Hello.
I ordered a new PC case for my retro Pentium 4 system. It's an Inwin IW-J508TA case, nice classic looking but very weird drive holes/bays.
The floppy drive fits its bay but the screw holes don't match at all. Or perhaps I'm just too tired and missing something?
Tried two different floppy drive brands, didn't help.
So, any clue?
I can't be sure from the photos, but my suspicion is that case uses spring loaded drive rails - hopefully you received them with the case. Something like these:
"I'd rather be rich than stupid" - Jack Handey
Attached image, I received too many these ones, tried to fit them to the fdd, but I couldn't.. I don't even know if these would help.
deksar wrote on 2023-01-19, 19:39:Attached image, I received too many these ones, tried to fit them to the fdd, but I couldn't.. I don't even know if these would help.
They do seem to be the correct rails...
Thanks for the image.
It seems the drive doesn't really fit in that way?
When it has no rails mounted, it fits the bay completely, without any space left..
I suspect you need to remove the case front cover
red-ray wrote on 2023-01-19, 22:04:I suspect you need to remove the case front cover
That was it! Thanks a lot, red-ray!
Thank you everyone.
And one more question;
This PC case came with a PSU called Power Man, model: ip-p350gj2-0
It seems its fan doesn't spin, is that normal (thinking perhaps it'd run when it got a higher load) or it's simply a defect PSU? (As this is actually a very old case (new old stock)
I don't really want to learn the answer after a voice of explosion here..😀 Wanted to ask here.
deksar wrote on 2023-01-19, 22:58:It seems its fan doesn't spin
There are modern (< 10 years old?) PSUs that have Zero RPM mode, but my guess is that the fan and/or PSU is faulty. When was the PSU manufactured?
Were it my PSU I would open it up and check that the fan spins when I connected 12 volts to it and if the PSU is > 15 years old bin it and get a modern PSU.
red-ray wrote on 2023-01-19, 23:29:deksar wrote on 2023-01-19, 22:58:It seems its fan doesn't spin
There are modern (< 10 years old?) PSUs that have Zero RPM mode, but my guess is that the fan and/or PSU is faulty. When was the PSU manufactured?
No idea, it doesn't tell nowhere on it..
use hair drier to blow hot air into the psu and see if fan starts
Wild ass-guess from the serial number: 2006
But as you can see 50 seconds into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q129AbHL0ek the fan seems supposed to spin all the time...
PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2023-01-19, 20:29:deksar wrote on 2023-01-19, 19:39:Attached image, I received too many these ones, tried to fit them to the fdd, but I couldn't.. I don't even know if these would help.
They do seem to be the correct rails...
IW-J508 Floppy Install.jpg
@PC Hoarder Patrol
Could you please kindly upload harddisk mounting part of the same manual? Thank you!
Ryccardo wrote on 2023-01-20, 20:07:Wild ass-guess from the serial number: 2006
But as you can see 50 seconds into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q129AbHL0ek the fan seems supposed to spin all the time...
Thanks a lot for your effort, it seems time to change..
deksar wrote on 2023-01-21, 17:39:PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2023-01-19, 20:29:deksar wrote on 2023-01-19, 19:39:Attached image, I received too many these ones, tried to fit them to the fdd, but I couldn't.. I don't even know if these would help.
They do seem to be the correct rails...
IW-J508 Floppy Install.jpg
@PC Hoarder Patrol
Could you please kindly upload harddisk mounting part of the same manual? Thank you!
No problem (included the full manual for reference)
