[rescue] AXI or similar Sun PCI-based boards

[Robert Novak]

Hi all,

I'm pondering moving into the PCI-based Sun world. Are there any good
resources for standalone boards (preferably with some sort of CPU) that I
can integrate into my own choice of case, or am I better off getting one
of the cheap U5s and adding SCSI?

I picked up a pair of UltraSPARC IIi modules at the swap this weekend...
one 270MHz 501-5039, one 333MHz 501-5090. If the price I paid was any
indication, I expect they'll make pretty paperweights. But I might go in
to work tomorrow, disassemble my U5 a bit, and test them out. If either
works (preferably the 333mhz, that has 2MB cache right?) I will probably
be looking for just a board, but if not, then I have some pretty
paperweights and need a CPU.

Also picked up an Ultra 1 170E system board that allegedly has a good
NVRAM. I got a good deal on the NVRAM, but if the rest of the board works
I got a kick-arse deal. I'm guessing that it won't work with just an ATX
power supply plugged into it, even though the one connector looks similar.
Is this a smart guess? :) (just realized I'd have to hang a monitor and kb
on it to test it, since the serial riser-type thingie isn't there, and I
don't feel like disassembling the U1 I have working to try it out).





Robert Novak, Indyramp Consulting * rnovak at indyramp.com * indyramp.com/~rnovak
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