Imagine how it is for full time techs who have to go into multiple cases every day. Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 7:33 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Curiosity may kill the reckless maverick > Yep. But HP made it a PITA to accomplish. It is very difficult to get > to the hard drives and the data drive's data cable got pulled loose > without being noticed. I struggled around everything and got that fixed > and in the process (unbeknownst to me, the power cable came loose. Got > that fixed and in the process the data cable on the boot drive got > pulled out just a tad and wouldn't boot. Got that back in and > everything is working fine. > > Needless to say, I wish I had taken some extra chill pills before I > embarked on that mission. > > If I ever buy another computer, it will be bought in pieces and I will > put it together myself. Manufacturers are just getting to nasty at > designing cases designed to punish those owners that like to get inside > and see whats what. First it was the stupid clamshell on the Dell > Dimension and now this inaccessible hard drive rack that is next to > impossible to work with. > > Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------