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Parts/Spares

Last Change: 13/Sep/2008

I have a wide variety of parts and spares available for most systems. Note that IRIX CDs, keyboards, mice and monitor cables can be found in other sections as shown in the quick-links bar above.

The available categories for parts, spares and upgrades are as follows:


In all cases, please see the shipping costs page for details of postage charges to the UK, mainland Europe and beyond.

See the SCSI Items page for the complete list of available SCSI items, including disk drives, external drives/enclosures, CDROM/CDRW units, cables, adapters, terminators, etc.

Unless otherwise stated, all parts come with a 30 day warranty (hard disks are an exception - see the Disks Notes for details). If extended warranty cover is required, here is a costs table (the SCSI disks section has a separate table for hard drives):

      WARRANTY     |       <---------- Item Value (UKP) -------->
       TABLE       |  Under 100 | 100 to 249 | 250 to 499 |    500+
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Extend to 60 days  |    +25     |    +50     |     +75    |    +100
Extend to 90 days  |    +50     |    +75     |    +125    |    +200 
Extend to 6 months |    +75     |   +125     |    +225    |    +375
Extend to 1 year   |   +100     |   +200     |    +375    |    +750

However, for home/hobbyist users, any item priced 75 or more is available at a discount if a warranty period of less than 30 days is ok, as follows:

  10-day warranty: subtract 10% from three quarters of the item's value.
   DOA-only cover: subtract 20% from three quarters of the item's value.

Thus, for example, an item which is normally 100 with 30-day cover would be 92 with 10-day cover, or 85 with DOA-only cover.

Any item shown in italics is not currently available, while any item shown in bold is something special or rare. Lastly, some item names are links to pictures and/or more details about that item - I take pictures as and when I am able.


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SCSI Disks Table

 I have a wide variety of SCSI disks available. Here is a summary. Original SGI-branded disks are listed in a separate table as they are priced differently. See after the tables for detailed notes, warranty information, etc. See the SCSI Items page for external storage units, JBOD RAID units, etc.

Generic SCSI disks, or OEM such as HP, Dell, Compaq, etc.:

