20 Feb
2002
20 Feb
'02
2:48 p.m.
Stupid question time.
What's the secret trick to pulling off the front panel of an IBM RS/6000
type 7012 so that the devices in the front drive bays can be removed?
ok
r.
20 Feb
20 Feb
3:30 p.m.
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
Stupid question time.
What's the secret trick to pulling off the front panel of an IBM RS/6000
type 7012 so that the devices in the front drive bays can be removed?
Assuming you got the top cover off, and the key is in the Service
position (or fixed), look for a black pressed-steel lever at the top
front of each
side. Pull 'em up & toward you.
ok
r.
OK!
Doc
4:47 p.m.
Depends on the model.
Peace... Sridhar
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:48:42 -0500 (EST)
From: r. 'bear' stricklin <red(a)bears.org>
Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: IBM 7012 front
Stupid question time.
What's the secret trick to pulling off the front panel of an IBM RS/6000
type 7012 so that the devices in the front drive bays can be removed?
ok
r.
21 Feb
21 Feb
7:34 p.m.
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
Depends on the model.
Of course it does! I was giving you the opportunity to be a showoff, and
discourse upon the differences in latch mechanisms between each of the
7012 front panel variations...
Since you elected NOT to raise to the occasion:
7012-390
I should expect that narrows it down sufficiently.
lazy
r.
ps. jape!
7:58 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
Nah. You just wanted to brag about your 390. :^)
Doc
Depends on the model.
Of course it does! I was giving you the opportunity to be a showoff, and
discourse upon the differences in latch mechanisms between each of the
7012 front panel variations...
Since you elected NOT to raise to the occasion:
7012-390
8:32 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Doc wrote:
Nah. You just wanted to brag about your 390. :^)
<BLATANT>
He's forgetting that I have a 397.
</BLATANT>
8-)
Peace... Sridhar
Depends on the model.
Of course it does! I was giving you the opportunity to be a showoff, and
discourse upon the differences in latch mechanisms between each of the
7012 front panel variations...
Since you elected NOT to raise to the occasion:
7012-390
8:53 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Doc wrote:
Nah, if I'd wanted to brag, I would've mentioned the 3CT, which has a
wider memory data path and more L2 cache. Then somebody else would've
mentioned their 397, and then we all would've had to remember none of it's
very hot sauce compared to a Sawtooth G4.
Besides, Sridhar's got me waaay outgunned. S/390s! Plural!
ok
r.
7012-390
Nah. You just wanted to brag about your 390. :^)
9:11 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
Nah, if I'd wanted to brag, I would've mentioned the 3CT, which has a
wider memory data path and more L2 cache. Then somebody else would've
mentioned their 397, and then we all would've had to remember none of it's
very hot sauce compared to a Sawtooth G4.
That 3CT is a *very* nice machine. What really makes me drool is the
44P/270 with my name on it (literally) at this scrapper's place.
7012-390
Nah. You just wanted to brag about your 390. :^) Besides, Sridhar's got me waaay outgunned. S/390s!
Plural!
Processor-for-processor, there are quite a few machines that can easily
outclass an S/390 G1, but the I/O bandwidth is a different story.
Peace... Sridhar
8:30 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
Kiss my ass. 8-) Here's your answer:
Put the key in service mode. Take the rear and top covers off. Look
towards the front of the case near the corners. Look for a pair of black
latches. Lift them. Rotate the top of the front of the case down. Lift
the front away.
Depends on the
model.
Of course it does! I was giving you the opportunity to be a showoff, and
discourse upon the differences in latch mechanisms between each of the
7012 front panel variations...
Since you elected NOT to raise to the occasion:
7012-390
I should expect that narrows it down sufficiently. lazy
r.
You know it. 8-)
Peace... Sridhar
22 Feb
22 Feb
4:04 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
Put the key in service mode. Take the rear and top
covers off. Look
towards the front of the case near the corners. Look for a pair of black
latches. Lift them. Rotate the top of the front of the case down. Lift
the front away.
All right, I feel like an idiot now, because I can't find anything behind
the front panel which might match your description.
On the side opposite the media bays I see a white tab with a black
retaining clip on it.
Behind the media bays I can see.. nothing. It's magic.
And the damned front still won't come off.
ok
r.
5:18 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:
Ok. The one on the side nearest the RAM boards is obvious, The one on
the other side is a tiny little metal tab between the floppy drive and the
side of the case.
Peace... Sridhar
Put the key in
service mode. Take the rear and top covers off. Look
towards the front of the case near the corners. Look for a pair of black
latches. Lift them. Rotate the top of the front of the case down. Lift
the front away.
All right, I feel like an idiot now, because I can't find anything behind
the front panel which might match your description.
On the side opposite the media bays I see a white tab with a black
retaining clip on it.
Behind the media bays I can see.. nothing. It's magic.
And the damned front still won't come off.
10:50 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
Ok. The one on the side nearest the RAM boards is
obvious, The one on
the other side is a tiny little metal tab between the floppy drive and the
side of the case.
Actually, Doc wins the biscuit on this one for sending the following URL:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/library/hardware_docs/sa38/380…
As it turns out there is a metal piece which I mistook for being
stationary, on the memory-board side. Pull it up, and the front cover
hinges on the opposite short edge (by the media bays), rather than the
bottom.
The plastic tabs and black retaining clips are both nothing more than red
herrings. I knew it coudln't be as hard as I had been making it!
ok
r.
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