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On Thu, 14 Aug 97 18:07:03 +0300, Dominique Pivard wrote: >On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 at 10:22 AM you, "TROTTIER, Tom" <ttrottier@shl.com>, >said: > >>I am thinking of upgrading too.. some questions: >>1. Does the plastic wrap resemble Saran wrap? Would several layers of >>Saran wrap work as well? 2. Would the plastic wrap cause any overheating >>or reduced component life? > >I have no idea what "Saran wrap" is, but you can easily see for yourself >what the original plastic wrap looks like by taking the drive off your >TP701, which is very easily and safely done (after all, the TP701 drives >were designed to be removable). > Saran wrap is a plastic wrap for foods. >I suppose IBM wouldn't have wrapped the drives if it could have damaged >them. It probably also protects the drive against dust and oxidation. > Or electro-static, perhaps. >At one time my TP701 acted as my home Internet server and was switched on >24 hours a day for more than 5 months. Neither the TP701 nor the drive >itself appeared to have suffered from any kind of overheating. > Long time. I had my ThinkPad on for like 1.5 weeks straight, and my Linux server for about 2 weeks, all the time, w/ external SCSI peripherals. Paul