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Article #2948Re: Adding a second drive to Sparc 2
From: Larry Blumette
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 00:00
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I made my own powercable by raiding an old PC. I took two male ends and spliced the wires together. As fo the SCSI cable I took an old one, selected the two closest connectors and chopped off the excess. Craig Dewick wrote: > In <36654438.582812349@news.mcit.com> shawn.bernard@mci.com (ShawnB) writes: > > >I have a second hard drive that I want to add to my newly acquired > >Sparc 2. The only problem is that when I opened up the Sparc, I > >noticed a lack of ribbon cable and power connectors. Where do I get > >these? Are they standard models that I can get at any computer store? > > Ok, the short SCSI drive data and power cables are not usually supplied with > the machines unless drives are actually fitted. The cables, and plastic > mounting bracket are usually available from surplus dealers as a package > costing between US$10 and $20 depending where you source it from. > > You can't get them at a normal computer store since they only stock parts > for Pocket Calculators (aka PC's), but you could easily make your own if you > have the right tools, and can source the parts needed. > > Regards, > > Craig. > -- > Sun Ripened Kernels -- http://www.zeta.org.au/~craig/srk > Surplus and pre-loved Sun Microsystems equipment. > Based in Waterfall (south-eastern Sydney), NSW, Australia. > Operated by Craig Dewick - craig@zeta.org.au - cd@lios.apana.org.au
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