[HECnet] RRD40 / Infoserver 100 CDROM Caddy

[Ian McLaughlin]

Zane is correct - I need the pronged 2-piece-slide-out-of-the-holder type caddy, which I've been unable to locate.

I have an external CD ROM drive that works with my other VAXes, so I will try plugging that in to the infoserver to see if I can restore the software that way.   However, my interest is to try to keep my hardware as close to original as possible - that's why I would like a caddy if possible.

Internally, the RRD40 drive has some sort of low-pin-count connector going to another circuit board inside the infoserver.   That board has a SCSI connector which connects to the SCSI bus.   If I replaced the drive, I would probably have to remove the adapter board.

Thanks everyone.

Ian.

On 2009-12-08, at 11:17 AM, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Steve,
I believe he needs the one wiht the pronged holder that stays in the drive
while the outer clear cover comes back out when you load a CD in the
drive. To the best of my knowledge only one company made these drives. I
actually
have bare drive still in the box, and an external RRD40.

My question would be, does the Infoserver allow upgrading the CD-ROM
drive? If so I'd look into something like an RRD42 or a Plextor drive if
it will
work (I've had good luck with Plextor drives in DEC gear). The RRD40 is the
most agonizingly slow CD-ROM drive I've ever used!

I've had luck with replacing the drive in InfoServers with any old VAX-bootable CD-ROM drive.   Even the Toshiba XM-4101, which doesn't quite fit properly.

Peace...   Sridhar


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