SparcBook F.A.Q.

Hugo van der Kooij

Support Engineer
Q&I Nederland

1 September 1999

Revision History
Revision 1.10                     1 September 1999
Revision 1.9                      27 August 1999
Revision 1.8                      17 August 1999
Revision 1.7                      12 August 1999
Revision 1.6                      5 August 1999
Revision 1.5                      9 June 1999
Revision 1.4                      4 May 1999
Revision 1.3                      6 April 1999
Revision 1.2                      3 April 1999
Revision 1.1                      30 March 1999
Revision 1.0                      20 February 1999

This FAQ is dedicated to the SparcBook machines and all mysteries
surrounding them. It is posted to linux.redhat.sparc, comp.unix.solaris,
comp.sys.sun.hardware and the sparcbook mailinglist (See also:
www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sparcbook) on an irregular basis. It is
normally online on:
home.kabelfoon.nl/~hvdkooij/SparcBook-FAQ/sparcbook-faq.html

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Table of Contents
1. Where is that STOP button hidden?
2. What are the specs of the SparcBook 3 series?
3. What memory does the SparcBook 3 use?
4. What OS does the SparcBook 3 run and do I need to purchase from Tadpole?
5. What is the architecture of the Sparcbook3?
6. What kind of connectivity does the Sparcbook3 have?
7. What about PCMCIA (PCcard) cards for the Sparcbook3?
8. Can I use external disk and cd-roms with my Sparcbook3?
9. What is the maximum speed on the serial interface?
10. Does the type 4 keyboard work with the SparcBook?
11. What about patches with Solaris 2.6?
12. Any word on Solaris 7?
13. Does it run Linux?
14. NetBSD
15. Is there a mailinglist?
16. What do the green and flashing orange lights mean?
17. If my computer hard hangs and STOP-A doesn't work, what can I do?
18. Is it ok to remove the battery for long periods of time?
19. How do I open the case of the Sparcbook?
20. How do I remove the hard disk?
21. Where can I get more sleds/enclosures for the hard disk?
22. Can I use PC IDE notebook hard disk in my Sparcbook?
23. What is slice 4 (partition e) on my disk used for?
24. Will my SparcBook work on AC only (without a battery)?
25. Can you upgrade the tadpole's maxed-out 2GB drive to something a bit
larger?
26. Is my SPARCbook Year 2000 compliant?
27. Where can I find manuals?
28. Where can I find more info?
29. Why isn't my question in the FAQ?
30. Contributers

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