On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:39:45 -0700 "Mark Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
> I have not run into this before, myself. However, I have heard of > people in (low-end) datacenters who use superglue to keep the SATA > cables from disconnecting from the drives due to the high-vibration > environments. I'm not wild about the superglue idea. But I am trying a fix. I removed the drive today and took a close look at things. It seems the connector on the drive is not meshing fully with the connector in the drive bay. The drive is about 5 mm back from where it should be. Unfortunately, the mounting holes in the side of the drive holder are not elliptical, so I can't slide the drive forward the 5 mm to where it should be. I thought of getting a tiny file and making the holes elliptical, but for now I decided against it. Instead, I just left the screws out. I placed the drive in the proper position as far forward as it will go, then put the cover over it and tightened down the cover screws. Another thing I noticed is that the drive does not go down fully into the connector. It rests against the drive bay cover, but it would be more snug in the connector if it had a shim between the drive and the drive bay cover. So, before putting the drive bay cover on, I took seven or eight small post-it notes, cut them down a bit, and placed them on top of the drive before putting the cover back on. This will force the drive connector to mesh more fully into the drive bay connector. Without the screws it might shift back and forth a bit. We'll see if this fixes things. If it does shift and the shifting becomes a problem, I'll figure out a way to make the holes elliptical so I can slide the drive forward where it belongs and still use the screws. Thanks to all for the suggestions. _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
