Ultra 10 disks (Was Re:[SunRescue] SparcstationIPC)

[Peter L. Wargo]

You'd be better off picking up an IDE drive, as the U10 does not come
w/built-in SCSI...

<grin>

-Pete, who loves his U30...

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Peter L. Wargo
pwargo at basenji.com
Owner/operator of basenji.com.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Don Varner wrote:

> While we're on the subject of disks I'd like to find a good
> source for scsi drives for an Ultra 10.  I've managed to 
> pick up a beater U10 that wouldn't power up and looks like
> it fell off a loading dock. (Hmmmm...UPS?) 
> 
> Anyway I've finally got it to the ok prompt but it didn't
> come with disks.  Unfortunately it's also missing BOTH 
> mounting brackets.  So.... I'm looking for a pair of external
> boxes (mirrored OS) or the brackets. I figure I have a
> snowball's chance in hell of someone having spare brackets.
> I could probably rig something up to mount the disks but
> I hate to kludge it.
> 
> 
> The SunSwift board that is installed doesn't have internal
> connectors anyway so external would be cleaner. Also concerned
> about heat load with big drives internally.
> 
> I need 18gb or higher and would like a good warranty policy.
> Gold Source seems to have decent prices and 5yr warranty but
> I didn't see any external boxes. 
> 
> Any other vendors you guys like?
> 
> Thanks,
> Don Varner
> Lawrence Berkeley Lab
> Energy Sciences Network
> Berkeley,Ca
> 
> 
> Steve Pacenka wrote:
> > 
> > > Get a newer IBM narrow 7200rpm hard disk and you're fine.  Their 10krpm
> > > drives run remarkably cool, their 7200s are just about room temp.  Very
> > > reliable too.
> > >       Nick
> > 
> > I use IBM ultrastar and deskstar drives by preference too.
>  
> > > > lacking any OS, so the IBM will donate its 500M + 1G drives to a pair of IPCs.
> > > >  (Is this a cross species organ transplant? :^) )
> > > >
> > > > Wouldn't heat be a major limiting factor in the itty-bitty IPC box?
> > > >
> > > >   REF: http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ipx/ulti_fan_hack/
> > >
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