Can I install a 2.5" hard drive of 15mm of height on the Fractal Design Node 202?

[RRGT19]

Case: http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-202

 

The Seagate 5TB 2.5" has 15mm of height and I don't know if the hard drive will fit inside of the HDD cage on this case.

Any idea?.

 

Hard drive info:

Seagate 5TB Barracuda Sata 6GB/s 128MB Cache 2.5-Inch 15mm

Height (mm/in): 15/0.59, Width (mm/in): 69.85/2.750, Depth (mm/in): 100.35/3.951

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST5000LM000/dp/B01M0AADIX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493316933&sr=8-1&keywords=ST5000LM000

 

[thenastyjbenny]

The bracket in the picture is for SSDs not HDDs.

 

I think if you use a really small GPU it'll fit. You'd have to look up the exact specifications.

[zak rooley]

I would say yes looking at the pictures, I have also found a post on reddit of someone else asking the same sort of question which also say that it should fit depending on the size of your graphics card 
 

Edited April 27, 2017 by zak rooley
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[Mira Yurizaki]

Edit: For OP. The website states the maximum height you can use: 2 - 2.5″ SSD unit positions (height limitation 10.5mm)

 

1 minute ago, JR8 said:

The bracket in the picture is for SSDs not HDDs.

 

I think if you use a really small GPU it'll fit. You'd have to look up the exact specifications.

OP wants to use a 2.5" HDD, you know, the same size for SSDs.

[RRGT19]

Just now, JR8 said:

The bracket in the picture is for SSDs not HDDs.

 

I think if you use a really small GPU it'll fit. You'd have to look up the exact specifications.

I mentioned hard drive of 2.5 inches...............

that cage support ssd and hdd of 2.5" as well

[thenastyjbenny]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

OP wants to use a 2.5" HDD, you know, the same size for SSDs.

Ahh my bad thanks. It should fit fine then.

[RRGT19]

Just now, zak rooley said:

I would say yes looking at the pictures, I have also found a post on reddit of someone else asking the same sort of question which also say that it should fit. 

yeah but I want to confirm the information before my purchase.

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

OP wants to use a 2.5" HDD, you know, the same size for SSDs.

yeah, 5TB 2.5", this case doesn't support 3.5" hard drives.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I have a feeling my edit was missed (as is the case, so no worries). Fractal's site stated the maximum height allowed for the SSD drive cage: 2 - 2.5″ SSD unit positions (height limitation 10.5mm)

[RRGT19]

Just now, JR8 said:

Ahh my bad thanks. It should fit fine then.

some users said that the maximum height for hard drives is 14mm but, fractal design doesn't mention anything about it int he manual of the case.

I want to confirm the information before my purchase.

;(

[RRGT19]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

I have a feeling my edit was missed (as is the case, so no worries). Fractal's site stated the maximum height allowed for the SSD drive cage: 2 - 2.5″ SSD unit positions (height limitation 10.5mm)

damn.. so, it won't fit, the 2.5" HDD has 15mm of height

 bad luck for me

[josephkim626]

I know OP has given conclusion a year back, but I was actually able to fit thicker 2.5 HDD than what Node 202 specified as one of the bay has much more room. 

[martyr2671]

5 hours ago, josephkim626 said:

I know OP has given conclusion a year back, but I was actually able to fit thicker 2.5 HDD than what Node 202 specified as one of the bay has much more room. 

hi. were you able to fit a 15mm barracuda? possibly any pic?

[C bots]

The official answer is No but you can squeeze one in albeit improperly. I was able to fit the 15mm drive in the right side with an additional 7mm drive on the left side. The top screw of the hard drive metal housing can no longer screw in. it miss-aligns about 1mm, Only the left side of the metal holding can slide into the feet holders. However it's so packed in there with cables I'm not worried about the housing moving out of place. I put some tape just in case, it's probably not necessary. 

 

BTW, you can't mount the hard drive on the outside of hard drive housing either. There are outdents on the housing to prevent that.

 

 

[Ron1999]

is that Housing that covers the drives even necessary? it seems to have no purpose except to cover and hold the drives.. without that maybe your OK ? if you buy from retailer with good return s policy, you can tr it and see ...