Startalk Mini

[Sam173]

I have 2 Startalk Mini which seem to be in the inactive mode. One has rebooted after I unplugged it and now has gone into inactive mode and I cannot reboot them. The other just won't boot. I've always beleived the problem lies within the software or the hard drive, most likely the hard drive.

I've taken the mini apart and found that the hard drive is a Western Digital WDS280 hard drive with Capacity 80MB, P/N 95F7193 Nortel has bought this from IBM which had purchased it from Western Digital.

My question is, if I track down a WDS280 hard drive or equivelant, is there anything programmed on this hard drive to talk to the Flash or is this a generic hard drive which is managed by the software within the mini? What would be an equivalance and if I increased the size of the drive would it give me more record time?

Thanks

sam173

 

[NTL555]

thread799-982021

Go to this thread. I honestly don't think the mini is worth fixing. It'll probably cost more for you to service it then install it. Look at the thread above, someone was looking for a NAM Upgrade, but there were recommendations on where to get various repair sites.

Nam555

 

[Sam173]

I hear you, and thanks for the thread, It's under a service agreement and must be fixed. I've been priced $300 Cnd and thought if I took a closer look could I just change the hard drive and make it work. May beat replacing it at my cost.

Thanks

Sam

 

[hawks]

I think there is some type of Nortel format on the drive. Maybe if you have another Mini that you could ghost from that might work. Just thinking out loud

 

[telemarv]

mini O/S is on the hard drive only thing resident on board is the boot loader. Unless you can ghost the drive you're out of luck. Nortel does not repair them anymore.

FYI It can take up to 5 minutes for the mini to become active.

Marv
TeleMarv Services

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[exsmogger]

These drives are laptop SCSI which nobody makes anymore. All Mini software programming is on the drive. I've bought Mini drives from the following company with good results:

http://www.bestdealsonphones.com

Brian Cox

http://www.jandjcommunications.com

 

[telemarv]

Don't forget to mention privacy release function which unlocks line to set privacy so that any station on the system can pick up a line in use. This is good for inside conference but external... conference bridge.

Marv
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