jason@hpcndjdz.CND.HP.COM (Jason Zions) (05/30/91)
I don't think the 7933 has a removeable disk pack; seems to me the primary difference between the 7933 and the 7935 is the fact you can unload the pack on the '35. I don't know why they put the Unlock Door button on a '33; seems kinda silly to me. -- This is not an official statement of The Hewlett-Packard Company. No warranty is expressed or implied. The information included herein is not to be construed as a committment on HP's part. The devil made me do it. This won't save me from the lawyers' wrath, but it can't hurt. Jason Zions The Hewlett-Packard Company Colorado Networks Division 3404 E. Harmony Road Mail Stop 102 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 USA jason@cnd.hp.com (303) 229-3800
davep@hpwin052.HP.COM (Dave Porter) (05/30/91)
>Is there >something we're doing wrong (besides following the 7935 manual :-)? Nothing at all - except the difference between the 7935 and the 7933 is that the former has user-replacable disc packs. The same packs are used in the 7933, but they aren't user-replacable :-( My sources tell me there WAS an upgrade option to turn a 7933 into a 7935 ( :-) ?) but this cost about $4,000 ( :-( ) and may no longer be available. If this is a viable option for you and you need to use replaceable packs, I'd suggest you contact your local HP support office for more details. Regards, Dave Porter Technical Systems Team, HP Response Centre, UK Disclaimer: not a statement, official or otherwise, of the Hewlett-Packard Co.
bob@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Robert Heideman) (05/31/91)
The HP7933 disc drive does not have the feature of a removeable disk
pack. There is a way to open the door by removing the top housing from the back
Bob Heideman
bob@hpmpeb15.hp.comcampbelr@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Bob Campbell) (05/31/91)
We've got a donated 7933 washtub drive that we can't seem to open. We connected power to it, switched to UNLOAD, and turned it on. Once the display shows STOPPED, we should be able to press UNLOCK DOOR and open the top. Nothing happens when we press UNLOCK DOOR. Is there something we're doing wrong (besides following the 7935 manual :-)? Thanks for your replies, --Jeff The 7933 is an early model of the 7935 that did not have the option to remove the media. The "unlock door" button that is shown in the 7935 documentation should in fact be unlabled on the 7933. If you *really* want to get that pack out, it is possible. Beware that the 7933s are not supported with pack removal and that this is not official advice from Hewlett Packard. At the back of the unit, the top section has several ventilation slots. One of thos slots will be slightly different from the rest (too lazy to go into the computer room, write if you need more detail). Insert something into that slot (not much force should be required, HP name badges work rather well) and the back end should lift. Remove the top and the door mechanism will be exposed at the front. Notice the labels that tell you what to not do. Do that :-) Like I said, you have to *really* want to change packs . . . --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Campbell Some times I wish that I could stop you from campbelr@hpda.cup.hp.com talking, when I hear the silly things you say. Hewlett Packard - Elvis Costello