[rescue] Rescued: Vaxstation 3100

[Linc Fessenden]

On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Eric Dittman wrote:

> > > be my Maori side showing). Any better ideas for a quick fix ? The 
> > > floppy drive looks poked.
> > 
> > Could this create a cooling problem or be a possible
> > fire hazard? When things get hot inside I would worry
> > about those issues.
> 
> This may indeed cause cooling problems.  It would be better to
> find a different way to mount the drives.
> 

I have hax a couple vaxen 3100'ds and DecStations with this same prob - no
drive brackets..  If the plate is still there then just simply connect the
drive and lay it upside down.  Mine's been that way and working for
years.  Just don't jiggle it a lot while it's running :-)

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-Linc Fessenden

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