The official sun documentation
(http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub...a_1E.html#DISK)
lists as the biggest hard disks that can be used with ultra1 some
4.2GB drives.
However, I seem to remember that, in the past, an ultra1 here used to
run with a fujitsu drive (unfortunately it broke some time ago, so I
can't check exact model name and capacity, but I'm pretty sure it was
bigger than 4.2 GB). Don't know how it got there, but it seemed to
work (before breaking, of course).
So, the question is: is that possible? (it's entirely possible that I
don't recall correctly, and if so I apologize)
Are there hard drives bigger than 4.2GB that, although not officially
supported, will work on the ultra1? Where can I find a list?

Thanks

In article <9dcfb2af.0502030409.5cead54a@posting.google.com >,
subnet <sunglo@katamail.com> wrote:

> The official sun documentation
> (http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub...a_1E.html#DISK)
> lists as the biggest hard disks that can be used with ultra1 some
> 4.2GB drives.

The 4.2GB drives were the largest disk that Sun qualified and sold for
the Ultra 1 when it was still being manufactured. After that time the
disk drive technology has advanced and current disks are much larger.
Sun, however, has nothing to gain by spending lots of money testing
more modern disks for their old and obsolete systems.

> Are there hard drives bigger than 4.2GB that, although not officially
> supported, will work on the ultra1? Where can I find a list?

Any SCA disk that fits physically (low profile) and with a current
consumption equal or less than the disks that Sun did support should
work. The current consumption of the disks of today is usualy lower
or equal to the old disks, so you should be able to use anything,
except perhaps the largest 15000 rpm disks.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

hoh@invalid.invalid (Goran Larsson) wrote in message news:<IBCHLB.81C@approve.se>...

> Any SCA disk that fits physically (low profile) and with a current
> consumption equal or less than the disks that Sun did support should
> work. The current consumption of the disks of today is usualy lower
> or equal to the old disks, so you should be able to use anything,
> except perhaps the largest 15000 rpm disks.

Thank you very much!