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Re: need 701 hard drive
cblaisd@mail.tdl.com wrote:
>
> On 21 Jan 98 at 21:55, Lewis Mills wrote:
>
> > Well, I've only seen two types of caddies for the 701 (the IBM one and a
> > plastic knock-off that's fairly similar), and there are a bunch out there.
> > it may be that the caddy/drive you looked at was harder to take apart.
>
> I've got the one that came with the system.
>
> > However, on the ones I've seen, all you need to do is: 1. unscrew the
> > screws that hold it in the caddy, 2. gently pull the drive toward the
> > plug-in end so that the other end can lift up out of the caddy, and 3.
> > gently work the connector off the drive.
>
> 1) Does it take a special screwdriver? They don't look like standard
>screws.
It's a size T-6 Torx. It's not a really easy bit to find, but any good
tool store should have one. Just hope you never have to take apart the
actual computer case. The screws in the front of the machine are a size
T-1 Torx which is almost impossible to find. (Well IBM does list them on
it's parts page for the 701's.
-Greg A.