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Title: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: Matt_H on March 23, 2004, 03:52:40 AM

Can anyone explain to me how to remove a drive from one of the lower vertical 5.25" bays of an Escom 4000T? Those clips are driving me crazy. Is there a special trick to getting them released? I can release the drive from the metal drive cage, but the clips catch on the front of the tower.

Thanks.

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: Skeeter on March 23, 2004, 04:54:07 AM

You must remove the front cover first.  A little bit of carefull work with a butter knife and it pops right off!
then everything slides in and out easily

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: Matt_H on March 23, 2004, 02:20:07 PM

Doh. I was hoping to avoid doing that. Well, I'll give it a shot. Thanks for your help.

EDIT: The front of the 4000T doesn't seem to come off. Not without major disassembly, that is. You sure you're not thinking of the 3000T?

Other suggestions?

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: nOw2 on March 23, 2004, 06:34:21 PM

It's not screwed in - the screws you can see only hold the black clips in place. Just pull the front off. The whole plastic front just clips off.

It's by far the easiest part of that evil case to remove and replace.

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: amigamad on March 23, 2004, 06:48:54 PM

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It's not screwed in - the screws you can see only hold the black clips in place. Just pull the front off. The whole plastic front just clips off.

Thats the way it is done i done it on my own tower.

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: Matt_H on March 23, 2004, 07:05:51 PM

Nevermind. Figured it out.

Thanks everyone!

Title: Re: A4000T - Drive rails
Post by: iamaboringperson on March 24, 2004, 11:35:04 PM

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Matt_H wrote:
Can anyone explain to me how to remove a drive from one of the lower vertical 5.25" bays of an Escom 4000T? Those clips are driving me crazy. Is there a special trick to getting them released? I can release the drive from the metal drive cage, but the clips catch on the front of the tower.

Thanks.

:lol:

Just push both of them in as hard as you can while jerking the whole thing out!