PC screws?

[dbminter]

What size are the screws that hold CD/DVD drives onto the side of the interior case of a PC? Are they the same size or smaller than so called PC Computer Case thumbscrews? Does anyone know?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_case_screws

 

M3 screws for optical drives.

[dbminter]

That link does help a lot. So, 6-32 screws won't fit the hole for an M3 screw that holds an optical drive to the case? Basically, what I'd like to find are thumbscrews that are M3, it seems.

 

 

I think this may be basically what I'm looking for?

 

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13513/scr-259/Dimastech_M3_Thread_Thumbscrew_-_10_Pack_BT016.html?tl=g4c157s1266&id=M5Saidgk

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Nope, the optical drive screws have a finer pitch thread.

 

Yes, those M3 thumbscrews look like they should do the job

[dbminter]

They half did the job. They fit the holes fine, but, the side panel wouldn't fit back into place with some of the screws in place. There are 2 screw holes per side for the optical drives, and with screws in the rear hole, the side panel will slide back into place. With screws in the forward holes, though, the panel will not fit back because the side panel is not flat on the side. It's got ridges and grooves in it. So, I can only have screws in the rear holes. It seems to do the trick, though. The drives don't move too much when the eject buttons are pressed, so, it appears that just the one screw in the rear is enough.