[Info-vax] HDD in RX2620 and noise

[jayne.aubrie at gmail.com]

On Mar 3, 5:52 am, stuie_nor... at yahoo.com.au wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have just purchased a diskless rx2620 off Ebay to use as a hobbyist
> system.
>
> I am told that the system has two caddies without drives.  What types
> of drives do I need to purchase?
>
> I have also read on comp.os.vms that the rx2620 is rather noisy.  I do
> not need the dual power supply.
>
> Has anyone got any cheap mods that they have performed to try to
> reduce the noise?
>
> Thanks
>
> Stuart

Just about any recent vintage 80-pin SCA SCSI disk will work in the
disk trays.  You need the 1" high ones, of course.  Make sure you
don't get a 1.6 HH disk.  Any Seagate starting with ST3 and ending in
LC or LCV works.

Sorry I don't know about the nose.  I have the RX2600's that are for
sale and they're pretty quiet - at least compared to everything else
in the rack with them.  DL360's and DL380s.

  John H. Reinhardt