[rescue] Re: Sun 711's

[Eric Webb]

On Sunday 14 April 2002 12:04 pm, you wrote:
>
> 711 is Multipack, right?

Yep.

> If so, it uses the standard Ultra sleds ("SPUD")
> as pictured at http://store.yahoo.com/memx/5403024mx.html ... The one
> at http://www.memoryx.net/3301951.html is cheaper (I think that's the
> kind from older Multipacks and the older SSAs) and it may work too. There
> is also a 1.6" spud that looks like http://www.memoryx.net/5403328.html
> which may work if you're only using 6 slots in your Multipack.

Dang.  $36 + shipping for a piece of plastic.  Maybe I'll fire up the radial 
arm and cut up some sheet metal.

> Hmmm. 1.6" spuds $100 buy-it-now for qty 10 at
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2015718548 seems like a
> good deal. Same seller has some 1" spuds (if you're putting 12 drives in
> your pack) but they're not as cheap and not buy-it-now.

So, back to a question that was asked earlier but not really answered to my 
satisfaction.. ;)   Is the 711 a 6-bay or a 12-bay?  Or are there two 
different versions of the 711?


Eric