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From: alan@shodha.enet.dec.com ( Alan's Home for Wayward Notes File.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Capacity of BA123 enclosure
Summary: BA123 commentary.
Message-ID: <2739@shodha.enet.dec.com>
Date: 16 Mar 91 04:36:03 GMT
References: <1991Mar15.130841.18830@etek.chalmers.se>
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp. - Colorado Springs, CO.
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In article <1991Mar15.130841.18830@etek.chalmers.se>, co@etek.chalmers.se (Christer Olsson) writes:
> 
> We have a Vaxstation II/GPX with BA123 enclosure, a TK50 and two
> RD54's. 
> 
> The manual maintains the enclosure is capable to hold four 5.25"
> full height drives, but I think the enclosure is capable to hold
> five units. One in the place most commonly used by the RX50 and four
> units at the right side.

	There is indeed space to hold 5 full height 5.25" things.
	On the panel under the front door there are four places
	to put the ready/write-protect switch for the RD disks.
	I've seen (an unsupported configuration by the way) four
	RD54s and a TK50 in the BA123.  Turning the system on was
	an interesting experience for the lurking fear the power 
	supplies wouldn't be able to handle the load.

	Assuming you can get all the interesting cables from the
	drives to the cardcage area, the only thing you have to
	worry about is power.  Oh, and RF emission...
> 
> My question:
> 
> Is it possible to put a normal full-height unit into the RX50-hole
> in left?

	I'd only put something in there that didn't use much
	power.  If you put a disk check with the vendor to make
	sure nothing happens to it when laying on it's side.
> 
> /Christer Olsson
> 
> Christer Olsson      I MedNet               I Phone: day:   +46+31-853760
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Alan Rollow				alan@nabeth.cxn.dec.com