Replacing The Hard Drive; Replacing The Front Lcd Panel - Geometrics SmartSeis Maintenance Manual

Figure 5. View under the front LCD panel. Floppy drive is located on the left and the printer on
the right.

2.5 Replacing the hard drive

The IDE hard drive is another component that is normally not serviced because the cost of
repair exceeds its purchase price; problems are fixed by substitution. If you do not have a
spares kit, you may be able to purchase a replacement hard drive locally.
To remove the hard drive, you will need to partially remove the floppy drive. To access the
floppy drive, press the silver buttons on either side of the SmartSeis
display panel. You will see the printer and the floppy drive (Figure 5); underneath the floppy
drive on the other side of the chassis wall formed by the flange is the IDE hard drive.
First confirm that the power is off and the power cable is disconnected from the seismograph.
Refer to Section 2.4, Replacing the floppy drive, in order to slide the floppy drive from its
keyed slots that the hard drive bracket will be cleared. Next, remove the two hard drive
mounting nuts (6-sided, Figure 3). The drive and bracket can then be slid toward you out of its
position and removed. Disconnect the ribbon and power cables.
Installation of the replacement drive is the reverse of removal. As mentioned above, we suggest
that you turn the seismograph on and confirm that it is functioning properly after the repair and
before reinstalling the seismograph in its case. Once the hard drive is replaced, DOS and the
system software will need to be re-installed from the back-up floppy disks.

2.6 Replacing the front LCD panel

The front LCD panel is accessed by pressing the silver buttons on either side of the SmartSeis
and opening up the top panel (Figure 5). Turn the seismograph on its backside so that the front
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LED window
Floppy drive mounting nut
and open up the top
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