Mid Atlantic Seeking full height drive cover for IBM 5150/5160

[onesimus]

I only have a half height, leaving 1/4 of my drive space a giant hole and it's quite unsightly.

Not sure how much something like this tends to go for normally, so if you have one, just let me know what you want for it and I'll get back to you on it.

 

[hornbetw]

You need a 1/2 height drive filler plate not a full height. You could find one of the 3.5" to 5.25" adapter for a hard drive. They mount like a 1/2 height hard drive and have a mostly solid front.

 

[onesimus]

You need a 1/2 height drive filler plate not a full height. You could find one of the 3.5" to 5.25" adapter for a hard drive. They mount like a 1/2 height hard drive and have a mostly solid front.

Thanks. I already thought about doing that but wasn't sure if I'd be able to get a modern one to be able to mount smoothly and easily or not. I might just do that, then.

Going to go ahead and leave this up just in case anyone has something that would work that might have been for the PC or XT or something that has a fully solid front.

 

[Plasma]

FYI you can still get vintage half height kits, if you want to stack two of them.

 

[onesimus]

FYI you can still get vintage half height kits, if you want to stack two of them.

AH, thank you. I'd looked for something like this but did not know how to properly search it. Thanks.

Between these two solutions, this thread is essentially resolved.