3.5” Hard Drive Physical Size, True 3.5” drive?

[stevef22]

I am trying to fit a 3.5” hard drive into a small form factor case. I noticed that my hard drive is actually 3 7/8” wide and 5 ¾” long and 15/16” tall. The space available is 3 5/8” wide. Exactly 3 5/8” wide. No cutting or adjusting will make the space larger.

Were can I find closer to 3.5” hard drive? I thought about using a laptop hard drive but the max size is 250GB and the price is high.

Do you know where I can find physical sizes for hard drives? Do certain manufactures make slim 3.5” drives or list the physical dimensions?

Any help is much appreciated,

Thank you

 

[ljcox]

I have always assumed that the 3 1/2 inch is the diameter of the disk, not the size of the case.

 

[stevef22]

Yes, thats the way Ive learned that 3.5" form factor drives are. The disk is 3.5" inside. Standard drive slot space is 4 inches wide.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Use a laptop drive and add brackets. All 3.5" drives are exactly the same width.

 

[Sceadwian]

A 3.5inch floppy disk is exactly 3.5inch's wide. The dimension you gave for width is 3.625 inches, that would give you a clearance limit of .0625 on each side. I think the metal the drive is made out of is thicker than that, so what you're looking for doesn't sound possible.