[Info-vax] HDD in RX2620 and noise

[William Webb]

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:37 AM,  <jayne.aubrie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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Recent vintage?  Is that like "instant classic"?

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