[geeks] WTB: FH 5.25" SCSI-1 enclosure

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 10:49:52PM -0800, Peter L. Wargo wrote:
> You would be surprised how much damage is done to high-end computer
> systems when people get lazy or impatient.  If you take your time, it is
> *very* eascy to insert a system board in an E10K.  However, if you rush,
> and use the levers to jam the board in, you will bend pins on the
> centerplane.  I even saw someone kick a board once to try and get it to
> seat. (Granted, we used to do that with VME, but that was another story.)

Of course, one now has to ask, why did they put the pins on the centerplane?  I
mean, shouldn't we put the most damageproof part (generally the female 
connector) on the piece hardest to replace?

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd