opening a Rl01 drive

From: Lawrence LeMay <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
Date: Fri Oct 22 18:56:06 1999

> > Ok, how do you open the top of a RL01 drive? someone mentioned removing that
> > little plate on the right side, but when I do that i dont see anything
> > resembling an unlocking mechanism. The latch on top appears to be locked
> > somehow, since i cant seem to move it.
>
> The solenoid mechansim is in there, just up and out of sight... a
> small flashlight will aid in finding the linkage... then you (push
> it up?) I haven't done this in a while .
>
> The other good way is to simply power up the drive, press 'LOAD'
> out, and wait for it to stabilze, open the door, remove the pack,
> close the door and power down. Assumes you have mains power
> available, natch......
>

I choose to power it up, and I was able to open the top door. However,
the FAULT light stays on, i cant lock the cover down anymore, and
I can remove the disk pack (just lift the handle?). I'm chosing to leave
the RL01 powered up for a little while, in case the electronics havent
been powered on for a while, but I doubt that wil fix this problem.

Note, the drive isnt conected to any computer at this time, its just
powered up.

-Lawrence LeMay
Received on Fri Oct 22 1999 - 18:56:06 BST