[Info-vax] Need CD-ROM drive for DS10

[Richard B. Gilbert]

tadamsmar wrote:
> I am running VMS 7.3-2
> 
> The CD drive on one of my DS10s has spit out a broken belt.   (It is
> located in a building with one-pass ventilation so we have a high
> level of ozone.)
> 
> I need a replacement drive or belt.
> 
> The drive is a CRD-8402B.  I can find that used, but it will have an
> old belt too.
> 
> But can I just buy a new drive and install it.  I wonder about if I
> will need a driver.

You might be able to buy a replacement belt either from H-P or from the 
OEM.  If you can get a new one it will probably have been sealed in a 
plastic bag and though it may be old it should not have deteriorated 
very much.  If you expect to be using the drive for many long years you 
might want to get two or three replacements.