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

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

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    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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