmac on 2024-03-24 18:48:03 i am lazy as heck. also a cheapskate. i often use those little plastic-wire things that come with cables to tie SD adapters in place. also with regards to an SD slot in the case, I saw someone had a nifty 3D printed solution that uses the kensington lock slot. can't remember where I saw it though | |
| Posted by: Sani on 2024-03-26 08:29:12 Thanks! I ended up ordering the bracket from the first link, the one by This Does Not Compute, and I'm having it made by Print a Thing. I also ordered some other stuff I've been meaning to get, like a replacement gear for the floppy drive, a brightness control knob, and an ADB mouse that I can use with the blue translucent mouse case from MacEffects. I'll share pics if I get the bracket installed and it all works correctly. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2024-03-26 09:26:27 A few years ago I had designed a side-mountable bracket when I was refurbishing about a hundred SEs and SE/30s (not an exaggeration.) It attached to the side of the drive cage so an SE could still have dual floppy drives + a SCSI2SD. It placed the SCSI2SD to the right of the CRT neck, about a cm clearance from the CRT itself. But I don't have the 3D file anymore. :/ | |
| Posted by: Forrest on 2024-03-26 10:27:07 Velcro | |
| Posted by: mousehouse on 2024-03-26 13:52:01 I like these by PotatoFi: Printables
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Printables
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| Posted by: aligo on 2025-05-03 21:56:48 I just repaired one, then I made my own, the installation required removing the original floppy drive/hard drive bracket | |
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