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Old 03-17-2008, 06:04 AM
Michael Laajanen
 
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Default Re: Upgrading the hardrive in a Sun Blade 150

Hi,

cgebert@myfastmail.com wrote:
> I can't figure out which ATA spec it uses. Seems like it's either ATA/
> 66 or ATA/100. It's not really clear whether it's subject to the
> 137GB barrier or not.
>
> P.S. It's nice for you to offer up knowledge, but no need to bust on
> my hardware. I know it's old, but nobody is offering to buy me a new
> one.
>

I am pretty sure that the Blade 150 can use more than 127GB or 137 whatever.

I would recommend a USB 2.0 PCI board from a good vendor like Belkin and
then attach external USB storage, DVD burner is just to install instead
of the CD/DVD ROM.

You can add a second HD drive, but keep an eye on the cooling by placing
the cables nice and maybe add a second fan for the drives feed from the
front to rear.

Memory, I have 2GB(4x512MB) in my Blade 150, you can also add a XVR-100
graphic adapter which you will have benefit of in Gnome and more.

/michael
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