Subject: Re: hard drive recommendations or an LX
To: Jon Buller <jonb@paclink.com>
From: Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/23/2000 00:00:11
On Wed, 16 Jan 1980, Jon Buller wrote:

> I have a failing hard drive, and thought I'd relace the internal
> Sun424 in my SparcStation LX, and move the 424 to the external
> case...  Is there anything special I need to look for?  I was
> thinking about a 9GB drive, but I know I need to watch the heat
> production some...

Yeah. You also need a narrow interface. I'd recommend a 5400 RPM
drive over a 7200 for that case. Other than that, it's no big deal
what you get, really. I use Seagate Hawks in my Classics and LXs,
and I'm pretty happy with them.

> Of course, it has to work with NetBSD, but I suspect whatever I
> get has a better chance of that than working with Solaris... 8-)

Actually, it should make no difference whatsoever (assuming you're
running a version of Solaris that still supports the LX). A SCSI
drive is a SCSI drive, really....

cjs
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