Do I really need a drive cage/drive sled for 2nd 2.5" SSD?

[AlTech]

So, I have a dillema.

 

My original SSD from 2014 came with a Drive cage/sled. I just recently bought a larger and more expensive SSD which did not come with a drive cage/sled.

 

Do I really need for my 2nd SSD to be in a drive cage/drive sled? or can I just screw in both screws on one side and not on the other?

 

And will this cause any problems?

 

Thanks.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Don't need one. You can leave it dangling around by the SATA cables if you want, there's no moving parts to get damaged. I have my SSDs held in place by velcro, no problems. 

 

EDIT: You might actually be better off not screwing it in at all and either just placing it somewhere loose or sticking it down with tape or something. If you screw it in on one side, there is a chance you may accidentally put pressure on it when working on the PC and damage the housing.

[AlTech]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Don't need one. You can leave it dangling around by the SATA cables if you want, there's no moving parts to get damaged. I have my SSDs held in place by velcro, no problems. 

Would taping it down with Electrical tape be fine?

 

I might try to tape it down to a side of the case if it's fine.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

Would taping it down with Electrical tape be fine?

 

I might try to tape it down to a side of the case if it's fine.

Yep, that's fine. I edited my post to explain a bit more. 
 

SSDs don't need to be secured like HDDs as they don't have any moving parts, so they don't need to stay still and aren't affected by vibrations, shock or movement. If you have some double sided tape, I'd use that, but just some tape over the SSD to stick it down will work fine. 

[AlTech]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yep, that's fine. I edited my post to explain a bit more. 
 

SSDs don't need to be secured like HDDs as they don't have any moving parts, so they don't need to stay still and aren't affected by vibrations, shock or movement. If you have some double sided tape, I'd use that, but just some tape over the SSD to stick it down will work fine. 

If i had a spare 2.5" HDD in my case, would I need a drive sled for that?

 

It works just fine and seems to be doing great for what it is (which is to say it is a 5400rpm HDD )

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said:

If i had a spare 2.5" HDD in my case, would I need a drive sled for that?

 

It works just fine and seems to be doing great for what it is (which is to say it is a 5400rpm HDD )

For a HDD, yeah, you'd want a sled to hold it in place properly. If you have two SSDs, an HDD and only one sled, make sure the HDD is in the sled, the SSDs can be mounted loosely. 

[scottyseng]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

If i had a spare 2.5" HDD in my case, would I need a drive sled for that?

 

It works just fine and seems to be doing great for what it is (which is to say it is a 5400rpm HDD )

Yeah, I would get a sled for 2.5" HDDs. These you don't want to move around.

 

But yeah, I have my SSD just dangling in both my servers (too cheap to buy the supermicro drive tray for them)

[Guest]

I've used this in the past for several months. Had no issues at all. If it fits, it sits. Think people also have used velcro (???) to mount SSD's.

[Mooshi]

Yeah, SSDs will dangle without an issue, though it would be janky lol. adhesive and a good spot to stick will do!