Re: [External] Re: Leica SP2 spare parts

Posted by Zdenek Svindrych-2 on
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Failed HDD = bad news. Hope you have backups of the LCS HW tree database.
If not, your Leica rep should have a copy. Without it, it's going to be a
pain to restore the system.
I'm not great with backup myself, I'm trying to keep copies in the cloud,
which seems safe...
my $0.02


On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:25 AM Niklas Lorén <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hi Joel,
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> To our knowledge, it is just the hard drives that finally gave up after
> mechanical wear and tear on our machine. Even if we got a new hard drive,
> though, we don't have the installation disk for the Leica software and I
> also assume that specialized drivers need to be installed manually.
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> I wonder what you mean by "broken down".  We had some hard drive problems,
> but were able to transfer all of the software to a usb flash drive, and
> then operate our SP2 from there.  Now, however, we have a different
> problem, in that the coarse stage slips and does not reach the correct
> position for operation.
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> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 8:37 AM Zdenek Svindrych <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> > Hi Niklas,
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> > many years ago a friend of mine posted his detailed experience with
> > installing Leica LCS software on a separate, sufficiently old computer:
> >
> > http://confocal-microscopy-list.588098.n2.nabble.com/Leica-TCS-SP2-LCS
> > -and-Win7-tp7582853p7582921.html I've seen SP2 confocals with HP
> > xw6600, which only has two PCI slots. If you think you need more, look
> > for the specs of other HP workstations (e.g.
> > HP xw4600).
> > These computers were quite common, you should be able to find one on
> > eBay, or your local scrap yard :-).
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> > Best, zdenek
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> > On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 2:17 AM Niklas Lorén <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> > > Dear Confocal list members,
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> > > We have a Leica SP2 confocal, which is a good old instrument with a
> > > lot
> > of
> > > Equipment. The computer has broken down. I wonder if anyone has a
> > computer
> > > that fits a Leica SP2 or an old functional Leica SP2 for sale? In
> > > such case, please contact me via email.
> > >
> > > Best regards
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Zdenek Svindrych, Ph.D.
Research Scientist - Microscopy Imaging Specialist
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth