[SPARCbook] Upgrading hard drives...
arno uhlmelmahei
arno at panix.com
Tue May 2 15:39:03 CDT 2000
Sunder wrote:
>
> Bill Strange wrote:
> >
> > The trick is to use some good needle-nosed pliers to remove the torx
> > screws. Perhaps a bit brutish, but very effective. First remove the
> > card from the rails, then the rails from the drive. Then reverse-order
> > for the new one. The screws really are not all that tight.
>
> Alas, and alack, mine were on tight. I've managed to plier off one of the
> four, but no more than that. I did pick up some trox bits, but I don't think
> I've the right size (yet.)
>
> > Be certain to observe the board orientation, lest you do the job twice.
> > I did the job twice.
>
> Yup. :)
>
>
It's a number 6 torx wrench. Any good hardware
store should have one. Be nice to your machines,
people.
Regards,
Arno
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