Drive Tray for Dell PowerEdge Server 2950

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Got a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server that didn't have any of the drive trays. Since the disks are so far back into the machine, I couldn't work without it. Going only on what I could measure between the blank slot covers and the slides at the outside, I created a model that worked after about 4 revisions. The current version clicks in place. The future version that's partially untested uses a clear left slide to transmit some of the LED lights from the back left corner to the front cover. I'm 95% sure it will work without further adjustment, but I'm a bit swamped so not sure how long until I get the next covers printed. The left slot plus face that are marked "light" are for this purpose. the v1 parts without "light" are the previous version before I added the slot and extra light extension. All of the photos are the v1 and prior attempts mixed in. the RT-block adapts the left slide to fit a 2.5" laptop SATA drive. if using 3.5" drives, that part is unnecessary. screws to attach everything should be flat-head Phillips (With or without countersink) like used to attach the motherboard or floppy disk. Pan head or hex head bolts at the slide to drive holes will interfere with the slides, so look for screws with heads less than 1.5mm tall. 3.5in drives use #6-32 screws while the 2.5in drives use M3x6mm screws. Some holes may need a tiny bit of cleanup so that the screw will go in. Since it's plastic, don't overtighten! Right Bracket .v2 needed trimming when used with the shorter sides and a 3.5" drive.. so I shortened it and uploaded .v3