[rescue] CD-ROM drive for HP 9000/715

Todd C. Miller Todd.Miller at courtesan.com
Wed Jan 16 14:29:43 CST 2002


In message <20020116142253.A17734 at dubrawsky.org>
	so spake Ido Dubrawsky (ido):

> Can anyone tell me what CD-ROM drive(s) will work with an HP 9000/715-33?  I
> want to install HP-UX 10.20 and I'd rather not have to setup Ignite-UX on
> the other HP that I have.  I ask because I know that Sun's are picky as to
> which drives they will boot off.

You need a CD-ROM drive with a 512-byte boot block.  Many drives that
will boot a Sun will also boot an HP (though the HPs seem pickier than
the Suns).  Last I checked HP shipped Toshiba CD-ROM drives.

 - todd



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