vifl@hou2f.UUCP (M.MEKETON) (06/25/84)
I just received and installed the Kamerman Labs hard disk (the one that costs $895) on a Compaq. It took about two hours. One of the initial steps is to see if the jumpers were set correctly on the disk controller board. The first jumper, W1, did not seem to be connected. A quick call to Kamerman Labs was made. The technician said to try the board anyway, and if it didn't work to send it back (it did work). Next, I became confused by the switch settings on the board, and another call confirmed that they were correctly set when they were delivered. Installation on the Compaq was a pain. The floppy disk controller board and the video display board had to be removed. Then the temporary face plate where drive B should be was taken out. Then the rubber mounts for the disk drive had to be moved closer to the monitor. New screws (6-32 x 1") had to be found. The disk drive slipped in, easily screwed in (with the new screws), and connected to the cables. Finally, I put back the two boards I had to taken out. The disk booted up and worked the first time - so far it seems to be working well. I'm glad that the Compaq has better power supply than the PC does. Marc S. Meketon hou2f!vifl