[admin] 2.5" hard disk

[jlane4]

I have space for two more drives by the way. One of the drives I use is a 2
1/2 out of a laptop. Just had to make an adapter board
----- Original Message -----
From: steve ravet <sravet at arm.com>
To: <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [admin] 2.5" hard disk


> The machine is an alpha, and I don't know why the case only accepts
> 2.5".  I doubt it's a PC form factor, so a different case probably won't
> help.  2.5" drives are in the "couple hunnerd bucks" range, though, so
> even if we have to buy one it won't be a big deal.
>
> --steve
>
> Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020 wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > This is the current size:
> > >
> > > OS:            500M
> > > ftp site:      387M
> > > WWW pages:      17M
> > > list archives: 225M
> > >
> > > That's about 1.1G, so a 1.2G drive wouldn't leave much room for
> > > expansion.  There's only room for 1 drive, apparently, so we should
make
> > > sure we get a big enough one.  And it does have to be 2.5" to fit the
> > > case, and no it's not a laptop :-)
> > >
> > > Thanks for the offer Jason though...
> > >
> > > --steve
> >
> > sounds like a netwinder or similar device
> >
> > most ISPs have a premium on physical space
> > I would guess this the reason for the small case?
> >
> > Clive
>
> --
> Steve Ravet
> steve.ravet at arm.com
> Advanced Risc Machines, Inc.
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