[SunRescue] MBus CPU's in a SC2000

[Mike Nicewonger]

> I think it's all BS.  I don't have the part numbers with me, but
> I put an SM61-2 in my 4/600 board and it ran great.  SM61-2 is
> listed as not being supported in the 4/600,SS10 and SS20.  I have
>  no idea if it is using all 2MB or not, but it runs very well.
>

The SM-61-2 will work in any of the M-bus machines. They just will not be
able to address the second MB of cache memory. This is also true for the
SM-81-2 so long as your PROM supports the SM-81. Althought this is not a
'supported' configuration it does indeed work just fine.

Mike N

>
> "Michael S. Schiller" wrote:
> >
> > I have a couple of SM61's (501-2613) that if I get a SC2000 I'd want to
> > use in it. I noticed in the FEH that several SM61's are listed as 'Not
> > compatible with the sun4d XDbus' while others (including the 2613) are
> > listed as ' not tested or approved for use in the SS1000'. Does that
> > mean that they WILL work in an XDbus machine, but that 'you're on your
> > own' if it doesn't work? After seeing a SC2000e on ebay, and getting
> > sniped on it, I really want to get one of these, and there's a guy about
> > a 6 hour drive away from me that has one with no drives, unknown amount
> > of memory, and 6 cpu's (unknown speed) for $600.00 Is that a good price
> > for an SC2000? If I get it, I will probably cannibalize my 690 (take the
> > drive tray, mbus modules, etc.) and use the striped out 690 as an
> > expansion case for the 2000. Am I spinning my wheels? Any thoughts would
> > be appreciated.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 3:35 PM
> > > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > >
> > >
> > > I havent powered it up yet, but it looks like this:
> > >
> > > 384Mb RAM
> > > dual SM51 (ugh, MUZT. FIND. FASTER. CPU.  If I can find another system
> > >            board and four SM71s or SM81s, this will be the new
sunhelp.org)
> > > CG6
> > > onboard scsi, onboard ethernet
> > > dual FSBE (maybe D/FSBE)
> > > no idea on the disks
> > >
> > > Hrm... SS1000 + netapp.  yummy.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bill Bradford
> > > mrbill at mrbill.net
> > > Austin, TX
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