[SunRescue] How to find a Sun-Bootable CD-ROM

[Mike Nicewonger]

One of the things I specialize in is Sun, SGI & HP bootable drives. My all
time favorite is Plextor. I stock a lot of drives so if you are looking or
need advice lemme know. Of course it is worth mentioning that the CD-ROM FAQ
is your friend.

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loomis, Rip" <GILBERT.R.LOOMIS at saic.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 9:52 PM
Subject: [SunRescue] How to find a Sun-Bootable CD-ROM


> Folks, since this is a topic of interest to
> many, I though I would share some insights.
> I have successfully found Sun-bootable
> CD-ROMs in external cases (4x, caddy-type)
> for as little as $20, an HP Omnibook 8x SCSI
> external CD-ROM for $40, and the SS20 that is
> soon to leave my desk has a 24x Sony
> "suck it right into the slot" drive in an
> external enclosure that I picked up for
> $75.  The key is to find a seller who
> lists the actual part numbers of the drive
> (or who will answer questions) and to do
> a little homework.  In my experience most
> Toshiba/Panasonic and Sony drives of 32x
> or less have some way to be put into the
> appropriate mode.  Even the ones that lack
> a jumper can usually boot properly on sun4m
> architecture...I've had less success (but
> still overall good results) with sun4c.
>
> YMMV--but feel free to ask if this is of
> interest.
>
>   --Rip
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