In article , "Robert Jarratt" writes:
> Does anyone have any slide rails for mounting a 3.5" disk in the front bay
> of this machine, that they are willing to part with? Also any front panel
> blanking plates for the same machine?

My hobbyist systems are all fine with duct tape for these. Do look
out for cooling clearance and potential shorts. And this assumes
that I'll do something else if I ever need to have someone else move
them. (Not for professional installation.)

"Bob Koehler" wrote in message
news:0n2aQVBsc$Gm@eisner.encompasserve.org...
> In article , "Robert Jarratt"
> writes:
>> Does anyone have any slide rails for mounting a 3.5" disk in the front
>> bay
>> of this machine, that they are willing to part with? Also any front panel
>> blanking plates for the same machine?
>
> My hobbyist systems are all fine with duct tape for these. Do look
> out for cooling clearance and potential shorts. And this assumes
> that I'll do something else if I ever need to have someone else move
> them. (Not for professional installation.)
>

I too am a hobbyist, and it is really just to make the system complete, not
because they are critical for anything.

On Sep 19, 4:16 pm, "Robert Jarratt" wrote:
> "Bob Koehler" wrote in message
>
> news:0n2aQVBsc$Gm@eisner.encompasserve.org...
>
> > In article , "Robert Jarratt"
> > writes:
> >> Does anyone have any slide rails for mounting a 3.5" disk in the front
> >> bay
> >> of this machine, that they are willing to part with? Also any front panel
> >> blanking plates for the same machine?
>
> > My hobbyist systems are all fine with duct tape for these. Do look
> > out for cooling clearance and potential shorts. And this assumes
> > that I'll do something else if I ever need to have someone else move
> > them. (Not for professional installation.)
>
> I too am a hobbyist, and it is really just to make the system complete, not
> because they are critical for anything.

Our old AXP PC150 (same hardware) ran too warm with blanking plates in
front of front mounted disks; we bought generic cooling fan inserts;
they fit pretty well for cosmetics and made a huge difference in
cooling. Sorry, no rails here; the box departed several years ago.

Rich