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To: Nemer who wrote (6955)	4/8/1999 12:11:00 AM
From: Clarence Dodge	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Nemer There are lots of removable hdd kits out there. One highly regarded is DataPort cruinc.com. ZP and I both are using these....zp was first and I followed after due diligence. They have plastic and aluminum models some with integrated fans. The workmanship on the aluminum models I have is excellent. Their hotswappable via a power on/off switch key. I really love mine and not had any problems. Its a pleasure to setup a really well made piece of electromechanics like these Dataports. CRU also has lead lined carrying cases that you might like. Clarence

To: Nemer who wrote (6955)	4/8/1999 1:11:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

Removable harddrives Actually Clarence has pulled ahead of me:)..a couple of road blocks slowed me down..<g> Mowa has had good luck with removable drives too. I believe he has DataStor frames. Dave Hanson has had good luck with the lower cost Antec frames. You can find some links in this post #reply-7608336 . You may want to search the thread for removable as we have had recent discussions. Some thoughts Harddrives are not designed to be removable. You will need to exercise a little more care than you would with standard removable media. For greater than 2 gig there are not many options other than harddrives. Since you will only be working with machines in your control it is a viable method. You will need a 5 1/4 external access bay in each computer. Consider removable frames/trays with fans as air movement is somewhat restrictive. The cheaper ones are OK if you want to save some bucks..and you have open space above/below the drive for air flow. Low end frames are $15-$20,,nicer ones are $50-$100 +/-. Configuration is an issue. Maxtor IDE harddrives have 'removable friendly' jumper settings. In other words you can remove a drive without having to rejumper the master harddrive. If you remove and replace an identical slave drive this is not an issue. If you remove a drive and do not replace it with another drive..harddrive jumper settings may have to be changed. The Dataport series VII (Clarence has this series?) has an external option to change jumper settings. Identical drives have an advantage if you plan on having more than one. You will not have to go into the bios and re-recognize the drive. SCSI drives are good candidates for removable drives. You would need a SCSI controller in each computer. Total cost would be double or more...depends on whether or not you have to buy SCSI controllers...SCSI harddrives cost about twice IDE drives. If all of my drives were in removable frames I would be a happy camper:) Zeuspaul