[SunHELP] cd-rom for sparc 5

[Chris Barnes]

Are there any speed limits to it? I mean does it have to be a 12x plextor
cd-rom or can I put a 36x or even a 50x plextor  in it?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Bettinger [mailto:mbettinger at championelevators.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2002 5:33 AM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] cd-rom for sparc 5

I've recently had to purchase a cdrom for an Ultra2 so I could boot the son
of a gun ;-).  There is a sun cdrom bootable slash compatability FAQ out
there somewhere.  I ended up buying an plextor 12x off some dude on ebay for
20 bucks.  The key , as I recall, to buying a cdrom for your sun machine is
that you must be able to set the 'BLOCK' device.  This means there is a
jumper which you can set on the back of the cd-rom.  Apparantly all plextors
are bootable and recommended.  I would recommend getting a used plextor
because it worked or me.

regards,

Matthew Bettinger


> Hi,
> I'm looking to buy a scsi cd-rom drive for my recently purchased
> sparcstation 5. Do I have to use a specific brand and model, or can I buy
> any old scsi cd-rom? Can anyone tell me which brand and model cd-roms will
> work in the sparc 5 because I have no idea what hardware is compatible.
>
> Thanks heaps
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