Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:23:19 -0600 Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap > > > IDE disk drives when the P

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread csj
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:16:00 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:26:17 +1100 CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 05:23:19PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > > > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I know

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:23:19 -0600 Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > Hi, > > > > I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap > > IDE disk drives when the PC is shut down, i.e. cold-swapping. > > > > Is there a way

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:26:17 +1100 CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 05:23:19PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap > > > IDE disk drives when

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives - fun stuff

2002-02-06 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya ron i think its possible... donno why "nobody does it... per se" found some supposed "hot swap IDE drive bays"... http://www.Linux-1U.net/Parts/#SCA ( drive bays are just above it ) i think you can tell the system that the drive is NOT ready while the drive is off

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread CaT
On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 05:23:19PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > Hi, > > > > I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap > > IDE disk drives when the PC is shut down, i.e. cold-swapping. > > > > Is there a way to hot-swap

Re: OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > Hi, > > I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap > IDE disk drives when the PC is shut down, i.e. cold-swapping. > > Is there a way to hot-swap IDE drives like it it possible with > SCSI drives? The 'net research I've do

OT: Hot-swappable IDE drives

2002-02-06 Thread Ron Johnson
Hi, I know that there are removable cartridges that allow one to swap IDE disk drives when the PC is shut down, i.e. cold-swapping. Is there a way to hot-swap IDE drives like it it possible with SCSI drives? The 'net research I've done indicates that it is not possible, but I wonder if I have m