-=> JIM HOLSONBACK wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> I can move the machine next to the 98 box too and slaving the drive
 WC> is no big deal as I've two spare dual IDE cables.  NEC tower annoys
 WC> though as with 5 bays, one for floppy, only the two that currently
 WC> have a hard drive or CD-Rom in them fit standard mounting hardware.
 WC> They went out of their way to make the 2 open bays not have a
 WC> suitable place to affix a drive.  What's the sense in that?

 JH> Hmm.  Is it just missing some sort of proprietary rails as are used in
 JH> the 5.25 bays which _are_ occupied, or could it be missing some sort of
 JH> 5.25" cage which fits into an oversized open space?  I may be able to
 JH> help from the saved rails and junque drive cages where I volunteer.

You've done quite a lot for me already.

 JH> BIR, you have posted that this machine is a P180?  AFAIK, the P5
 JH> and MMX Pentium chips jumped from 166 to 200 MHz. So could it be - -

That was my reocollection but with one intake, one exhast and one
CPU fan it's been stable.
I'll have to put those rails I do have on a defunct Seagate and see
how badly they match up. I can see they are nowhere close to standard.
The CD-ROM has a standard bay.

This box can  take a  Pentium 200 and MMX and the jumpers for multiplier
and core voltage are on a sticker inside the case.
Currently the H.P.'s been stable for a day.

 JH> an overclocked P166?

Don't know

 JH> an underclocked P200?, or

Hard to tell without removing the CPU fan

 JH> a Pentium Pro 180?   (Socket 8)

You've got me, it works.
 
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