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In <1998040318191401.NAA27951@ladder01.news.aol.com> hughesmj@aol.com (HughesMJ) writes:

>I have recently acquired a Sun IPX Workstation equipped with a 1.1 GB SCSI
>Disk. Is it possible for these machines to have more than one internal HD?

Not easily. The drive tray inside the lid of the small 'pizza-box' cases
(IPC, IPX, LC and LX models) is designed to fit one hard drive and one
floppy drive. Fitting a second hard drive where the floppy drive is supposed
to mount is difficult since it requires making new cabling and drilling
holes, etc.

>If I need external - do I need a Sun enclosure or is there some cheaper way of
>doing it?

You don't need a Sun enclosure. Any external box with a power supply, a way
to mount the drive, and suitable cabling to connect to the SCSI port on the
back of the IPX will do fine. Remember to terminate the SCSI bus properly at
the end where your drive is connected.

That aside, if you can get a Sun type-411 external SCSI peripheral box with
an enclosed top cover (some are made to have a half-height 5.25" device like
a tape drive poke out the front) at a good price, buy it since it's the same
footprint as your IPX case.

>Is there a FAQ around specifically for the IPX model?

Not as such. IPX's are very common machines, so ask any questions you want
in these newsgroups and me or someone else will be able to help.

Regards,

Craig.
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