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Bill, In a message dated 98-09-30 14:37:44 EDT, you write: > Remember the old System/3 Model 10...I think it came with 2 2.5mb drives > (1 fixed, 1 removable). Anyway, we decided to upgrade the the 5.0 mb > HDD...the CE comes out, opens the back of the disk drive, removes a metal > stop. Keys into the console for about 30 seconds...and lo! and behold! > Upgraded while you wait. I remember, boy was our Controller ever _HACKED_! That upgrade cost a small fortune and took about 15 minutes to install. Had the same situation on another platform at the time using Western Dynex drives in a similar configuration (except they were 3/3 upgraded to 6/6). Snip a wire on the disk controller and tell the disks that they're bigger, no restore involved but another apoplectic Controller was... High Tech Stuff... Dean Asmussen Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc. Fuquay-Varina, NC USA E-Mail: DAsmussen@aol.com "It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear." -- Dick Cavett +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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