Re: Moving - AS/400 S/36

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When our AS/400 black boxes roll in, they're bolted to a shipping pallet
(which keeps them upright), with foam corners on the corners (which keep
the corners from getting dented), and a cardboard box around the whole
thing.

I don't know if the CE has any drives to un-park (although most drives are
self-parking these days)...

If it was -my- S/36, I'd carefully move it to the new location (ie strapped
upright in the back of a gentle minivan (a softer ride than a pickup
truck)).  Then I'd re-seat any cards in the thing.  (I know the AS/400 has
shipping bars that keep all of the cards from wiggling out of their
sockets; you may not have them.

Then I'd attach the cables, plug the thing in, cross my fingers, and press
the Big Switch.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


>Well as for introductions I'm Lucas Haag i'm 15 years old and will be a
>sophmore this fall at Republican Valley High School well now on to the
>important stuff.
>
>With all of this talk going on I thought I should pose my problem while the
>topic is hot.  I will be moving a S/36 5363 that I purchased about 60 miles
>sometime in the next few weeks.  I'm sure that none of the origional
>packaging material exist and it dont make cents to have a IBM rep come in
>for a system that I bought for $50  What are the recomendations and here are
>some questions.
>
>Does it need to sit upright while in transit?
>How do you "park" the HD heads?
>Should it be in a box with bubblewrap or what should I use?
>
>well you sould all be braced for some totaly simple/stupid questions over
>the next few weeks as I get this system going. Thanks to all, this is a
>great group.
>
>Lucas,




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