[rescue] Re: Lily at Comdisco has more Ultra 30s (Fourty at last count!)

[Ken Hansen]

Do you have to remove *anything* to add RAM to your U30? I don't...

The difference between the U30 and U60 is not only SMP, but dual SCSI chains
(ext. seperate from int.).

With a little bit of work, you should be able to put 2x SCSI drives in the
two open bays under the CD-ROM. Also, the U30/U60 will take 1.6" SCA drives
easily, so all those great SCA drive-deals that *won't* fit in the SS/5,
SS/20, or most Ultra 1/2/5/10 will fit in the U30/60 boxes.

Why would you want SBUS expansion? I was under the impression that the PCI
bus was (in most respects) superior, although the cost of add-in cards is
typically more than SBUS...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Dombrowski" <legodude at hammycorp.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: [rescue] Re: Lily at Comdisco has more Ultra 30s (Fourty at last
count!)


<snip>

> Now that I'm non-sickish I had time to fool around with my U30 some
> more. Took some air duster and electronics cleaner to it, redid all
> cables and it fired right up. Looks like I got shafted tho in my pick
> of unit, my deal is far worse than that one IMHO. U30 is a nice
> machine, decent case design though removing the PS to add ram is a
> hassle. And the lack of SBUS slots :P. But I really wish they'd added a
> third SCA connector in there, two is just not enough methinks. Anyway,
> is it possible for Solaris 8 to stripe across two disks?

I belive your rationalization when you reported your purchase here was that
your system included a framebuffer and the above system does not. Also I
think you had a bit less RAM, but hey, vist www.eBay.com and get as many $10
32 Meg DIMMs as you can fit and *enjoy*...

> >She may have one Ultra 60 still available (Myself and a friend each
> got one) for $800 - configured as follows: one 300 MHz 2 MB >CPU,
> Creator 3D Series 3 (X3663A), 12x CD-ROM, 4x 128 Meg DIMMs (512 Meg
> total), floppy, and 4 Gig HD. Again, that is $800 ;^)
>
> That's a very good deal also, very small premium over above U30. Lets
> see, assume FB is $75 and 256mb ram is $100 then 2nd processor support
> is only $275.

Remember, that is *dense* RAM in the U60, I will still have 12 open memory
slots (thre banks of four) - for $125 I can add 12 32 Meg DIMMs, taking my
total to 896 Meg...

> On a somewhat related note I'm needing a 13W3->VGA adapter. I foolishly
> assumed all PCI Suns had HD15 and for now my U30 is sitting in the
> basement hooked up to the horrible 1642(?).

I keep one of each adapter in my parts bin - 13W3 -> VGA and VGA -> 13W3 (to
use PeeCee monitor on Sun and vice versa)- everyone should...

Ken


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