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Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 10:23
by zack4mac
Hello i have just managed to start looking at my Atari TT again, but I cant for the life of me figure out how the hard drive cage :?: :?: :?: :?: is held in place?
any advice would be great, thanks :thanksyellow:
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 11:00
by derkom
zack4mac wrote: 08 Apr 2020 10:23
Hello i have just managed to start looking at my Atari TT again, but I cant for the life of me figure out how the hard drive cage :?: :?: :?: :?: is held in place?
any advice would be great, thanks :thanksyellow:
If you mean the whole plastic "lunchbox" assembly, it's held down by one large screw you can remove on the underside of the TT.
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 12:34
by zack4mac
Thanks derkom, but under that panel there is a cage that holds the drive and I cant for the life of me see how its affixed to the motherboard shielding? or does it just sit under the plastic panel / door? I swear I'm getting dafter the older I get!
Help!
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 13:25
by stephen_usher
The steel frame in the hard disk caddy isn't connected to anything. It's held in place by welded plastic posts.
The only real "shielding" is the conductive rust paint on the inside of the plastic.
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 17:28
by Atarian Computing
stephen_usher wrote: 08 Apr 2020 13:25
The steel frame in the hard disk caddy isn't connected to anything. It's held in place by welded plastic posts.
The only real "shielding" is the conductive rust paint on the inside of the plastic.
There are early models with metal shielding all over and none of the rust paint.
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 17:29
by Atarian Computing
zack4mac wrote: 08 Apr 2020 12:34
Thanks derkom, but under that panel there is a cage that holds the drive and I cant for the life of me see how its affixed to the motherboard shielding? or does it just sit under the plastic panel / door? I swear I'm getting dafter the older I get!
Help!
We really need pictures to know exactly what you mean.
Re: Refitting my hard drive cage inside my TT
Posted: 08 Apr 2020 18:23
by Icky
My drive cage is already removed but fitting it back together looks like this. Plus x4 screws to hold it in.
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