[X4U] Networking to Linux

[Richard Gilmore]

Is an IDE controller a card? Is it easy to change?




> Subject: Re: [X4U] Networking to Linux
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> On Dec 7, 2004, at 12:49 PM, Richard Gilmore wrote:
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>> I got an old PC from work a P2 350 I reformatted the HD and put SUSE
>> Linux
>> on it. Works fine but slow. I was thinking of putting a 160 GB HD in
>> it ...
> 
> You'll probably have to buy a new IDE controller to make full use of an
> HD of that size as your machine is old enough to run into several BIOS
> issues related to large drives. Fortunately IDE controllers are cheap
> (at least for PCs). $20-30 should cover it.
> 
> 
> Phil
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