[SPARCbook] Just got an RDI PowerLite 50, need some parts and advice...

[Mike Hebel]

On Jan 12, 2010, at 4:14 PM 1/12/10, Eric Rucker wrote:

> 16 MiB RAM, dual 524 MB hard drives, 640x480 screen.
>
> I have the parts to make a power adapter, and have connected it to an
> old AT power supply to get +12VDC successfully.

I actually used a 12V camping adapter that is fairly huge but worked  
just fine.

> However, the LCD cable is missing from the machine, and the screen may
> be broken. (The display area has horizontal black lines spaced about a
> pixel apart all the way down, I think.)
>
> Does anyone have an LCD cable, or better yet, a 1024x768 screen and
> all the parts necessary to convert to that?

I have  misc. box of display parts so if you send me a picture of what  
you're looking for I might have it.

> Also, what's the going rate for RAM upgrade boards?

Depends on which model.  I may have ram as well if it's not the 85mhz  
CPU model.

> What's the newest version of Solaris that's recommended? Currently,
> the machine is running 2.3, and I see Tadpole's site has drivers for
> 2.5.1. Does 2.6 include the power management drivers and such for the
> PowerLite?

2.6 is the latest I've seen on these but you can run various versions  
of Linux/BSD on them with some tweaking.

> Alternately, how painful would Solaris 7 or 8 be?

Unless somebody corrects me I think those aren't possible.

--
Mike


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