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SGI O2 harddisk - noleex - 05-04-2021
Anybody know if this eBay Disk will work on an O2 (I have an empty drive sled, but not sure if the disk is correct);
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402521486566?hash=item5db82674e6:g:Uo0AAOSwMp9fmwTA
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - TruHobbyist - 05-04-2021
(05-04-2021, 04:41 AM)noleex Wrote: Anybody know if this eBay Disk will work on an O2 (I have an empty drive sled, but not sure if the disk is correct);
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402521486566?hash=item5db82674e6:g:Uo0AAOSwMp9fmwTA
Yes, it will work. O2 needs 3.5" form factor with 1" height (2,54cm).
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - noleex - 05-04-2021
Yes, I mean from the connection 80pin and the technical aspects.. ?
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - TruHobbyist - 05-04-2021
(05-04-2021, 02:07 PM)noleex Wrote: Yes, I mean from the connection 80pin and the technical aspects.. ?
O2 uses SCA for the internal HDD so yes, I see no problem with it. I for myself have a lot of similar 9GB, 18GB and 36GB drives laying around and can assure they work both in O2 and Octane, both as system and/or option disks.
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - noleex - 05-04-2021
Thanks a lot for fast replay, whats the maximum disk space will work on o2 ?
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - robespierre - 05-04-2021
The O2 (or Octane, etc) can use the highest capacity parallel SCSI drives that were ever made, in the 300 to 320 GB range. For higher capacity you would need to use an external storage solution.
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - megaimg - 01-16-2022
Can I use 300g U320 on the o2...
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - weblacky - 01-16-2022
You can TECHNICALLY USE ANY SCA 80 SCSI drive in an O2, the only issue is that it be 1" tall (low profile) and not make too much noise or heat. But even if it does make too much heat..it would still work...just not for too long. U160/U320/U640 are ALL single-ended backwards compatible by design.
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - megaimg - 01-16-2022
(01-16-2022, 09:28 PM)weblacky Wrote: You can TECHNICALLY USE ANY SCA 80 SCSI drive in an O2, the only issue is that it be 1" tall (low profile) and not make too much noise or heat. But even if it does make too much heat..it would still work...just not for too long. U160/U320/U640 are ALL single-ended backwards compatible by design.
Thanks got it working! It was in (0,2,8) and I had to repartition it! All good now! Thanks!
RE: SGI O2 harddisk - weblacky - 01-16-2022
If you have an R5200 O2, that normally means you placed the drive in a second slot and not the first (booting slot). Not that it matter too much. I'm a stickler for having the default IDs because when your RTC battery fails...things will still work. If you have special IDs...then you have to struggle to get it booting again (with as little as I use my machines, isn't worth it).