scavenged one of these core2duo from trash. The machine still

taping a bunch of HDDs together and then just zip tying them to some place in the the case where they don't interfere with cooling and what not would probably be the best option

5.25 drive bays. Like $4 on fleabay

put it below the dvd drive

>>61827030
just fucking buy the shitty plastic caddies for like five dollars you cheap piece of shit and stop calling everything you don't understand "proprietary"

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Would be a perfect file server OP. Just zip tie them. Make it look clean. Not everything has to be perfect.

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>>61827123
>>61827295
Yeah, I was thinking of tying the drives together, then tie the block of HDDs inside the case. Maybe secure it with tape or something.
Do you have pictures I can take inspiration from?

>>61827152
>>61827275
B-but muh shecles.
And you're telling me this shit is standard?

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>>61827030
Heavy duty velcro with a sticky side.
Elegant and effective.

Grab something like this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Swap-4-x-2-5-HD-internal-6Gb-s-SATA-SAS-backplane-taking-1-x-5-25-bay-/292191191242