Many thanks to:
Dave Harrington <dharringt@deq.state.va.us>
Erin Jones <erin@younetwork.com>
Greg Polanski <greg_polanski@adc.com>
each of which provided fast and helpful responses.
Consensus: 3rd party drives work, brackets are available, drives
are cheap and plentiful.
Caveats: Drives must be 80 pin SCA style. Most vendors seem to
call these drives LC type. 3.5" drives only.
One respondent had some disk failures nearly
immediately, but all OK since (two weeks)
My assumptions: SCA drives follow strict form factor guidelines and are
compatible in physical size, connection location,
mounting systems, etc.
Sources Mentioned: Encore Technology Group - drives
Dallas TX
Rudy Alvarez, 800-880-0202
Silicon Gear (www.silicon-gear.com) - brackets
Vertex International - mounts
Matt Rogghe, 800-649-0665
Security Computer Sales Inc - brackets
651 653 5200
Datalink - drives and brackets?
Greg Felling
612-946-7808
gregf@datalink.com
Original Post:
> I'm trying to buy 3rd party drives for an E450 for it's internal drive
> bays. I'd like to know if anybody has any direct advice in general and
> specifically on these two points
>
> 1) What drives are known to work?
>
> 2) Will Fujitsu MAE3182LC drives work?
>
> 3) Are there 3rd party manufacturers of the drive brackets?
Responses:
> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 8:08:47 EST
> From: dharringt@deq.state.va.us
> To: tmornini@infomania.com
> Subject: re: 3rd party drives for E450
>
> Tom:
>
> I recently purchased some Quantum 18GB x 10000RPM drives (specify type
> SCA to fit in the E450) from Encore Technology Group Dallas TX (Rudy
> Alvarez, 800-880-0202). They furnished mounts which are also 3rd
> party, labeled Silicon Gear (probably for SGI machines).
>
> Another of my vendors was unable to get the spur drives from any
> source. Sun doesn't sell the spur mounts by themselves.
>
> They have only been installed some two weeks. Two went bad almost
> immediately, but were replaced by overnight shipping. Since then all
> is OK.
>
> I got similar mounts (only ) from Vertex International (Matt Rogghe,
> 800-649-0665).
>
> Regarding the Fujitsu drives, they MUST have 80 pin connectors for the
> E350 internals. Check with the manufacturer to determine which model
> does that. I have no experience with Fujitsu drives.
>
>
>
> Dave Harrington
> VA Dept of Env Quality
> Voice: 804-698-4558
> FAX: 804-698-4561
> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:03:00 -0600
> From: Erin Jones <erin@younetwork.com>
> To: Tom Mornini <tmornini@infomania.com>
> Subject: Re: 3rd party drives for E450
>
> we just went through this.
>
> I bought seagate cheetah 9gb drives. LC i believe. the brackets were
> not provided but I bought those from security computer sales Inc (651
> 653 5200). They were the cheapest i found for brackets. $35 each.
> they work fine. to see if your fujitsu will work I would recommend
> comparing it in size to one in there. I believe it is a standard size
> for the drives.
>
> good luck
> ej
> Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 10:42:36 -0600
> From: Greg Polanski <greg_polanski@adc.com>
> To: Tom Mornini <tmornini@infomania.com>
> Subject: Re: 3rd party drives for E450
>
> In general, aftermarket drives are double the size for
> less money than the sun drives.
>
> Here is the vendor that I use, he is very knowledgable.
>
>
> Greg Felling Datalink 612-946-7808
> gregf@datalink.com
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