Review on Pasow Holder Mounting Bracket Adapter by Richard Koh

It's often said that "you get what you pay for" and that applies to this case. I wanted a simple and efficient way to house my new 2.5" SSD in a 3.5" computer case. That's exactly what I got at a very good price. The box arrived the next day with two adapter cartridges and eight screws for each cartridge (four to connect the drive to the adapter cage and four to fit the adapter to my computer's drive cage. The adapter cartridges that came with them were pre-drilled and tapped where needed A #2 Phillips screwdriver was used for the screws, which provided a better effective surface for torque application than #0 or #1. Also, virtually all other screws in the motherboard area (MB mounting screws, expansion slot cover screws, hard drive mounting screws, etc.) Go for #2 to always have it right on your desktop Using a screwdriver this size on a small screw won't confuse a skilled computer handyman Align the SSD (A Crucial 500GB) with the adapter and pull out lightly tighten the first screw (with a magnet tized screwdriver, this was child's play). Screw and release to make tightening the other three screws easier. Line up nicely with the Crucial SSD mounting holes, so finger tighten after all four have fired (I've never had drives come loose, but I've assembled factory drives that require more torque than is reasonable to loosen ), slipped my drive into a removable drive cage made from a standard DIY case, found the most suitable hole for the desired position, and repeated my screw insertion technique above. I spent more time writing this than installing the disk. Just an error in progress; I dropped one of the screws and it fell on the floor where I couldn't find it; Then I looked into one of my size 15 tennis shoes that was under my bench. Voila! I thought about penalizing the manufacturer for not putting little red flags on the screws to make them easier to find, but I think I'll come back to the inevitably overlooked piece of advice for all of us: if you're using small parts work, optimize your work. areas to make them easier to find if you fall, which you certainly will. I would buy these adapters again in a heartbeat. I got what I paid for; Thank you.