Capacity Made By Model Name SCSI
Type		 Model No. Connector RPM Height Access
Time
(msec)		 Max
Speed
MB/sec		 OEM Name and
Part No. (if any)		 Specs
Link		 Price
(UKP)
147GB Maxtor Atlas 15K II U320 8K147J0 80pin SCA 15000 1" 3.0 98 - specs 145
147GB Maxtor -
never used,
still sealed!		 Atlas 10K V U320 8D147L 68pin 10000 1" 4.0 89 - specs 105
147GB Maxtor Atlas 10K V U320 8D147J 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.0 89 - specs 115
146GB Seagate Cheetah U320 ST3146807LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.7 105 - specs 105
146GB Fujitsu - U320 MAP3147NC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 70 - specs 105
73GB Maxtor Atlas 15K II U320 8K073J0 80pin SCA 15000 1" 3.0 98 - specs 85
73GB Seagate Cheetah U320 ST373453LC 80pin SCA 15000 1" 3.6 86 - specs 85
73GB Seagate Cheetah U320 ST373207LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.7 118 - specs 65
73GB Seagate Cheetah U320 ST373307LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.7 105 - specs 65
73GB Maxtor Atlas 10K IV U320 8B073J0 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.3 72 - specs 65
73GB Fujitsu - U320 MAT3073NC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 132 - specs 60
72GB Hitachi - U320 DK32DJ-72MC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.9 74 - specs 60
73GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST373405LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.1 63.9 Dell, 02E536 specs 60
73GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST373405LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.1 63.9 - specs 60
73GB Maxtor Atlas 10K III U320 KU073J8 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 55 - specs 55
73GB Maxtor Atlas 10K III U160 ? 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 55 Compaq, BD07264546 specs 55
73GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST173404LCV 80pin SCA 10000 1.6" 6.15 40.2 - specs 50
50GB Seagate Barracuda U2W ST150176LC 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 7.6 20 - specs 20
36GB Fujitsu - U320 MAU3036NC 80pin SCA 15000 1" 3.3 147 - specs 55
36GB Seagate Cheetah U320 ST336753LC 80pin SCA 15000 1" 3.6 86 - specs 55
36GB Fujitsu - U320 MAP3367NC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 70 - specs 40
36GB Maxtor Atlas 10K IV U320 8B036J0 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.3 72 - specs 40
36GB Hitachi - U160 DK32EJ-36NC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.9 74 - specs 40
36GB Fujitsu - U160 MAN3367MC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 84 Compaq, BD0366459B specs 40
36GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST336704LCV 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.4 40.2 - specs 40
36GB IBM Ultrastar U160 DDYS-T36950 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.9 36.1 - specs 40
36GB Seagate Cheetah U2W ST136403LC 80pin SCA 10000 1.6" 6.15 36.8 - specs 25
36GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DRHS-36D 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 7.19 19.9 - specs 20
18GB Seagate Barracuda USCSI ST318418N 50pin 7200 1" 4.17 20 9W8004-001 specs 150
18GB Fujitsu - U160 MAN3184MC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 4.5 84 - specs 25
18GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST318404LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.2 40.0 - specs 25
18GB Quantum Atlas 10K U160 TN18J462 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.0 41.0 Dell, JP-082YPV specs 25
18GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DNES-318350 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.0 20.2 - specs 20
18GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DGHS-18Y 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 7.5 22.4 - specs 10
18GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DGHS-18V 68pin 7200 1.6" 7.5 22.4 - specs 10
9GB IBM Ultrastar USCSI DNES-309170 50pin 7200 1" 7.0 20 25L1790 specs 95
9GB IBM - HVD DCHS-09X 68pin 7200 1.6" ? ? - - 50
9GB Compaq - U2W - 80pin SCA 10000 1" ? ? Compaq, HD0093172C - 15
9GB IBM Ultrastar U160 DPSS-309170 80pin SCA 7200 1" 6.8 25.5 - specs 10
9GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DNES-309170 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.0 20.2 - specs 10
9GB Fujitsu - UW MAB3091SC 80pin SCA 7200 1" 8.0 15.0 - specs 10
9GB Fujitsu - UW MAB3091SC 80pin SCA 7200 1" 8.0 15.0 Compaq, 313706-B21- specs 10
9GB Compaq (WD) - UW WDE9100-6008A8 80pin SCA 7200 1" ? ? Compaq, 313717-001 - 10
9GB Various - UW - 80pin SCA 7200 1" - - - - 10
9GB IBM Ultrastar FW DCHS-09Y 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 8.5 15.4 Compaq, 242899-001 specs 5
9GB Seagate Barracuda 9 UW ST19171WC 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 9.7 15.5 Compaq, 242769-001 specs 5
9GB Seagate Barracuda 9 UW ST19171WC 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 9.7 15.5 - specs 5
9GB Seagate Barracuda 9 UW ST19171W 68pin 7200 1.6" 9.7 15.5 - specs 5
9GB Fujitsu - UW M2949EAU 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 9.0 14.9 - - 5
4.3GB IBM Ultrastar FW DCAS-34330 50pin 5400 1" 5.6 8 09J1035 specs 45
4GB Various - FW- - 80pin SCA 7200 1" - - - - 5
4GB Fujitsu - FW M2934CAU 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 10.3 11.3 - specs 4
2GB Various - FW - 80pin SCA 5400 1" - - - - 3
1GB IBM - Fast - 50pin 5400 1" - - - - 25
548MB IBM Deskstar Fast DSAS-3540 50pin 4500 1" 12ms 5.5 84G8419 specs 15
549MB Various - FW - 80pin SCA ? 1" - - - - 2


Original SGI-branded SCSI disks:

Capacity Made By Model Name SCSI
Type		 Model No. Connector RPM Height Access
Time
(msec)		 Max
Speed
MB/sec		 OEM Name and
Part No. (if any)		 Specs
Link		 Price
(UKP)
73GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST373405LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.1 63.9 SGI, 064-0209-003 specs 95
36GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST336706LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.2 68 SGI, 064-0217-001
or 064-0217-002		 specs 65
36GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST336704LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.4 40.2 SGI, 064-0140-004 specs 65
18GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST318406LW 68pin 10000 1" 5.2 68 SGI, 064-0232-001/A specs 40
18GB Seagate Cheetah U2W ST318203LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.4 29.5 SGI, 064-0131-001 specs 40
18GB Seagate Cheetah U160 ST318404LC 80pin SCA 10000 1" 5.2 40.0 SGI, 013-3173-002 specs 40
18GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DNES-318350 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.0 20.2 SGI, 064-0113-001/B specs 35
9GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DNES-309170 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.0 20.2 SGI, 064-0114-001/B specs 15
9GB IBM Ultrastar U2W DDRS-39130 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.5 13.4 SGI, 064-0076-001/A specs 15
9GB IBM Ultrastar FW DCHS-09Y 80pin SCA 7200 1.6" 8.5 15.4 SGI, 064-0024-001 specs 15
4.5GB IBM Ultrastar UW DDRS-34560 80pin SCA 7200 1" 7.5 13.4 SGI, 064-0089-001/B specs 15
4.5GB Seagate Barracuda 4XL FW ST34572WC 80pin SCA 7200 1" 9.4 17.5 SGI, 064-0006-001 specs 15
2GB IBM Ultrastar FW DCAS-32160 80pin SCA 5400 1" 8.5 8.0 SGI, 064-0022-001/A specs 15
2GB IBM Ultrastar FW DORS-32160 80pin SCA 5400 1" 8.5 5.7 SGI, 013-1578-001 specs 15

