* Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > On Fri, 2002-03-15 at 22:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've an old Pentium 90MHz. The CPU is probably about the only > > notable component with a brandname on it. I want to put another drive in > > it, but am wondering about the ability of this old machine to handle the > > huge hard drives that are on the market. > > > > Specifically, > > > > 1) Will the kernel be able to see a 20-100 GB drive if the BIOS > > can't see it ? Last time I checked, the kernel wasn't > > bothered by the BIOS's limitations, but last time I checked, > > a ten GB drive was astronomically huge. > > Can't hurt to put a big drive in there and see what happens. > There was an 8.4GB barrier at some time, but don't remember > when it was broken. P90s are from 1995-1996?
My PPro-200 has it, but it's not a problem for Linux. I cannot boot DOS or use Partition Magic, but otherwise Debian & NT work fine with this. There may be another problem with LBA/plain addressing, though, if he plugs a really large disk into a really old mobo. ... > Can't hurt to try! > > > 2) Should I be worried about the heat of a 7200 RPM drive ? > > This box has nothing more than the power supply fan, and > > the CPU fan to keep things cool. Also, the HD cage of this > > case is really tight --- there is very little space for air > > to circulate between the drives, and there are already two > > drives in the cage. Actually, there is really only space > > for two HD in the cage. The new one will being hanging upside > > down from the bottom of the mounting cage. > > Stick with 5400RPM disks for the reasons you mentioned. Or put a couple of fans in front of/behind the disk cage. (Should probably cut a few holes in the front panel and put some kind of filter behind them.) Dima -- I'm going to exit now since you don't want me to replace the printcap. If you change your mind later, run -- magicfilter config script
