[Info-vax] rx2600 CD/DVD

[Eberhard Heuser]

sean at obanion.us schrieb:
> I tried a Pioneer DVD/RW, but the EFI failed to start with an
> exception.
> I didn't have the terminal log running and I don't have it plugged in
> at the moment, so I can't post there error, but maybe this weekend...
>
>
> Sean
>
> On Jan 28, 3:41 pm, "Richard Maher" <maher... at hotspamnotmail.com>
> wrote:
>   
>> 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
>>
>> <johnhreinha... 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 listinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/HP-RX2600-Itanium-Server-DVD-Drive_W0QQitemZ39002...
>> 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...
>>
>> This person may sell internationally given the information in the
>> listing.http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-WORKSTATION-ZX2000-ZX6000-INTEGRITY-ITANIUM-DV...
>>
>> 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
>>     
>
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>   
Do not leave the drive empty and put in a CD-ROM into the
drive permanently.

Eberhard