7 Apr
2005
7 Apr
'05
3:50 p.m.
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:12:49 -0400
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
Scott Stevens wrote:
I only have one sled for my two O2's, but got it out of a fifteen dollar
auction box that also had five SGI keyboards and mice for the O2.
It's really unfortunate that the hard drive sleds become a serious
barrier in using a lot of older machines. The original owner just pulls
the drive, for security reasons, and never bothers to detach it from the
sled and put the sled back. Used HD sleds have become the 'key' item
and often cost significantly more than the whole rest of the machine in
the used market.
I have a military 'portable' (yeah, it has fold down keyboard, LCD,and
handles. But it's pretty bulky...) Sparc system here in a VME chassis.
It's complete except for the drive and sled. I'm eventually expecting
to open the case and somehow mount a SCSI drive directly in the area
where the sled originally went. I doubt if sleds for portable military
VME chassis SCSI drives are available and/or affordable for mere
mortals.
I looked. reputable.com wants $85 for a bare O2
sled. That's a
little wedge of plastic with a tricky lever on it. Ouch. I paid
$20 for each for my O2's (missing the sled.)
Holy crap. I paid $25 for one about 2 months ago.
Never mind.... ;)