I don't know if ours is a typical installation and I'm not sure how it supposed to work
We have a Qubica System That has a boxes mounted to the ceiling between a pair of lane monitors
The box contains a communication board and some sort of computer (Processor) with a hard drive hanging off it
The main computer at the controls counter (front end) controls this lane processor
It also uploads lane graphics to the hard drive as they are stored local to the lanes
The system will operates ok without the hard drive but will not have any graphics for say when the bowler strikes it will not
Show the animation etc
Am I right so far????
Now this issue we have every now and then is the hard drive will fail
Replace the hard drive and all is good.
I opened one of these boxes the other day that had a suspected faulty hard drive only to find a basic standard 80gig ide drive
Now I know these drives are old technology and could be bought for under $100
I asked the Center Manager to just go to the local computer shop and pick one up only to be told oh no it has to come from the
Quibica Distributor at a cost of over $300
He was told the hard drive contains software that is copyrighted to make the system work (but it works without the harddrive???)
He also asked why he can't just copy it from another hard drive as he has already bought it
And was told something about copyright????
Someone Enlighten me
We have a Qubica System That has a boxes mounted to the ceiling between a pair of lane monitors
The box contains a communication board and some sort of computer (Processor) with a hard drive hanging off it
The main computer at the controls counter (front end) controls this lane processor
It also uploads lane graphics to the hard drive as they are stored local to the lanes
The system will operates ok without the hard drive but will not have any graphics for say when the bowler strikes it will not
Show the animation etc
Am I right so far????
Now this issue we have every now and then is the hard drive will fail
Replace the hard drive and all is good.
I opened one of these boxes the other day that had a suspected faulty hard drive only to find a basic standard 80gig ide drive
Now I know these drives are old technology and could be bought for under $100
I asked the Center Manager to just go to the local computer shop and pick one up only to be told oh no it has to come from the
Quibica Distributor at a cost of over $300
He was told the hard drive contains software that is copyrighted to make the system work (but it works without the harddrive???)
He also asked why he can't just copy it from another hard drive as he has already bought it
And was told something about copyright????
Someone Enlighten me
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