elite 3d in ultra 5?

halik · n00b Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 35

well i got the card off ebay for really cheap and i know its not officialy supported in ultra 5 (but it is in ultra 10). The two machines share the main board, so how come ultra 5 cant use it?

ciaranm · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:57 am Post subject:

Sure the ultra5 can support it. Got a dremel, a hacksaw, some sandpaper and a screwdriver?

bazik · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:57 am Post subject:

You'd have to dremel a 2 inch wide slot in the top and the back of your U5 case to use it.
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wesolows · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:01 am Post subject:

From the installation manual:

"23. Jam expensive E3D card into the PCI slot, aligning the lower edge connector with the disk bracket.
24. Apply approximately 10000 N force to upper right of the E3D card.
25. Pick up pieces and discard.
26. Remove remaining E3D fragments from PCI slot before powering on."

wesolows · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:03 am Post subject:

Ok, really now, the fact is the U5 does not have the header for a UPA slot and thus UPA cards aren't supported. Further, there's no place to put one. Sun had to have some way to sell the Ultra 10, after all...

halik · n00b Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 35

upa? elite 3d were pci if i rememver correctly

and yeah i think im going with the dremel plan

mikeiver · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:41 am Post subject: The card won't work in the box

"upa? elite 3d were pci if i rememver correctly and yeah i think im going with the dremel plan" No they wern't PCI as far as I know.

Well the Ultra 5 doesn't have the type of UPA connector on the MB that the card you have uses. I know, I have an Ultra5. The card you want is the the Creator3 or Creator3D. I have a Creator3D (501-4788) but it will not fit in the Ultra 5 due to no space being in the box for it and the floppy being in the way. You might want to do a bit of searching before you go and cut up your box to insatll a card that won't even plug in.

Mike

bazik

Elite3D is UPA, maybe you mix it with Expert3D which is PCI.

mikeiver · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:51 am Post subject: "Ewww, who needs a Floppy"

Not me but I also don't want to hack up the case, there are stripped Ultra 10s on Ebay now and then and I will get me one of those and play musical parts.

Mike

halik · n00b Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 35

well poo the dremel method didnt really work out, it turns out all the harddrives sit on top of the slopts and even with that outta the way the card would stick out about 2 cm out of the case.

DOH!

o well i dropped 30 bucks on an ultra 10 case, so my elite 3d will be up in no time!