Hard Drive Compatibility on PMVS 4 & 5

[tbw]

I have a Partner Mail VS R4 that won't boot up after a power failure. It seems to have the classic symptoms of a toasted hard drive. I have a replacement hard drive for a PMVS R5 which I purchased as a backup. Now comes the big question--are they compatible??
TBW

 

[exsmogger]

Nope, not compatible. A VS R4 can only work with a R4 hard drive.

Brian Cox

http://www.jandjcommunications.com

 

[tbw]

Exsmogger
Thanks-I figured as much but I wanted hear it from someone else.
Thanks for the input!
Tim

 

[telprog]

tbw, Try this place. They have the replacement kits.

http://www.nyteldirect.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=311

A trusted source for years.

http://www.tel-programmer.com

 

[tbw]

Telprog-Thanks for the tip-I'll give'em a shot
Tim

 

[392]

Make sure you *talk* to them in person before you send them money. They have been known to "lose" prepaid online orders. And they may send you a different version R4 drive (R4.0.1 or R4.1 when you ordered 4.0, etc), but they all seem to work in any R4 module. And expect it to show up in a not-so padded USPS envelope; no such thing as a box or bubblewrap for these folks, but their price is right if you can get past all that!

 

[telprog]

I've used them a few times and they came in a box with padding? Hmmm
392 does have a good point to make sure they send you the right one, I did get a 3.0 once when I ordered a 4.1

A trusted source for years.

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