Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-04 Thread dan_A
dan_A wrote: -- The question is: is it necessary to pull the power supply to remove the hard drive which is on top of everything? It looks accessible but is it? At 8:48 PM -0800 on 12/3/02, J. S. Garrison wrote: The basic trick is you'll encounter a little frustration with the

changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread dan_A
-- Hi List A few months ago I changed a battery in my IIci so I have the experience of removing the power supply, drive bay pillar and drives. This was not easy because of the difficulty in pulling the power supply. Recently the internal HD went kaput and I want to replace it. The question

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread Snook, John R
-- Hi List A few months ago I changed a battery in my IIci so I have the experience of removing the power supply, drive bay pillar and drives. This was not easy because of the difficulty in pulling the power supply. Recently the internal HD went kaput and I want to replace it. The question

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread dan_A
The question is: is it necessary to pull the power supply to remove the hard drive which is on top of everything? It looks accessible but is it? Sorry for the basic question but I've not done this in a IIci. Thanks for any info. dan_A At 9:18 AM -0800 on 12/3/02, Snook, John R wrote: You

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread dan_A
At 9:18 AM -0800 on 12/3/02, Snook, John R wrote: -- You should be able to squeeze the two metal tabs on the HDD holder and lift it out. Unplug the SCSI and power cables to the HDD first. johnsn -- I unplugged the drive... Okay, where are the clips? Are there any screws to be removed? dan_A

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread Snook, John R
At 9:18 AM -0800 on 12/3/02, Snook, John R wrote: -- You should be able to squeeze the two metal tabs on the HDD holder and lift it out. Unplug the SCSI and power cables to the HDD first. johnsn -- I unplugged the drive... Okay, where are the clips? Are there any screws to be removed? dan_A

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread dan_A
At 9:18 AM -0800 on 12/3/02, Snook, John R wrote: -- You should be able to squeeze the two metal tabs on the HDD holder and lift it out. Unplug the SCSI and power cables to the HDD first. johnsn -- Thanks again John... I got it out dan_A -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- dan_A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is: is it necessary to pull the power supply to remove the hard drive which is on top of everything? It looks accessible but is it? Sorry for the basic question but I've not done this in a IIci. Nope. Simply unplug the SCSI and power

Re: changing HD in a IIci

2002-12-03 Thread J. S. Garrison
dan_A wrote: -- Hi List A few months ago I changed a battery in my IIci so I have the experience of removing the power supply, drive bay pillar and drives. This was not easy because of the difficulty in pulling the power supply. Recently the internal HD went kaput and I want to replace