[ltp] T41 disk drive problem

[Dan Sawyer]

Paul,

No it is not on the outside. It is on the inside.

On my T41 it was on the top, inside of the bay near the pins. It is 
close to a half circle about 1/2 inch by 1 inch. I was working with two 
different disks and was swapping drives frequently. The first few swaps 
were uneventful. However soon inserting a disk became difficult. I 
noticed the 'pad' was coming loose and removed it. This resolved the issue.

- Dan

Paul Kaplan wrote:
> Dan,
> What do you mean by "on top of the disk bay".  There is a rubber foot pad on 
> the outside of the case that keeps the machine from sliding when placed on a 
> flat surface, but it seems to be a bit thinner than the one you are 
> describing.  I don't see how this would interfere with the drive.  Is there 
> another pad inside the drive bay?  Where is it located?  top/bottom?  
> front/back? near/away from the opening? I also have a T43 which has a pretty 
> similar case and I see no sign of an internal rubber pad.
>
> When you "worked" it out, which way did you rock the drive? Up/down? 
> front/back?
>
> This driive seems pretty well jammed in there
> Paul
>   
>> Paul,
>>
>> There is a rubber pad about 1/2 by 1 inch on the top of the disk bay.
>> This pad tends to come loose and bind the removal of the disk. I was
>> 'patient' and 'worked' the drive out very slowly.
>>
>> - Dan
>>
>> Paul Kaplan wrote:
>>     
>>> I tried to remove the diskdrive from my T41.  After removing the lock
>>> screw on the bottom of the case, the plastic coverplate and the drive
>>> slid out only 3 or 4 mm and then got stuck.  It goes back in and runs
>>> fine, but something is impeding its removal.
>>> Any ideas on how to remove the drive with or without disassembling?
>>> Paul
>>>