[suncommunity] Re: External HDD on Sun Blade
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Thanks for the replies so far! So if I understand right it's not really
worth connecting an external drive to a Blade system.
#1 I looked up in the Tech Manual, the Blade 2000 only has USB 1.1, only
the Blade 2500 now have USB 2.0. So using USB means waiting hours for the
data-transfer .... Time to feel confident about having spent 30000 EUR on a
modern system .... :-))
#2 Firewire isn't supported. I wonder why the machine has two connectors
then. two cameras?? Or just for advertisement reasons?
So rather try to buy a "consumer drive" and use a SCSI converter???
To Larye D. Parkins:
> Depending on how you need to share or move files, it might be cheaper and
less hassle to install a CD-burner in the Blade?
I was actually thinking of installing a DVD-burner, especially because a
slot in the "periferal assembly" is still so empty and the DVD-drive so
lonely :-)) But there are no SCSI DVD-burners around as far as I know. And
the Blade 2000 has no IDE connector, only SCSI ...
But if anyone has experience in using an IDE drive with a SCSI converter,
I'll be happy to hear about suggestions!
The amounts of data I'm talking about: 100 to 200 GB. So not really a
mini-van full.
It seems all my attempts to get some of the connectors at the back of the
Blade occupied are in vain .....
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