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Courtesy: mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org (Mike Frisch)
see Panasonic CR-503B. This drive is an OEM'd Panasonic CR-503B
Modification -> Dip Switch
Sun Version?: ?
Speed: 1x
Courtesy: rachel@virago.org.au (Rachel Polanskis)
Comments (Rachel's): This is a single speed first generation SCSI
CDROM drive I picked up for around AUD 60 (about $40 US). The disk
is a hand loaded caddy - the disk is inserted into a "shoe" and
then placed in a plastic sleeve. This is then inserted into the
drive as a whole and then the sleeve is extracted (leaving the
shoe and the disk inside).
On the rear of the unit is a set of dip switches, with a sticker
with a legend on the back. Peel the sticker off and you are in
trouble - as it contains the info you need to set the switches!
Set the drive ID to 6 and set the other dips to accept 512kb block
size and you can boot your Sun off it. I installed Solaris 2.5.1
with this drive onto a SPARC IPC, no problems, and it works fine
with volume manager. Do not attempt to insert a caddy to remove
a disk without first shutting off volmgt - you cannot eject these
disks with software...
Modification -> Sun: none, maybe PROM switch
Sun Version?: yes
Courtesy: jk@tools.de (Juergen Keil)
Comments: as with the Denon, unless there is a PROM swap available,
this drive can only be used with a modified copy of Solaris and
ROM rev. 2.3 or higher. Note: make sure it is in SCSI-2 mode (there
is a DIP switch). Do not confuse the drive with its sibling the
CDR-84; the 84 will not work because it is straight SCSI-1.
Speed: 2x
Modification -> Sun: Jumper #5 IN
Courtesy: mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org (Mike Frisch)
Caddy or tray? tray
Comments: These drives have been popping out of the woodwork lately.
I picked up mine brand new in a sealed box in early '96
for $50 CDN (~$35 USD). It's an excellent drive for Sun!
I personally boot SunOS 4.1.3_U1 on a SPARCstation IPC from
this drive.
Modification -> Sun: DIP switch or jumper
Courtesy: mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org (Mike Frisch)
Comments: I have not personally tried one of these drives on my Sun,
but others have reported it to work. The external version
I saw intended for Mac had a DIP switch on it to change the
block size. (if anybody can confirm that it works, I'd
appreciate it)
Modification -> Sun: DIP switch on back for 512/2048 modes
Sun Version?: yes
Courtesy: dclunie@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au (David Clunie)
Comments: 6-disk changer, can be made to work with all six (see
question below)
Modification -> Sun: DIP switch on back for 512/2048 modes
Sun Version?: built-in
Courtesy: zbig@junior.wariat.org (Zbigniew J. Tyrlik)
Comments: high 'Netcommendations for ease-of-switch from Sun->PC
Blake Wright (bmwright@smeg.users.xmission.com) writes to report that the DIP switch (as mentioned above) does not exist on his Texel 3028. "There's a solder jumper pad on the exposed circuit
board portion of the drive, it's located right by the 50 pin SCSI header
midway between pin 1 and 50 on the top side of the drive, no disassembly
required to get to it and it looks like the two small half moon shaped
pads on my Toshiba 3301 and 3401s. The pad is not bridged, in order to
get the drive into 512 byte/block mode you have to either put a small blob
of solder on it or wire up a switch and close it. I don't recall the
jumper pad # on the board, possibly 230 or 208, it should be easy enough
to find given the description above"
(Can somebody please confirm that the above information does/does not apply to the 5028 as well? I suspect the original "report" on this drive only applies to the 5028 and somebody assumed it would apply to the older 3028 as well).
Modification -> Sun: DIP switch
Sun version?: no
Courtesy: jcarr37863@aol.com (Jerry Carr)
Comments: Jerry Carr sells these drives
Modification -> Sun: the pad-cutting hack mentioned above
Sun Version?: 3301U/3401U
Courtesy: jk@tools.de (Juergen Keil)
Comments: the switch allows moving from PC to Sun and back more easily
than a PROM swap, but it is a hack and voids your warranty.
Modification -> Sun: *unknown* (see below)
Sun Version?: XM440U (presumably)
Curtesy: elfchief@lupine.org
Comments: I am basing this on one article from elfchief@lupine.org, who
got it to work on a Sparcstation 1+. It tries to initialize the drive,
then gives "serious error in phase. " Turning off the drive breaks the
hang when he mounts it. This drive _should_ work if you turn off
synchronous I/O on the kernel level. Please add to this.
Modification -> Sun: none
Sun Version?: SunCD, SunCD+
Courtesy: bhepple@hk.net (Bob Hepple)
Comments: You can install Solaris 2.x from these drives with
the 2048 byte blocksize with Boot Prom Rev 2.3 or higher.
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using them with Suns; any configuration-specific details are listed
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Last modified: Thu Sep 26 23:02:43 EDT 1996