Re: DVD ROM Drive for U60

Cannibul wrote: 
I'm wondering if there are other DVD drives than the Sun branded one that
I can install in a U60 and boot from it?


I'd like to know this (what just about to post), although

a) I am looking for a DVD writer
b) Booting is not that important for me.

There seems two possible options to me, although either one (or even both) may not work.

1) Add a PCI card with IDE support. Add an IDE DVD drive.
2) Add a internal USB card, then find (do they exist) a DVD drive that works from USB.

One or both may not be possible, especially for booting.

I picked up a used U60 for a pretty good price and really want to get it
going. I would like to purchase Solaris 10 from Sun but it only comes on
DVD.

You can download CD images - no need to buy. Of course, you need a bit of bandwidth to do it.

Although it is not exactly easy for a first try at Solaris, you can boot from a network too.


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