[Tfug] Snap servers

[Steven Bowers]

Like anything too good to be true, I've been offered an old Snap Server 
1000 at an attractive price. It's "attractive" because the seller 
removed the hard drive from it and cannot find the power cable. I 
suspect the cable is not a big problem, but the issue with the hard 
drive is a little more difficult.

It is my understanding you cannot just pop a new drive into a Snap 
server, that Quantum/Meridian/Snap/Adaptec has done something to prevent 
such a simple task by the end user. I've looked through each of the 
aforementioned vendors sites and gooogled to see if someone found a way, 
but so far I've been marginally successful. I've found a few sites that 
say it ca be done, but either they "claim" it just a simple drive swap 
or the link to the solution is broken.

Is there anyone on the list who has worked with these devices, and if so 
can you comment on replacing the hard drive?

Steve