Hi,

I think it should work.  I run an 18gig U160 disk in my SS20 and
it works fine.  It is slower than the exact same type of disk in
an Ultra 2.

You also might want to watch:

- total heat
- normal running current, especially the 12V draw since that's the 
motor.
- Peak startup current.  

I don't know if the SS20 stages the startup of multiple disks, so, you
might not want to put two disks where the sum of the peak start
current exceeds the power supply.  OTOH, if it stages the startup (ie,
start 1, wait 5-10 secs or so, start the second) then it's fine. In
my case Fujitsu claims 3A @ 12V peak, and I vaguely recall the SS20
having a 4 or 4.5A @ 12V output.

Or, you could just experiment and make sure if it's important you have
a spare power supply sitting around.  It's not like you going to void
any Sun guarantee or anything :-) If you do this, please be safe
though.

cheers

bruce

On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 03:54:28PM -0500, Heitzso wrote:
> Most SCA 80 drives on EBay are newer Ultra 160 drives.
> Can you use an U160 drive in a SS20?
> 
> >>>I would have to look for a Sparc 20 at FreeGeek and check the style
> >>>of hard-drive connector on it.  I run NetBSD on a Sparc IPX, which
> >>>takes one of the older styles of SCSI and probably differs in style
> >>>of drive from an SS20.
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>Yes, the SS20 takes the SCA-80 drives, the IPX and Classic use the
> >>50pin type.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >There were lots of 50GB Seagate Barracuda with SCA connectors floating
> >around on ebay lately, for $30-$40 each. Most of them were new and even
> >included an adaptor for 50 and 68 pin connectors ( yes, you won't need
> >them for the SS20 but these things are useful to have )
> >
> >have fun
> >Michael
> > 
> >
> 

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