[SunRescue] Creator 2D/PCI card in Ultra 5?

Chris Drelich hyena at interport.net
Thu Mar 23 05:19:32 CST 2000


I wouldn't put it past them.  Remember intel with the 486 DX/SX?  Maybe someone
wants to try putting a U5 with a U10 riser card in a U10 case?  If this is the
case, it looks like U5s could be upgraded to U10s for ~$200.  However,
something might be disabled in the firmware.
Chris

Stephen Olson wrote:
> 
> Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, I didn't believe it at first.  Would Sun actually build a case that
> LIMITED the capabilities of the system.  So I took the cover off my 5 and
> there it was.  A connector I have never seen before, assumed to be UPA.  I
> took some pictures:
> http://www.albany.edu/~so7193/ultra5.html
> Well, I guess it's better than filling the connector with epoxy.
> -Steve
> 
>






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