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lorisarvendu1

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:25 am
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Hi all

I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
linux box for network storage.

I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
or better?

Thanks for any advice

-Dave

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mw

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:30 pm
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<loris@anon> wrote:
 > Hi all
 >
 > I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
 > ($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
 > linux box for network storage.
 >
 > I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
 > BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
 > or better?
 >
 > Thanks for any advice
 >
 > -Dave

AFAIK, 137 GB is the limit for BH6 (without any add-on IDE cards).
Am myself running a 120 GB drive without any problems ("SS" BIOS).

/ mw<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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lorisarvendu1

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:14 pm
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:30:51 +0100, "mw" <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net> wrote:

 ><loris@anon> wrote:
  >> Hi all
  >>
  >> I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
  >> ($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
  >> linux box for network storage.
  >>
  >> I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
  >> BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
  >> or better?
  >>
  >> Thanks for any advice
  >>
  >> -Dave
 >
 >AFAIK, 137 GB is the limit for BH6 (without any add-on IDE cards).
 >Am myself running a 120 GB drive without any problems ("SS" BIOS).
 >
 >/ mw

That's just what I wanted to hear. Since I can't go higher than 137,
I may just wait till the price on the 120 has dropped.

Thanks for the info.

cheers

-Dave<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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John Lewis

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:00 pm
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:14:40 +0000, lorisarvendu <loris@anon> wrote:

 >On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:30:51 +0100, "mw" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:
 >
  >><loris@anon> wrote:
   >>> Hi all
   >>>
   >>> I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
   >>> ($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
   >>> linux box for network storage.
   >>>
   >>> I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
   >>> BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
   >>> or better?
   >>>
   >>> Thanks for any advice
   >>>
   >>> -Dave
  >>
  >>AFAIK, 137 GB is the limit for BH6 (without any add-on IDE cards).
  >>Am myself running a 120 GB drive without any problems ("SS" BIOS).
  >>
  >>/ mw
 >
 >That's just what I wanted to hear. Since I can't go higher than 137,
 >I may just wait till the price on the 120 has dropped.
 >

It has.

If I recollect correctly WD120/8Mbyte at ~$60 at Fry's after
rebate last weekend. Maxtor 120 now at Fry's @$68 after $30
rebate. Keep watching the ads over the next few weeks.

Price will not go much lower. You will see the lower capacity HDs
being gradually phased out as the price/bit drops further.

John Lewis

 >Thanks for the info.
 >
 >cheers
 >
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:00 am
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:14:40 +0000, lorisarvendu <loris@anon> wrote:

 >On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:30:51 +0100, "mw" <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote:
 >
  >><loris@anon> wrote:
   >>> Hi all
   >>>
   >>> I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
   >>> ($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
   >>> linux box for network storage.
   >>>
   >>> I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
   >>> BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
   >>> or better?
   >>>
   >>> Thanks for any advice
   >>>
   >>> -Dave
  >>
  >>AFAIK, 137 GB is the limit for BH6 (without any add-on IDE cards).
  >>Am myself running a 120 GB drive without any problems ("SS" BIOS).
  >>
  >>/ mw
 >
 >That's just what I wanted to hear. Since I can't go higher than 137,
 >I may just wait till the price on the 120 has dropped.
 >
 >Thanks for the info.
 >
 >cheers
 >
 >-Dave

Update Friday, 16 January 2003

WD120/8Meg @ Fry's is $58 ( $108 less $50 WD mail-in rebate)
this weekend.

And WD is very good about rebates - my personal experience.
They can even be tracked on the WD Web-site.

John Lewis<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Shishimai

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:00 am
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:30:51 +0100, in article
<bu5uqa$qdp$2@news.solace.mh.se>, "mw" <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote:

 ><loris@anon> wrote:
  >> Hi all
  >>
  >> I've just got the chance of a 2nd-hand BH6 board + P2-400 CPU, for £10
  >> ($18 to you colonials). so I thought I might knock up a quick & dirty
  >> linux box for network storage.
  >>
  >> I saw a post here from Nov where someone said 137Gb was the largest a
  >> BE6 can see. Does anyone know from experience if the BH6 is the same
  >> or better?
  >>
  >> Thanks for any advice
  >>
  >> -Dave
 >
 >AFAIK, 137 GB is the limit for BH6 (without any add-on IDE cards).
 >Am myself running a 120 GB drive without any problems ("SS" BIOS).
 >
 >/ mw

Also SS bios, and no problems with a 120 GB external USB2 drive, either.

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