- Stealth Drive - Intro :
- Tools and Materials :
- Modify the bay cover :
- Disassembly :
- Cover Install :
- Drive testing :
Stealth Drives - Installing the Cover
Getting the cover to sit correctly is the most difficult part of the whole project. This is also the part that convinced me that super-glue is a bad idea. The Velcro allows for a bit of play in the cover, especially in the angle of the cover. Using super-glue invariably led to the cover sitting at a different angle than the rest of the drive bay covers. Velcro also allow us to use the eject button on the drive.
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The first step is to put some velcro on the drive tray cover.
Make sure the velcro is only on the tray cover, cutting if necessary.
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Next we'll need to put the velcro on the drive bay cover. Peel the velcro off it's sheet and attach to the velcro stuck on the tray. Leave the sticky side exposed. Assuming the bristly side (the hooks) of the velcro is attached to the tray you'll have: drive tray cover - velcro (hooks) - velcro (loops).
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With the drive pushed back far enough not to touch the drive bay cover, hang the cover in the bay with some tape. This will ensure we align the velcro correctly.
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SLide the drive forward in the drive bay until the adhesive side of the velcro hits the drive bay cover suspended by the tape. Yank off the tape and press firmly on the drive bay cover to attach.
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Remove the drive and carefully seperate the two parts of the velcro. We now need to add something to depress the eject button when you push on the lower right side of the cover. Here I'm using a rubber bumper... foot... thing. Unused pencil erasers work well also.
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Line up the thing you're using to depress the button. You'll want to mark the location with a pencil or sharpie. Make sure it's thick enough that you can hit the eject button without the velcro coming off.
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If you're not using something with adhesive on it glop on some hot glue to keep it in place.
