[SPARCbook] S3GX battery/charging problem, HDD upgrade

[Mike Parson]

In message <1061294150027706 at lycos-europe.com>, you write:
> Hi,
> 
> I recently bought an S3GX. The guy who sold it said that it had a working
> battery, however when I try to boot
> the system without the AC plug connected, nothing happens.
> So it seems that the battery is not charged. Also, when I run it on AC, I
> don't see anything on the LCD battery
> indicator.

I can't offer any help on this one, sorry.

> Another question: since I got the 1.2 GB SCSI drive I need to get a IDE->SCSI
> converter to upgrade the
> harddrive. I've found one at
> http://www.addonics.com/products/hub_adapter_converter/ide_scsi.asp  that
> sells at ~$89. Will this work with the Sparcbook?
> Oh, one more thing... Guess I could just by a larger SCSI disk if I wanted,
> right? (Not that it is an option, since
> SCSI disks are fairly expensive, just curious...)

That adapter is for 3.5" drives, your sparcbook has a 2.5" SCSI disk in it.  
You need the hard-to-find 2.5" IDE->SCSI adapter.  I bought one a few months 
back from caldrives.com for $150, but they don't seem to list them any more.

-- 
Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org