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Vostro 200 FlexBay?
The Dell Vostro 200 has a floppy connector and you can put a drive and it shows in the front of the case as the one for the OptiPlex 755 Desktop. But in the Vostro 200 Slim Tower doesn't have a standard 3.5 inch mounting bracket. It needs what the manual refers to as a "FlexBay" cage. I do not know what it is and the Internet isn't much, it shows for everything but the vostro 200 ST.
Is there a part number, reference or is it the green rails used for other systems?
redxps630
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November 27th, 2023 00:27
I think the V200S standard external drive is a full height 5.25 DVD drive. it has a flap door which flips open when the dvd tray is ejected.
that is the top half of bezel
at bottom half of bezel there is a 3.5 bay option or it seems.
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November 27th, 2023 00:50
you can mount a media card reader in the bottom half in a 5.25 enclosure
Dell 19-in-1 Media/Flash Card Reader 0G7V21 with Cable and Cage/Caddy 0NR95F
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December 3rd, 2023 20:37
@redxps630 There isn't a bottom 5.25 Bay in the Vostro 200 Slim Tower. And even if I wanted to mount it in the top bay, I can't use the bottom DVD drive because a piece of plastic blocks it. Not that there would be a power connector for it. And some of the top stuff would be inaccessible because a top plastic piece blocks it. You may be referring to something else.
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December 3rd, 2023 21:06
I have a V200S bezel from a tear down in storage. will take a look at it when I pull it out next time.
Dell used exactly same chassis for Inspiron 540S slim desktop