poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (02/08/90)
Since this subject was brought up a while back, and I don't think there
was a definite answer from someone really knowledgeable, I am posting this
just after performing such an installation.
Actually, it worked quite well, I put the XY753 (6U VME board) into slot
5. Do not try putting it into slot 4, there is a metal lip which is part
of the frame that will short out the back side of the controller. Besides,
in slot 5, there are no jumper to worry about.
I am still not sure about the power supply problem, Sun should have it
fixed about now, so new systems should be OK. There was supposed to be a
spare part that can be purchased for older systems to upgrade the power
supply, check with you salesman.
Contrary to what I remember somebody posting before about the 4/330 boot
rom not being able to boot from the drive (XD), this is false. The CPU
board is EXACTLY the same as that in a 4/370, and it boots fine off XD0.
So, if you are looking for a way to not pay Sun's high prices for mass
storage, this is it.
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San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254weber@cg-atla.agfa.com (Jeff Weber) (02/09/90)
In article <4821@brazos.Rice.edu> poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) writes: >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 32, message 11 > >Since this subject was brought up a while back, and I don't think there >was a definite answer from someone really knowledgeable, I am posting this >just after performing such an installation. GOOD. >Actually, it worked quite well, I put the XY753 (6U VME board) into slot Stuffa deleta.. >Contrary to what I remember somebody posting before about the 4/330 boot >rom not being able to boot from the drive (XD), this is false. The CPU >board is EXACTLY the same as that in a 4/370, and it boots fine off XD0. WRONGO! I was the poster of that problem....The correct answer is: "IT WORKS NOW" with the later version of the boot ROMS! Early machines were shipped with a set of ROMS that DID NOT SUPPORT booting anything other than SCSI. Going first has its rewards! But no one was supposed to notice I guess.....(cute how they do that) So, all that chatter about "its supposed to" only applied to later machines that met "spec" which, obviously, the early machines didn't. My next 5 worked ok. I guess the moral to the story is: There's Sun's company line, there's Net Truth, And then there's what's actually sitting in your lab.