[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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