From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net ([192.75.13.141]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15yz6i-00021U-00 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:24:53 -0500 Received: from drl.roadrunner.nf.net (wiley-1-319074.roadrunner.nf.net [205.251.217.120]) by smtp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9VHOoM09036 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:54:52 -0330 (NST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20011031135146.02de23e0@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net> X-Sender: rab615@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:54:50 -03-30 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Doug Lawlor Subject: Re: Drive dimensions (was dual boot) In-Reply-To: References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011030222117.02dd8320@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I managed to get the drive installed. What we did was take the orignal clips I had, cut off the end furthest from the front of the drive and substitute a screw for the last pin. This made the clips line up with the holes in the drive. Doug At 12:43 AM 31/10/2001, you wrote: >You should contact Dell about this. All 3.5 inch hard drives have the same >holes in them. This is a single industry standard. But (and this is a >kicker) a 3.5 inch floppy has fewer (and thus different) holes. I suspect >reasons start with the fact that a floppy drive normally sticks out >further. In fact to place holes in the same places would place a hole in >part of the trim. > >You may be able to solve the problem by simply ordering the right >slides. Thinking of the way the delss are assembled it should work. Funny >thing is that just yesterday I was working on a system where I could have >checked this. > >======= >Kirk Wood >Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > >"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at >a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > - President George Bush > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup