This is very off topic but, I have no idea where else to ask. We obtained some used Leveno CTO7483 desktop units for experimentation. I had intended to install CentOS-7 on one of them. As they arrived with a vendor upgraded Windows 7ProSP1 install without media I decided to pull the disk drive and install onto a spare drive that I installed. Those of you with any experience with this model computer or its family can tell where this is going. Basically, the disk drive module for these things is disposable. The HDD is enclosed in a removable caddy but is welded to it. You can only replace the HDD with a pre-mounted HDD in yet another caddy, which item is available only from Leveno. My question is: Does anyone here know of a source for an after-market caddy that fits these machines ad which allows one to install a standard low profile 3.5 inch SATA HDD? My google-fu has failed in my attempts, but that may becuse I have no idea how to phrase a search for this situation. -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3
On 7/21/2014 9:27 AM, James B. Byrne wrote:> Basically, the disk drive module for these things is disposable. The HDD is > enclosed in a removable caddy but is welded to it. You can only replace the > HDD with a pre-mounted HDD in yet another caddy, which item is available only > from Leveno.welded? I find that really hard to believe. lenovo's website for that old model ThinkCentre M58p suggests its IBM/Lenovo PN 43n9659, whihc various sites online list. Those are obsolete machines, so you're dealing with surplus/recycled parts. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast
On Jul 21, 2014 8:27 AM, "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca> wrote:> > This is very off topic but, I have no idea where else to ask. We obtained > some used Leveno CTO7483 desktop units for experimentation. I hadintended to> install CentOS-7 on one of them. As they arrived with a vendor upgraded > Windows 7ProSP1 install without media I decided to pull the disk drive and > install onto a spare drive that I installed. > > Those of you with any experience with this model computer or its familycan> tell where this is going. > > Basically, the disk drive module for these things is disposable. The HDDis> enclosed in a removable caddy but is welded to it. You can only replacethe> HDD with a pre-mounted HDD in yet another caddy, which item is availableonly> from Leveno. > > My question is: Does anyone here know of a source for an after-marketcaddy> that fits these machines ad which allows one to install a standard lowprofile> 3.5 inch SATA HDD? My google-fu has failed in my attempts, but that may > becuse I have no idea how to phrase a search for this situation. >I have no direct experience with this machine but have found that a wide piece of Velcro will work well sometimes.
need to cancel subscription 2014-07-21 12:27 GMT-04:00, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>:> This is very off topic but, I have no idea where else to ask. We obtained > some used Leveno CTO7483 desktop units for experimentation. I had intended > to > install CentOS-7 on one of them. As they arrived with a vendor upgraded > Windows 7ProSP1 install without media I decided to pull the disk drive and > install onto a spare drive that I installed. > > Those of you with any experience with this model computer or its family can > tell where this is going. > > Basically, the disk drive module for these things is disposable. The HDD > is > enclosed in a removable caddy but is welded to it. You can only replace > the > HDD with a pre-mounted HDD in yet another caddy, which item is available > only > from Leveno. > > My question is: Does anyone here know of a source for an after-market > caddy > that fits these machines ad which allows one to install a standard low > profile > 3.5 inch SATA HDD? My google-fu has failed in my attempts, but that may > becuse I have no idea how to phrase a search for this situation. > > > -- > *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** > James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca > Harte & Lyne Limited harte-lyne.ca > 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 > Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 > Canada L8E 3C3 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >-- Juan Pablo De Mola Rodr?guez
Try ebay? 21.7.2014 19.28 kirjoitti "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>:> This is very off topic but, I have no idea where else to ask. We obtained > some used Leveno CTO7483 desktop units for experimentation. I had > intended to > install CentOS-7 on one of them. As they arrived with a vendor upgraded > Windows 7ProSP1 install without media I decided to pull the disk drive and > install onto a spare drive that I installed. > > Those of you with any experience with this model computer or its family can > tell where this is going. > > Basically, the disk drive module for these things is disposable. The HDD > is > enclosed in a removable caddy but is welded to it. You can only replace > the > HDD with a pre-mounted HDD in yet another caddy, which item is available > only > from Leveno. > > My question is: Does anyone here know of a source for an after-market > caddy > that fits these machines ad which allows one to install a standard low > profile > 3.5 inch SATA HDD? My google-fu has failed in my attempts, but that may > becuse I have no idea how to phrase a search for this situation. > > > -- > *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** > James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca > Harte & Lyne Limited harte-lyne.ca > 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 > Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 > Canada L8E 3C3 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >