[rescue] Compaq Thumb Screws

[Rob Harhen]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:23:27 -0500
"Brian Dunbar" <Brian.Dunbar at plexus.com> wrote:

> I've a set of 1U servers to rack*, but the thumb screws are just >< too
> short to meet the threading on the rails.
> 
> Anyone have a source online for thumb screws?  Failing that, a source online
> for screws n bolts, period?  I'm in Appleton, Wisconsin, if anyone has
> anyplace local ....
> 
> Brian Dunbar
> 
> *The sad story in a nutshell.  HP-E Series rack.  1U Compaq brand servers.
> Everything else we own fits fine in these racks.  Grrrr.
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Get out the trusty drill and just drill out the front of the servers a bit..
Also any hardware store with a decent selection will have some screws that will work (not thumb screws)

Rob