>What is that shiny metal plate attached to the floor of the case -- to the >left of the double U-bracket stack? I haven't looked at it in a while, >but I >guess I assumed it was a place to mount another hard drive? Is that plate >the >"drive carrier retainer" or what? Do you remove it?
There are Rev. 1 and Rev. 2 mobos for the B&W. There are also Rev. 1 and Rev. 2 cases. When they originally left the factory, machines with Rev. 2 mobos came in Rev. 2 cases, just as machines with Rev. 1 mobos came in Rev. 1 cases. The spotting characteristics of a Rev. 2 mobo have been mentioned many times, and will not be repeated here. The spotting characteristics for a Rev. 2 case include: a "U" shaped drive carrier for the basic hard drive, which will accommodate two drives, a flat drive carrier for a third drive, located immediately next to the basic drive carrier, and another flat drive carrier for a fourth drive, located immediately next to the third drive carrier. Each of the three trays are separately removeable. The third and fourth drive positions are intended to be connected to a SCSI, UW-SCSI or UATA controller card, not to the motherboard. Each tray is retained with a special, short and flat M3.5-0.6 machine screw. The spotting characteristics for a Rev. 1 case include: a shelf-like assembly which holds three drives, the middle one being at a lower height than the end ones. The location to the extreme right (rear) of the shelf is for the basic hard drive. (The Rev. 1 mobo does not support Slave drives on the UATA channel). The second and third drive positions are intended to be connected to a SCSI, UW-SCSI or UATA controller card, not to the motherboard. The shelf is retained with a single, conventional M3.5-0.6 machine screw. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