Some drives still have valid manufacturer warranties. Any such drive in the table above will have the manufacturer name in bold type, eg. the Maxtor Atlas 10K IV 73GB, and when I am able to find the time the model number will be a link to the warranty details for that drive (in this example, valid until 22/Jan/2010). OEM drives do not have end-user warranties by definition, but I will cover any 10K/15K rpm drive for 90 days, any 7200rpm drive for 30 days, and any 5400rpm drive for 10 days, whatever the manufacturer's warranty may be. Extended warranty cover available on request as follows:

        WARRANTY     | <-- Existing Warranty Period -->
         TABLE       |  10 Days  |  30 Days  |  90 Days
  -------------------------------------------------------
  Extend to 30 days  |    +25    |     -     |     -
  Extend to 90 days  |    +50    |    +35    |     -
  Extend to 6 months |   +100    |    +65    |    +50
  Extend to 1 year   |   +200    |   +125    |   +100

O2 can only use 1" 80pin SCA disks (though the external port can be used to connect to any type of drive), whereas Octane, Onyx2 and Origin can use both 1" and 1.6" SCAs.

IRIS Indigo and Indigo2 can use all types of drive, via a SCSI adapter for 68/80pin models, though I would recommend an 80pin SCA + adapter (the adapter for 68pin is expensive, while 50pin disks of any reasonable capacity are also expensive). I have suitable 50/80pin adapters available for +10.

Indy normally uses 1" 50pin disks; 1.6" is possible, but prevents the use of the upper disk bay. 68pin and 80pin disks can be used with a suitable SCSI adapter, though an 80pin + adapter will block the upper bay because the adapter is so high. The best solution is a 1" 68pin disk + adapter, which still leaves the upper bay available for use.

Fuel and Tezro use 68pin disks (or 80pin with adapter), for which it is best to use a modern drive which can properly exploit the faster U160 SCSI bus, eg. a Maxtor Atlas 15K II, whereas the slower bus in O2/Octane/Onyx2/Origin is more sensibly served with an older drive that cannot sustain more than 40MB/sec anyway, and is therefore cheaper, eg. the 36GB ST336704LCV or 73GB ST173404LCV, although a modern drive does give faster access times which would help when dealing with lots of small files, eg. code compilation, databases, email archive searching, etc. Indeed, a 15K drive in Octane definitely helps for such tasks. The addition of a PCI cage (or XTalk adapter) and a suitable SCSI card (eg. U2W or U160) will also allow Octane to properly exploit a modern fast drive, especially in RAID configurations (I get 175MB/sec off a simple dual-channel JBOD RAID on a QLA12160).

Larger capacity drives are listed first. For drives of equal capacity, those with much higher sustained transfer rates may be valued higher, ie. drives that are ideal for Fuel, Tezro, or for use in RAID setups. Follow the 'specs' link for detailed information on any drive. The table already shows average access time in milliseconds and typical maxium sustained transfer rates to aid comparisons.

Lastly, note that original SGI-badged drives are more expensive than a non-SGI drive of the same capacity, or even the same model; but there is no need for hobbyists to use original SGI drives. This is why the SGI drives are in a separate table.


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Indy Parts/Spares and Upgrades

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (for 68/80pin drives, add 10 to include a suitable adapter). See the SCSI section for CDROM/CDRW units, DAT drives, etc.

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IRIS Indigo Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (for 80pin drives, add 10 to include a suitable SCSI adapter). See the SCSI section for CDROM/CDRW units, DAT drives, etc.

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Indigo2 Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (for 80pin drives, add 10 to include a suitable adapter). See the SCSI section for storage units, CDROM/CDRW units, DAT drives, etc.

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O2/O2+ Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (only 1" 80pin SCA drives are relevant for internal use). See the SCSI section for CDROM/CDRW units, DAT drives, etc.

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Octane/Octane2 Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (both 1" or 1.6" 80pin SCA drives can be used internally). See the SCSI section for CDROM/CDRW units, DAT drives, etc., though internal DAT drives are also listed here.

