Idea for 2nd HDD in DIM 2400

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Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to (4)
hard drives, (if you have room for them).

I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening, and
one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!

Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there are
several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.

I'm going to do the velcro thing!

Thanks,
Mike
Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad gives
some people a little bravery to moth off!!
 
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Be careful. The drive has to be in contact with the METAL drive cage to
conduct heat. Velcro will insulate it from the cage and the drive could over
heat.

If you don't have a second optical drive, there is a spot for the second
hard drive right there.

Tom
"Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
> Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to (4)
> hard drives, (if you have room for them).
>
> I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
> rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening, and
> one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!
>
> Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there are
> several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.
>
> I'm going to do the velcro thing!
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad gives
> some people a little bravery to moth off!!
 
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how true!

"Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
>> Mike
> Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad gives
> some people a little bravery to moth off!!
 
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Better replace the cable with an 80 wire and make the hard drive master and
the CD slave if you put one up there.

"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:0eCdnYswT8S8Ee3dRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Be careful. The drive has to be in contact with the METAL drive cage to
> conduct heat. Velcro will insulate it from the cage and the drive could
over
> heat.
>
> If you don't have a second optical drive, there is a spot for the second
> hard drive right there.
>
> Tom
> "Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
> > Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to (4)
> > hard drives, (if you have room for them).
> >
> > I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
> > rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening, and
> > one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!
> >
> > Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there are
> > several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.
> >
> > I'm going to do the velcro thing!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> > group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad gives
> > some people a little bravery to moth off!!
>
>
 
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Definately DON'T want to do that.

The 2400 comes with Cable Select cable with an open connector, all ready to
go with another drive. They anticipate that you might put in another optical
drive.

Just put the hard drive in (you'll need to brackets to adapt a 3 1/2 inch
drive to a 5 1/4 inch bay -- available almost everywhere) and plug it in.
Make sure the hard drive is jumpered Cable Select.

Tom
"john" <johnt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZZKdnQ0hgYE69uzdRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> Better replace the cable with an 80 wire and make the hard drive master
and
> the CD slave if you put one up there.
>
> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:0eCdnYswT8S8Ee3dRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Be careful. The drive has to be in contact with the METAL drive cage to
> > conduct heat. Velcro will insulate it from the cage and the drive could
> over
> > heat.
> >
> > If you don't have a second optical drive, there is a spot for the second
> > hard drive right there.
> >
> > Tom
> > "Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to (4)
> > > hard drives, (if you have room for them).
> > >
> > > I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
> > > rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening, and
> > > one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!
> > >
> > > Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there are
> > > several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.
> > >
> > > I'm going to do the velcro thing!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > > Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> > > group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad gives
> > > some people a little bravery to moth off!!
> >
> >
>
>
 
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john

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Aug 25, 2003
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Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

Yes, operative words there are "another optical drive", and NOT a hard
drive.

If the CD is on the end connector and he puts a HD just beneath it, the disk
will end up being a slave which runs contrary to all recommendations I have
seen. If the HD is put in the top bay and the CD moved down and put on the
second connector then cable select will be OK.

What I'm trying to say is that there is more to it than slap the drive in.


"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:L8qdnaRG4psJG-zdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Definately DON'T want to do that.
>
> The 2400 comes with Cable Select cable with an open connector, all ready
to
> go with another drive. They anticipate that you might put in another
optical
> drive.
>
> Just put the hard drive in (you'll need to brackets to adapt a 3 1/2 inch
> drive to a 5 1/4 inch bay -- available almost everywhere) and plug it in.
> Make sure the hard drive is jumpered Cable Select.
>
> Tom
> "john" <johnt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ZZKdnQ0hgYE69uzdRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> > Better replace the cable with an 80 wire and make the hard drive master
> and
> > the CD slave if you put one up there.
> >
> > "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> > news:0eCdnYswT8S8Ee3dRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > > Be careful. The drive has to be in contact with the METAL drive cage
to
> > > conduct heat. Velcro will insulate it from the cage and the drive
could
> > over
> > > heat.
> > >
> > > If you don't have a second optical drive, there is a spot for the
second
> > > hard drive right there.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > > "Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
> > > > Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to
(4)
> > > > hard drives, (if you have room for them).
> > > >
> > > > I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
> > > > rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening, and
> > > > one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!
> > > >
> > > > Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there are
> > > > several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.
> > > >
> > > > I'm going to do the velcro thing!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mike
> > > > Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> > > > group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad
gives
> > > > some people a little bravery to moth off!!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
 
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Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

Nah, works fine. Those recommendations are way, way out of date. Current
controllers can control two disparate devices at their native speed
regardless of their status as Master or Slave.

Tom
"john" <johnt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mYCdnXGEBPWjBOzdRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> Yes, operative words there are "another optical drive", and NOT a hard
> drive.
>
> If the CD is on the end connector and he puts a HD just beneath it, the
disk
> will end up being a slave which runs contrary to all recommendations I
have
> seen. If the HD is put in the top bay and the CD moved down and put on
the
> second connector then cable select will be OK.
>
> What I'm trying to say is that there is more to it than slap the drive in.
>
>
> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:L8qdnaRG4psJG-zdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Definately DON'T want to do that.
> >
> > The 2400 comes with Cable Select cable with an open connector, all
ready
> to
> > go with another drive. They anticipate that you might put in another
> optical
> > drive.
> >
> > Just put the hard drive in (you'll need to brackets to adapt a 3 1/2
inch
> > drive to a 5 1/4 inch bay -- available almost everywhere) and plug it
in.
> > Make sure the hard drive is jumpered Cable Select.
> >
> > Tom
> > "john" <johnt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:ZZKdnQ0hgYE69uzdRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> > > Better replace the cable with an 80 wire and make the hard drive
master
> > and
> > > the CD slave if you put one up there.
> > >
> > > "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> > > news:0eCdnYswT8S8Ee3dRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > > > Be careful. The drive has to be in contact with the METAL drive
cage
> to
> > > > conduct heat. Velcro will insulate it from the cage and the drive
> could
> > > over
> > > > heat.
> > > >
> > > > If you don't have a second optical drive, there is a spot for the
> second
> > > > hard drive right there.
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > > "Michael P Gabriel" <axipolti@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:a20043.0404041305.44e9c09e@posting.google.com...
> > > > > Hi... www.cyberguys.com has PCI cards that will accept up to
> (4)
> > > > > hard drives, (if you have room for them).
> > > > >
> > > > > I can find room for (1) if I remove the floppy facia and install
> > > > > rails, another in the empty slot below the CD/CDW/DVD opening,
and
> > > > > one more...thanks to another genius who suggested using velcro!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Not very practical to have (4) HDD's in the dim 2400, but there
are
> > > > > several ideas if you really need that extra hdd.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm going to do the velcro thing!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > Picture Rocks AZ. PS: Boy do we have a bunch of nasties on this
> > > > > group!! I guess sitting safely in the confines of your own pad
> gives
> > > > > some people a little bravery to moth off!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
 
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