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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
- Path: sparky!uunet!news.claremont.edu!news
- From: jim@ptnext.claremont.edu (Jim Kieley)
- Subject: DEC DE3105 hard disk
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.222236.21238@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- Keywords: DEC, hard disk, heat, NeXTstations
- Sender: news@muddcs.claremont.edu (The News System)
- Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 22:22:36 GMT
- Lines: 30
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- I received a quick response to an earlier post I made today. I am posting this
- on the net at the respondee's request.
-
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- >In comp.sys.next.hardware article <1992Sep2.183858.16034@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- >you wrote:
- >> Has anyone attempted to put a DEC DE3105 1.05 GB 3.5" drive internally in a
- >> NeXTstation? For those that don't know, DEC is attempting to aggressively
-
- >Don't don't DON'T!
-
- >The drive overheats and crashes, there is not enough ventilation inside a
- >station.
- >Please post this on the net also, since I have no post-access at the moment,
- >only read.
-
- >--
- >Gerben Wierda Tel. (+31) 35 833539
- > "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there."
- > Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland".
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-
- I have heard that HP has had technical problems with their 3.5" 1GB drive. So,
- I guess the best option for NeXTstation people who want a large hard disk is to
- go with an external. This negates the need to stick with the 3.5" format.
-
- jim kieley
- jim@ptnext.claremont.edu
-