[rescue] scrapping some old Proliants

[Mike Hebel]

Thus spake Peter Corlett:
> On 18 Dec 2006, at 06:53, Tonu Samuel wrote:
> [...]
>> Actually I want to receive or learn something about SCSI DVD ROMs.
>> I play with
>> Sun Enterprise series of hardware and items seem not to have DVD ROMs.
>> Meanwhile I got new Solaris DVD and want to use it. If someone can
>> sell/giveaway me some DVD ROM which fits those old SCSI machines I
>> would be
>> happy. I am unsure if it is possible to have DVD there at all.
>
> I got my SCSI DVD-RW drive by sticking an Acard SCSIDE converter on.
> Although somebody here said that they only work with old drives, it
> works just fine on a new Pioneer drive (A DVR-110, I think). OSX and
> Linux are quite happy with it, even burning disks; I've yet to try it
> on my U30. It even worked on AmigaOS.

I was seriously considering this to add a DVD drive to my E450 so it's
good to know someone has tried it.  Thanks!

Mike Hebel
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