Subject: Re: Upgrading a VS3100M38 to a 3100M48????
To: None <Robertdkeys@aol.com>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@uranium.vaxpower.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/03/2002 01:09:52
though, the power supplies dont 100% match up for some reason.. you cant 
tkae a p/s from a ba42 and put it in a ba42b and have the screws line up. 
it'll fit fine, and the screws on the outer edge will fit, but the ones 
on the 'inside' wont.. oh well. 

isildur

On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 Robertdkeys@aol.com wrote:

> Following along on the same switcheroo.....
> 
> Can the guts of a VS3100M76 (KA43 cpu) be swapped
> into a larger BA42B cabinet?  It looks from the
> backside that all of the VS3100 machines share
> the same physical layout on the backpanel, and
> my guess is they should mount identically inside
> in the case.  If so, that would allow an M38
> which normally came in a thin BA42A case to be
> swapped into the thich BA43B case for more drive
> space internally.  Will such a switcheroo work?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob
>