[SunHELP] Ultra5/10 hardware question

[Hichael Morton]

Greg,

This was for a mainstream, SUN labeled, came-from-Sun Ultra 5 and
Ultra10s!


HM


Greg wrote:
> 
> On 12/05/01 05:33 AM, Hichael Morton wrote:
> 
> > Silly me!
> >
> > When I asked Sun Support (1-800-USA-4-SUN) about adding a larger hard
> > drive, they told me that I needed to update the PROM as well as have the
> > appropriate OS & patches.
> >
> > I guess Sun has no idea of what they are talking about, huh?
> 
> In that case, no.
> 
> Was that for a mainstream Ultra machine or one of the OEM systems?  I
> think the answer might actually be different for the OEM reference
> boards.  But none of the mainstream Ultra boxes require a prom upgrade
> for larger IDE disks (Ultra 5,
> Ultra 10, Sun Blade 100).
> 
> Feel free to scan the README file for the Ultra 5/10 PROM Upgrade patch
> and look through the list of fixed bugs.  Let us know if any apply to
> larger hard drives.
> 
> -greg
> 
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