I am going to try to fetch a pair of these beasts soon, and have questions... Does anyone have a decent estimate for their weight? How can I secure the heads for shipment? William Donzelli william(a)ans.net

Yes, very heavy. I seem to recall reading something like 150kg in the manual, but that included the stand and side panels. The drive alone probably weighs about 75-100kg, and takes 2 people to lift. The do come apart, from the top downwards. I can talk you through it if you like, but you'll need a good toolkit to do it. The basic sequence is : Remove rear cover, frontpanel, disk cover, disk cartridge holder, filter, fan assembly, cardcage, PSU, mains input bracket, main chassis, power transformer. Each bit is then liftable. These drives _should_ be autolocking. There's a solenoid on the underside of the positioner to do this. Personally, I'd remove the rear cover (2 screws) and check that the positioner wouldn't move forwards. -- -tony ard12(a)eng.cam.ac.uk The gates in my computer are AND,OR and NOT, not Bill