[SunHELP] cd-rom for sparc 5

[Matthew Bettinger]

Not sure about the speed i just chose the cheapest one i could find at the
time.  36X or 50X would be faster of course but I haven't had to use my
cdrom since i did my initial install
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Barnes" <Chris_Barnes at rams.com.au>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] cd-rom for sparc 5


> 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?
>
> --
>
> -----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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