[SunRescue] `Bigger' height SCA disks in SS5 ?

Björn Ramqvist rescue at sunhelp.org
Thu May 10 01:35:44 CDT 2001


Heh... I did it the 'hard way', a screwdriver, cablecutter, hammer and a
saw. :-)
(got rid of the uppe SCA connector)

/Bjorn

Paul Sladen wrote:
> 
> I just got a pair of nice big SCSI disks delievered today; one 50pin for
> my SS2 proxy server; and one SCA one for my SS5.
> 
> However, the SCA disk is a `half-height' one that is slightly taller than
> the `floppy-drive-height' on the disks that are already in it.
> 
>           Case Lid
> ______________________________________
>  ||
>  || <-- SCA Backplace
>  ||    _________________________
>  ||_  |
>  ||_] |  <-- Problem!
> .||. .| . . . . . . . . . <-- `Normal' Height
>  ||   |
>  ||   |
>  ||_  [_   Nice Big 7200rpm disk
>  ||_]  _]
>  ||   [_________________________
> 
> Does any one have a fix for this (the disk will quite happyily fit in the
> top slot; however I can't get the lid on then)... is it possible to get
> 5mm SCA `extenders'?...
> 
> Cheers, Paul
> 
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