[Info-vax] rx2600 CD/DVD

[Richard Maher]

Hi John,

Thanks for the reply. (And to all the others)

> I know it doesn't help you, RIchard, but for those in the US you can
> get the drive from this seller's listing

Thankfully, one of the many kind and helpful souls here found one that works
for me.

(Let's hope everything still works when/if it gets here :-)

Cheers Richard Maher

<johnhreinhardt at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:21a97307-f44d-48cc-bc1f-f98c760852a9 at p36g2000prp.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 14, 2:20 am, "Richard Maher" <maher... at hotspamnotmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> On Dec 3 2008, 8:19 pm, FrankS <sapie... at noesys.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Dec 3, 12:16 am, Alan Frisbie <Usenet02_REM... at Flying-Disk.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > 1. Quadrics QM500-A Network adapter, which I am sure is not
> > > supported by VMS. I am also sure that it will turn up on
> > > ebay before too long. :-)
>
> > Yeah, mine too. Not sure what kind of demand there will be, but I
> > don't need it.
>
> > > I got a good deal on the HP DVD-ROM drive for it, but would
> > > like to get a burner. Does anyone have any suggestions
> > > for a suitable drive?
>
> > HP Slimline CDRW/DVD Combo A6986-62001 A6986-64001
>
> > It's in the supported drives list for the RX2600. I bought one on
> > eBay for $60. It's a Teac DW-224E.
>
> How did you get on with that? I think I found the one you're talking about
> at a store called Serverworlds, but there were a lot more hits for plain
old
> "Teac DW-224E" on Ebay. How much do the mountings, dimensions and
connectors
> and VMS support vary for these things? (Didn't have much luck chasing down
> your A6986-numbers.)
>
> Does anyone have a CDRW/DVD for an rx2600 that they'd like to get rid of
or
> sell?
>
> Cheers Richard Maher
>
>
>
> > > Now all I need is a fibre channel card and I'm all set!
>
> > HP QLA2342 Dual Port 2Gbp/s 133MHz PCI-X Fiber HBA
>
> > Also got one of these on eBay. $75. Hmmm... I can't find the HP part
> > number, but it's also on the supported device list for OpenVMS/RX2600.

I know it doesn't help you, RIchard, but for those in the US you can
get the drive from this seller's listing
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-RX2600-Itanium-Server-DVD-Drive_W0QQitemZ390025439536
There only 3 left (as of 10:29AM EST 28-Jan-2009).

I bought 2 (Made a best offer of $30 each) and they came with the
clips and slid right into my 2 RX2600's without a hitch.  What I did
was search on "(zx6000,rx2600) +(DVD*,optical)"  and picked the best
of the results.  Maybe you can find a seller that will sell to other
countries from that listing.

This listing is the same thing but $20 more, however, he has a
quantity (54) on hand.    I have no experience with this seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/A7231-69012-HP-rx2600-DVD-ROM-Black-Optical-Drive_W0QQitemZ160279828567

This person may sell internationally given the information in the
listing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-WORKSTATION-ZX2000-ZX6000-INTEGRITY-ITANIUM-DVD_W0QQitemZ140233386723

My next step is to find a DVD-RW drive and swap the mounting and
interface bits and see if it will boot VMS so I can write DVD's also.
The standard RX2600 drive is a CD writer but only a DVD reader.

  John H. Reinhardt