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- From: jwoods@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Jeff Woods)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: HP7933, HP7935, HP7935+"Cache Memory"
- Message-ID: <Bxzww9.ApA@cmptrc.lonestar.org>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 03:40:56 GMT
- References: <BxK6uq.I2v@lysator.liu.se> <28510351@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com>
- Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX
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- In article <28510351@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com> franks@hpuamsa.neth.hp.com (Frank Slootweg CRC) writes:
- |root@lysator.liu.se (Peter Eriksson) writes:
- |>What is the difference between the HP 7933, the HP7935 and
- |>a HP7935 with a sticker "CACHE Memory"?
- |
- | The 7933 does not have a removable pack. If your 7933 has a removable
- |pack then it was originally a 7933 which was converted to a 7935.
- |
- |Frank Slootweg, HP, Dutch Customer Response Center
-
- Excuse me, I realize you are an HP engineer, however, anyone who has paid
- attention to a PM ("Preventive Maintenance" for the novice) of a 7933 knows
- that a 7933 simply has the latch to open the drive disabled by not connecting
- the unlabelled "eject" button and hiding the latch slightly.
-
- Opening the drive to remove the pack is simply a matter of using a pen or
- screwdriver to pop the latch at the back of the top portion of the case,
- then activating the latch "manually" at the front of the drive. It takes
- about 10 seconds.
-
- However, this does NOT mean that it's a good idea or supported in any way.
- Simply that the hardware is all there except some kind of arm between the
- button on the front and the latch itself and that it's not difficult to do.
-
- And I've seen and used dozens of 7933 drives in the last several years and
- I don't think any of them were 7935 drives. I know that when we sold the
- last several of them a few years ago, I personally pulled the packs out
- and sealed and boxed them for shipping.
-
- Incidentally, although the indentation on top of the pack and in the lid
- is obviously for storing the cap that covers the spindle mount point on
- the pack when not in the drive, I understand that it's a good idea to
- store the cap in the bottom of the drive cabinet or elsewhere because
- the cover of the drive is plastic and just flexible enough and just
- small enough clearance that leaning on it or stacking printouts or tapes
- on it (too handy for it's own good) causes pressure on the spindle and
- that's *NOT GOOD*. :^}
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- jwoods@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Jeff Woods at CompuTrac, Inc.)
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