[Sunhelp] Re: [SunRescue] SBus FDDI card question

[Dave McGuire]

On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, James Lockwood wrote:
>> Another thing that the original poster could do just occurred to me.  The
>> double-wide dual attach cards only use the second sbus slot for power.
>> Sun sold a kit for people who wanted to use their ZX cards in Ultra 1's
>> that had a cable to plug into the second sbus slot and into the
>> powersupply.  If one of those could be found, it might be possible to get
>> a double-wide card to work.
>
>Sun sells these new.  P/n 530-2290, price is $25.  The problem is that it
>won't work, there's no space in the backpanel for the second connector to
>go.  That and I think the cable may be an sbus to sbus cable, taking up
>the second slot.

  Hmmm....Perhaps an sbus expansion chassis?

            -Dave McGuire