[Sunhelp] SECOND IDE DRIVE IN ULTRA 10 (U5)

[patl at Phoenix.Volant.ORG]

On 16-Oct-00 at 22:05, Bill Bradford (mrbill at mrbill.net) wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 08:49:40PM -0700, Frank Sommers wrote:
> > Talking of IDE disks, is it possible to install a second IDE disk in an
> > Ultra 5? 
> > Thanks, in advance,
> > Frank
> 
> Yep.  Onlly difference between u5 and u10 is the case.

Not quite.  The daughter board for PCI expansion is different.
On the U5, there are PCI slots on both sides of the riser.  As
I recall, mounting a second IDE drive blocks one side, reducing
the available PCI slot space.  (Assuming of course that you are
using the Sun approved expansion kit.  You might be able to
mount a small drive in the normally unused PCCARD interface bay.)

Note that the Sun expansion kit for U10/U5 comes with the mounting
hardware for the U5.  The bracket for the U10 is already in place.


-Pat