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Old 04-04-2024, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
Your pic is correct.
Right ok I did undid my steel cable tie fix 3 more times since last posting and for some reason for the life of me xoutpost wouldn't allow me to logon! anyway ended up with a different tactic, anyone recall taking off the front cover of pc to reveal those cut-push out plates that when removed make space for a cd-rom or extra harddrive etc? anyhow used a 1cm/1cm approx part of this part as a shim under tie, and 2 other bits of st.steel cable tie to "cradle" this shim and prevent i it even slipping out... am a tad worried though that extra 3-4mm it add as a shim to the carrier will prevent carrier from fitting?2nd pic with arrows shows the st.steel ties bent on either side of the fatter shim, 3rd shows these bits now folded down and even if folded will prevent slippage off the shim off, last 2 are of other posts and am hoping if last 2 shims were all good and didn't tamper install of carrier then so should my fix. Its just that I haven't taken off x5 door card to see how that side with the shim will sit on the inner side of the door..or whether it has some clearance or actually hugs surface of door panel so to speak...anyway knew my old gateway 2000 would come in handy
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