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Re: CMS hard drives
> First of all -- there is NO PLASTIC CASE for the drive itself. They
> just took some sheet metal, bent it into a 3-sided bracket-thing,
> spray painted it robins-egg blue, and bolted the HD inside. It
> covers only three sides of the drive -- the top and the left and
> right sides. Then bottom and ends are exposed. The connector at
> the top is also connected to the bracket. The fit and finish is OK,
> but not up to IBM standards. After you put the drive in the bay,
> there is a slight wiggle in the unit (about 1mm) side-to-side. I
> don't think it is enough to damage the AMP connector, but it could
> be better.
Got a Sigma Data 810Mb drive recently. This drive is packaged in a
plastic case with an open bottom (which might allow the use of taller
drives). The fit and finish are fine. The only thing missing is the
slider that lets you lock your drive inside the unit.
Keith