NB: 'later type' RAM means the DIMMs have far fewer chips on them, usually only on one side. This uses less power and generates less heat.

Discounts are available for the return of older parts; email for details.

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Origin200/Origin2000/Onyx2 Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options (both 1" or 1.6" 80pin SCA drives can be used internally). See the SCSI section for CDROM/CDRW units, etc.

See the Octane/Octane2 section above for available SCSI option cards, DAT drives, disk sleds, etc. All the same types apply, eg. various QLOGIC cards are available, from single-channel UW all the way up to dual-channel U160.

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Fuel/Tezro Parts/Spares

See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options; see the SCSI section for available SCSI cards, adapters, cables and other items.

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Visual Workstation Parts/Spares

 See the SCSI Disks list above for available disk drive options, assuming the system has an appropriate SCSI card fitted, eg. QLOGIC U2W or U160; see the SCSI section for available SCSI cards (only non-Adaptec models apply).

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Challenge/Onyx Parts/Spares

 I have a variety of items suitable for Challenge/Onyx systems, and also for Challenge-S. Note that other parts for Challenge-S will be the same as for Indy, eg. memory, disks, disk sleds, CPUs, etc. Also see the SCSI items page for other relevant items such as external disk enclosures, CDROM units, etc.

Available items for Challenge-S systems are as follows (see the Indy section for RAM, disks, etc.):

Available items for Challenge/Onyx systems are as follows (many other items coming soon! Ask me what you're looking for, I might have it but have not yet listed the item):

Note that for disks, I can supply any of the disks listed for Octane/Origin/etc. above, which will work just fine with a suitable SCSI adapter (simply configure the Onyx sled/bus to run in SE mode), or I do have a number of original HVD drives as detailed below and in the SCSI disks section above.

Part/Model No.     Cost   Description

030-0257-002 Rev A     175    256MB RAM kit (4 x 64MB modules)

030-1072-001 Rev E     175    Quad R10K/195 CPU Board, FAB No. 034-1072-002 Rev A, ie. 4 CPUs (1MB L2 per CPU)

?                      250    PSU for Challenge/Onyx

?                       75    SCSI cage for Challenge/Onyx

PN93G3025, DCHS-09X     35    9GB HVD (High Voltage Differential) SCSI disk, 1.6", 7200rpm, 68pin

?                      195    Complete VME FDDI 100Mbit set

?                      295    External inline HVD/LVD converter box and cables (very rare!)

013-0596-002, Rev B     35    Hard drive sled

?                       15    Hard drive bracket, with SCSI ID selector switch

624-0037A (8/95)        30    Remote System Control front panel assy

030-0278-006, Rev A     30    Eveready SCSI backplane. Terminators included.

030-0278-006, Rev B     25    Eveready SCSI backplane

040-0920-003, Rev A     25    XPI 0, FDDI DAS front panel assy with all internal
                              cables. Circuit board code is 034-0194-001, Rev A.

040-0920-003, Rev A     25    XPI 1, FDDI DAS front panel assy with all internal
                              cables. Circuit board code is 034-0194-001, Rev A.

030-0292-003, Rev A     40    Comp/SVideo/RGB monitor/Alpha/Sync/Genlock front panel

018-0291-002, Rev D     25    Connector cable. 2 of these.

013-0610-003, Rev C     40    Front panel assy: DF SCSI 4 and SE SCSI 2, plus the
                              two internal cables (both are 018-0310-003, Rev B)

018-0333-002, Rev A     20    Misc cable

030-0506-006, Rev C     30    PAB1 Sirius Paddleboard Interface

030-0325-005, Rev C     95    GE10 board, 1994.

041-0025-001, Rev B     95    Front LCD control panel assy, complete with key

030-0318-003, Rev B     50    505 x 2 power board with 4 x 5V bricks for RE2 gfx
                              only (2 of these for RE2 gfx)

030-0263-004, Rev B     40    505 power board (has 2 x 5V power bricks) - 2 of
                              these for RE2/Extreme graphics

030-0264-004, Rev B     35    512 power board (has 12V and 5V power bricks for
                              VME slots)

?                       95    Sirius Video breakout box: Only 1 cable is
                              included (Digital-1), though it's probably not that
                              difficult to make the other cables (RS Components
			      supplies all the required parts for the three
                              analogue cables, while the second digital cable
                              could be made using a high quality connection between
                              two 50-way MicroD SCSI connectors). A complete
                              printout of the Sirius Video Owners Guide is also
                              included. The unit does not contain the Serial 
                              Digital Option. Some mild scratching on the top.

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Crimson/4D/Personal IRIS/POWER Series Parts/Spares

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