Subject: Re: sparc64 hardware
To: None <port-sparc64@NetBSD.org>
From: Kurt J. Lidl <lidl@pix.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/04/2007 14:39:35
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 03:54:47PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
> The Netra X1 and V100 machines are both 1U and take two IDE
> drives. They're limited to 120GB, though. The Netra T1-105 is a
> much more "grown up" machine (SCSI, big L2 caches, etc) but no IDE.
Actually, the T1 105 has an onboard IDE controller -- the slim-line
CD-ROM (if present) on the machine is IDE. It's possible to replace
this with a DVD-ROM or DVD-writer drive. I've done so on one of my
machines.
http://www.pix.net/staff/lidl/nsfaq/misc/sparc_dvd_rw_upgrade.html
Its probably possible to get rid of the sheet metal under the CD-ROM
and stuff an IDE drive into the case. I'm certain that you could put
a laptop drive into that space. Of course, you'll almost certainly
run into the 120GB limit if you run Solaris -- but since you're
interested in NetBSD, and the current generation laptop drives max
out at 120GB, it shouldn't be a real problem.
-Kurt