Alternatively, you can get a SCSI enclosure and have the drive run as an external drive.
Sherman On Sun, 30 May 2004 07:11:03 -0700, J.S. Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 5/30/04 12:43 AM, Katzy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > A little while ago I tried upgrading the HD in my SE from the 20Meg I got it > > with- to a 500Meg drive I had sitting around. I got the little guy apart OK, > > but when I tried putting in the new drive I realized that the mounting holes > > in the drive didn't match the ones in the bracket (it was off by a couple of > > mm). > > > > ????? > > > > At the time I just shrugged and put the whole thing back together... Now I'm > > itching to try again. Do I need to drill the bracket to make this work? Or > > is there a kludge that will do the job? > > > > TIA, > > --Katzy > > > > > What I've done is to mount the drive by the rear holes, place a block of > foam under the front of the drive, and tighten the screws more firmly. > Drilling does help. And it IS the more proper way. > > But I've run ten SE's myself and among donatees with absolutely no damage > to the drive. > > Jeff > > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
