[rescue] Ultra 30 and Maximum Drive Size

[Dave McGuire]

On January 1, Ken Hansen wrote:
> The Sun Handbook only shows 9 gig drives as an option for the U30, not 
> 18 gig, but I can't find the U30 listed as compatible for any 18 gig 
> drives in the handbook...
> 
> I would question the formatting of the drives, how are the partitions 
> laid out - is it trying to boot off a partition beyond 2 (or 9) gig..
> 
> Just a thought, sounds odd - be sure and let us know what the 
> answer/resolution is if/when you figure it out...
> 
> I've only tried 9 gig drives, not 18 gig in my U30...

  I've put 18GB drives in Ultra30s.  I don't recall the make & model
but they were definitely 18GB.  They worked fine.

  Actually, wait...come to think of it, they weren't used as boot
disks on those machines.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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