-- [ From: Peter W. Gofton * EMC.Ver #2.5.03 ] --
 
Richard Gambrell wrote:
 
> For that much, I'd add a little more and buy a cd-rom drive, then install
it
> myself and have MPE updates delivered on cd-rom.
> --
 
That's a great idea, assuming I will still be able to use the DAT tape for
backups without the firmware update.
 
What is involved in adding a CD-ROM (to a 917LX)?  Can you just attach a
generic SCSI CD-ROM and will it automatically be recognized?  Could I just
borrow one from another machine and attach it when I need to install updates
? Also, can you do the same thing with external SCSI hard disks?
(Remembering many happy hours trying to find xx,xxx contiguous blocks for
past MPE upgrades.)
 
 
Peter