Re: Vulcan drives...HELP

[scraft@graphics.rent.com (Steve Craft)]

> >I've heard that you can upgrade the drive to a larger
> >capacity simply by opening the case and replacing the 20
> >meg drive with a larger cap. IDE drive.....Is this so?
> >--
> 
> Since you have an old 20 megger, you will also have to get a ROM update.
> You should contact AE for the upgrade.
> 
Here's my $.02:
I posted this before, but I guess it was missed.  I had a Vulcan20 and it 
died.  I called AE for a new 20meg mechanism, and was told it would cost 
$279, plus more if the box wasn't in shipshape.  I asked how much was a 
Vulcan40 upgrade, and was told it was $459.  Yeah, right.  So I ripped 
the Vulcan20 apart (hazardous voltage sticker is bogus, just don't use it 
for a few hours and then stick the power cable toa liggth socket screw to 
drain any remaining charge), and lo and behold there is a Seagate ST125.  
I got a Seagate ST351A/X 42meg.  It would only format to 20meg, but hey I 
only paid $125 for it (check compuyer Shopper) and it autoparks.  But 
when I took my GS apart to complete everything, I built up too much 
statis and shorted the power supply. 

So now I type on ym Laser until my Pegasus40/Apple SCSI combo come in.  
It cost about $500 total, but I can get another SCSI drive anywhere, the 
Pegasus is made to be taken apart and upgraded by anyone, and I can 
daisychain a CDROM or tape backup or something equally frivolous.  And te 
fan won't make that wwarm-up grinding noise.

shorty@blkwlf, I just saved you a 15 minute AE call ($1.50 per minute), 
and 5 minute Quality Computers tech call (about $.21 per minute), and a 
lot of wondering.  You can do it yourself if you feel confident (I have 
been ripping up //s since the early 80s and just hit bad luck).  Please 
stay away from Applied Engineering for hard drives.  The only thing not 
The only thhing covered under warranty on the Vulcan is the pretty 
voltage sticker :)

 
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