----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Sun Ultra1 parts in SE/30
> My Reply follows quote. On 05/10/2004 15:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Hey guys. I'm thinking of expanding my Mac collection > >to include an SE/30. And after seeing all the magic > >Norman has done to his SE I want to have a go at it > >with my SE and possibly SE/30. I have a 2GB IBM SCSI > >hard drive (3.5-inch) from a Sun Ultra1, and a SCSI > >CD-Rom (internal) drive from the same computer. Can I > >swap in the larger hard drive (would OS 7.1 recognize > >it) and connect the CD-Rom through the external SCSI? > >Sorry for the newbie questions. Thanks. > > > >Sam > --------- > Hmmm, a bit rusty here, but I seem to recall that the limit > is overcome if the HD is partitioned into smaller (2gb?) > sections. I have a 2GB drive for my Classic II under System 7.1. You don't need to create multiple partitions as long as the drive is 2GB or smaller, I believe. I think 2 gigabytes is the biggest partition that 7.1 will see. You should be good to go with your drive. Use Lido or MicroNet Drive utilities to format it. I like the latter. You'll save yourself a lot of time and headache rather than dilly-dallying around with Apple's SC HD Setup "utility". > > The CD-ROM may not be "recognized" unless you have a > third party driver (I have used CD-Sunrise, but can't > recall if which OS it needs). Of course, you would need > to set the SCSI ID jumper to something other than 0, and > provide a case or something for power. > As Ken said, you will need an external CDROM drive housing to make this work. They may be hard to find; I don't know. I would think that most external CDROM housings you'll find are going to come with a CDROM already in them. If you have any thrift stores near you, check them out first. The Value Villages in my area, especially, have good electronics sections. You might be able to get a complete external SCSI CDROM for a lot cheaper (in the $5 range) and less hassle than you would with trying to find an (empty) external housing. I'm lucky enough to live on a stretch of road called Highway 99 which is literally over 20 miles of pure city connecting Seattle and Everett. Within just a five minute drive up or down the highway, I've got 8 to 10 different thrift stores at my disposal. Thrift stores' inventories always change. I've picked up all sort of treasures at these stores. The reason I mention this is the last time I was at one of them a week or two ago, they had an external SCSI CDROM identical to the one I use on my Macintosh IIsi. They were asking $3 for it. Five or six months ago, I picked up an Apple LaserWriter 300 (working) for $3. About a month ago one of them had a brand-new SCSI Iomega Jaz Drive (1 or 2 gigabytes, I don't remember) for $5 but it was missing the power brick. I recall reading a while back on this list that a user found a Macintosh Plus (or was it a 512k?) complete in it's original box at a thrift store. While I haven't seen one of those, I commonly see vintage-era Macs like IIs, Quadras and Centrises for $2-$10. Anyway, I digress. If money isn't an issue for you, or you live in an area that makes shopping thrift stores unrealistic, then try the LEM Swap list. I say this because shipping cost alone for your unit is likely to exceed it's value by a good margin. And like I said earlier, most housings you're going to find are going to already have a CDROM in them which just means more money to ship it... If you wanted to get creative and save some money, you could fit this CDROM drive *INSIDE* your SE. You would probably have to remove the internal floppy drive altogether, and obviously you would have to extend the disk slot on the front of the case to accomodate a CD. You would also probably have to build your own cage/brackets internally to mount the drive or modify existing ones, but it would be a project and it would be a bit of fun. I've seen it done on at least one other compact, I want to say a Classic II or Color Classic II. If having a floppy drive is important to you, you could always pick up an external Apple 3.5" floppy drive. The external 800k drives are relatively common. I have a box full of 'em, myself. I'm not sure how common the 1.4MB external floppy drives are. Just some thoughts for you... :) -Nat -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
