[Info-vax] rx2600 CD/DVD

[kczwei]

On Jan 26, 6:49 pm, JBloggs <JBlo... at acme.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:36:22 -0800 (PST), kczwei <kay... at kaycee.net>
> wrote:
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> >On Jan 14, 6:04 am, FrankS <sapie... at noesys.com> wrote:
> >> On Jan 14, 2:20 am, "Richard Maher" <maher... at hotspamnotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
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> >> > How did you get on with that? I think I found the one you're talking about
> >> > at a store called Serverworlds, but there were a lot more hits for plain old
> >> > "Teac DW-224E" on Ebay. How much do the mountings, dimensions and connectors
> >> > and VMS support vary for these things? (Didn't have much luck chasing down
> >> > your A6986-numbers.)
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> >> The drive being sold by ServerWorlds (eBay item number 200289600031)
> >> includes the clip that secures the drive in the chassis.  No other
> >> hardware or connectors were required.
>
> >hmmm.... I ordered one of the above from ServerWorlds on ebay.  their
> >listing said it included the clip and was made for rx2600.
> >It DID NOT include the clip, AND it needs the cable converter
> >discussed elsewhere in this thread.
> >I'm NOT HAPPY.
>
> I ordered from 'serverworlds', circa 6-DEC-2008, and the CDRW/DVD's
> delivered were the ones described above  (funky connector, and clip).
>  Item #: 380082536594
>  Item Title: HP Slimline CDRW/DVD Combo A6986-62001 A6986-64001
>
> You might push back, and see if you can exchange yours.
>
> If you have other VMS systems nearby, you might be able to
> use the VMS-based infoserver in the meantime.  (which what I did)

I rcvd an email from Serverworlds that they forgot to send the clip
and
converter.  It's in the mail, gratis.....