Got the second batch of -11 equipment

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Mon Jan 20 12:46:23 2003

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Dave McGuire
> Sent: 19 January 2003 21:24
> To: cctech_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Got the second batch of -11 equipment
>
> > panel. Are
> > yours older drives? Maybe the panel was added later because getting
> > the lid
> > open without it is a right royal PITA.......
>
> They might be. Next time I'm in one of those racks I'll check the
> manufacturing dates.

....and when I was downstairs reorganising some of the museum I forgot to
check on my own RL02.....

> > and NOW I'm thinking 'if I know it's a pain to get the lid off without
> > the
> > panel maybe I DID see some drives without it' :)
>
> Yeah...You can open the lid from a dead drive (or when it's
> inconvenient to get power to it) by unscrewing the rear top lid,
> lifting it up, and sliding it back a little bit. That is a real pain
> though.

Yep, I even remember doing it, so my other observations don't hold much
water :)

cheers

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Received on Mon Jan 20 2003 - 12:46:23 GMT

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