And with an $85 bench rate the customer pays (dearly) for it! Don Gman wrote: > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------