[SPARCbook] S3GX battery/charging problem, HDD upgrade

[Liam]

You can get an adapter from www.adtx.com . They're about $175.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hooper" <cdh at 3pardata.com>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:42 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] S3GX battery/charging problem, HDD upgrade


> There is currently one of these adaptors being sold on ebay:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3042441981&category=11175
>
> This particular one can handle drives up to just under 8 GB,
> but from what I have read, 6 GB is popularly recommended.
> The only reason I can identify this board is that I just
> had my SPARCbook 3GX's drive open a few days ago.
>
> There are usually two metal mounting rails that separate the
> drive from the controller board.  This auction doesn't seem
> to show those rails, so you may need to make your own
> separator.  Rubber feet would probably work fine.
>
> -Chris Hooper
>
>
>
> > In message <1061294150027706 at lycos-europe.com>, you write:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I recently bought an S3GX. The guy who sold it said that it had a
working
> >> battery, however when I try to boot
> >> the system without the AC plug connected, nothing happens.
> >> So it seems that the battery is not charged. Also, when I run it on AC,
I
> >> don't see anything on the LCD battery
> >> indicator.
> >
> > I can't offer any help on this one, sorry.
> >
> >> Another question: since I got the 1.2 GB SCSI drive I need to get a
IDE->SCSI
> >> converter to upgrade the
> >> harddrive. I've found one at
> >> http://www.addonics.com/products/hub_adapter_converter/ide_scsi.asp
that
> >> sells at ~$89. Will this work with the Sparcbook?
> >> Oh, one more thing... Guess I could just by a larger SCSI disk if I
wanted,
> >> right? (Not that it is an option, since
> >> SCSI disks are fairly expensive, just curious...)
> >
> > That adapter is for 3.5" drives, your sparcbook has a 2.5" SCSI disk in
it.
> > You need the hard-to-find 2.5" IDE->SCSI adapter.  I bought one a few
months
> > back from caldrives.com for $150, but they don't seem to list them any
more.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Parson
> > mparson at bl.org