[H-GEN] New HD in Sunblade 100

[Ian Pulsford]

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Robert Brockway wrote:
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> On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Ian Pulsford wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I just got a 40G HD and want to replace the 15G in my Sunblade 100.  Is
> > there anything wacky that I have to do or is it just a matter of putting
> > the new HD in and booting with the Solaris install CD in the CDROM?
> 
> Hi Ian.  The HDs in Sun's are rebadged HDs from various manufacturers.
> Any Sun box should be able to take any standard HD (you may need to put it
> in the caddy or whatever).

Yes, I have heard that they are just Seagates in SunBlade 100s.  What I
really wanted to know was whether I would have to do any thing to the
OpenBIOS or run any proggies to make the new HD available for the
machine and ready for Solaris installation, or do I just put it in and
go?


Ian

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