Re: SPARC-10: Replacing a SUN IDE-CDROM with a third party IDE-CDROM

From: CJT (abujlehc_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 12/30/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 23:28:19 GMT

Christer XX Mattsson wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I have been searching all over the web (open sites).
>
> Problem:
> I have a SPARC-10 Ultra. It has a non-functional SUN IDE-cdrom in it. I
> would like to replace it with "any" IDE-cdrom.
> However, it does not compute!
>
> Is it doable, replacing it with a non-SUN IDE-cdrom?
> What are the requirements on the non-SUN IDE-cdrom?
> Can I set some parameters?
>
>
> Thankful for answers.
>
> Christer Mattsson
>
>
FWIW, I just finished doing that successfully with an Ultra 5, which I
believe has the same motherboard as an Ultra 10. All I did was a
straight replacement of the original IDE CD-ROM drive with a generic
(DVD, actually) drive. The one I took out was set as Master, so that's
how I set the replacement. It worked perfectly the first time I powered
it up.

Should be a piece of cake. 

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