Ultra 2 hard disk info needed
Hi all, sparc newbie here.
I inherited this beast (specs below) and the first thing I want to do is replace the disks (they are really loud).
I understand that I can go bigger than 9 gig. Is there a limit as to how big I can go? I've searched and I can't find that info anywhere.
I would hate to replace the disks with something just as loud, can you recommend something relatively quiet?
Thanks.
edit: my original setup - 2x 4 gig HD
[480 byte] By [
SteveWM] at [2007-11-25 23:08:05]
# 1
Some older SCSI drives tend to start to whine when the platters start to wear out, I think there is a limited numbers of running hours on computer drive. I have heard users post that +18GB drives have been installed in a Ultra 2, but I have not experienced this personally. Have you thought of an external Sun Uni Pack, I think these can support up to 36GB single drive and more for 3rd party ( I think there is also 3rd party fibre channel single drive enclosures out there ). With this config you could still use the supported 9GB internally.
# 3
Hello,
you can use higher capacity internal disks, but won't get any speed advantage from the faster interface. The controller is limited to 20-MB/sec (fast/wide SCSI-2). Probably the fast turning disks (10000-15000rpm) require better cooling.
Btw. there is a french language website <a href="http://www.sunquebec.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sunquebec.com/</a> ...
Michael
maal at 2007-7-5 17:58:58 >
# 5
Well for the time being I snapped up a brand new 9gig IBM drive on ebay ($20 inc. shipping) & I am enjoying some peace & quiet. The drive is quieter than the fans.
The whining from those old SCSI disks was torture, the thing is I have never heard old IDE drives get that loud as they age. Thanks again.
# 7
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ide drives whine abit and die... much sooner than scsi drives...
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Could well be, but here is my (limited) experience with drives from the late 90s;
SCSI; 1 out of 4 dead
IDE; 2 or 3 out of 20 or so dead
And the quietest SCSI disk is louder than any of the IDE drives.
