venky@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Venkateswaran Ramachandran) (08/15/89)
I am in the process of buying a couple of SparcStation-1. I would like to know if anyone out there has tried to attach a MAXTOR 760 MB disk drive or other non-SUN disks (which are cheaper) on the SCSI bus. Also I have a question regarding additional memory. Has third-party memory upgrades been successfully done on the SS-1. Can someone mail me the vendors and other details? Thanks in advance Venky Pl e-mail to venky@zip.eecs.umich.edu
weber@uunet.uu.net (Jeff Weber) (08/31/89)
Venky@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Venkateswaran Ramachandran) writes: >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 8, Issue 98, message 11 of 15 > >I am in the process of buying a couple of SparcStation-1. I would like to >know if anyone out there has tried to attach a MAXTOR 760 MB disk drive or >other non-SUN disks (which are cheaper) on the SCSI bus. Also I have a >question regarding additional memory. Has third-party memory upgrades been >successfully done on the SS-1. Can someone mail me the vendors and other >details? Thanks in advance Venky > >Please e-mail to venky@zip.eecs.umich.edu I have done the testing and working with US/Design Corp who is owned by Maxtor. They have a controller #4220 that has cache (512k or 1M) that emulates an MD-21 and will support upto four Maxtor 760MB(u) disks. The SS1 and 330 both handle the 4220 ok (now) and you can easily futz with the kernel to see all 4 lun's. They also have a desk top/side box for it all. Phone - (301) 577-2880. I've also put 3rd party memory in my SS1. Works ok fine. BIG DISCLAIMER: I just work on them. I don't own a thing except my own experiences and opinions.