[Leaplist] FAQ - 500gb IDE drive in P2/400 system?

[William A. Mahaffey III]

Damien McKenna wrote:
> Quick question that I can't remember the answer to - would a 500gb 
> drive work in a P2/400 system with Linux (2.6 kernel)?  I'm thinking 
> of skipping Solaris and going with OpenFiler just for plug 'n play 
> ease of use. Don't worry, I'm going to replace the PSU with a good 
> quality Thermaltake 500W jobby.
>
> --Damien McKenna - Husband, father, geek.
> damien at mc-kenna.com - http://www.mc-kenna.com/

Probably no Linux issues, but many mbds in that era had an upper limit 
on HDD size, often ~130 GB. symptoms vary, but could include failing 
POST & refusal to boot .... I had those problems in the past, even on 1 
P3 board .... YMMV & all that ....

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	William A. Mahaffey III

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