[rescue] Is there a reason I wouldn't want to add this drive to my Ultra?

Jim Carver rescue at sunhelp.org
Tue Jul 24 15:13:24 CDT 2001


At 40mm it will fit the 30 but not the 2. Have 18gig version in my U/1E
that has worked flawlessly.

				jim

Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> Below is a link to an IBM 36 Gig LVD drive, and everything I have read
> tells me that:
> 
> 1) IBM makes good drives
> 2) $5/Gig is a pretty good price
> 3) Big drives are nice
> 
> I am thinking of dropping one of these in either my Ultra 2 or my Ultra
> 30 - I assume there would be no problem in either machine...
> 
> I realize that I will not get all the performance the drive is offering,
> but it *should* work as fast as my onboard U/W SCSI interfaces will (the
> drive won't limit performance, the controller will).
> 
> Here is the link:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1249898456
> 
> Your feed back is appreciated,
> 
> Ken
> (These same drives tend to sell for $10-20 cheaper by auction, BTW)
> 
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