SunPCi3 on older hardware

From: Parkins, Larye (NIH/NIAID) (LParkins_at_niaid.nih.gov)
Date: 05/28/03

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    Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 11:46:01 -0400
    
    

    Has anyone installed a SunPCi3 in an older machine, i.e., Ultra 5 or Ultra
    10?

    We had plans to install a SunPCi2 in an Ultra 10, but Sun is now shipping
    SunPCi3, and the U/10 dropped off the hardware compatibility list in the
    release notes.

    The immediate differences I see are that version 3 has an additional
    daughterboard for extra USB and firewire ports, so it takes up three PCI
    slots with all options installed instead of two slots.

    We have a Plan B, which involves moving around existing SunPCi2 cards and
    reassigning workstations, but my clients are looking for a second opinion
    before approving.

    Questions:
    1) physical fit of main board, daughterboard, and serial/parallel connector
    (if used).
    2) firmware compatibility, i.e., if you have installed, what version of OBP
    firmware do you have?
    3) power consumption/cooling considerations

    Will summarize.
    Thanks

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    Larye D. Parkins
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