On 12/15/2013 5:44 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:07:33 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> >> I was figuring you'd probably do the install from a USB stick and I >> threw the DVD drive in as an afterthought. So yes, the ASUS burner >> above would be perfect. Over 4,000 sold and a 5 egg rating. Can't get >> any better than that. > > Good. I just ordered everything exactly as you recommended, except > for the CD/DVD drive, for which I substituted the R/W model. To > install Debian, I usually use the "netboot" installation image burned > to a CD-R.
Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all, partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your favorite partitioning tool. Linux does all IO in 4KB pages including filesystem and swap. If you don't align to 4KB you may get excessive erase cycles on the SSD, lowering performance, and cell life. Most folks seem to start the first SSD partition at sector 2048, which falls immediately after the first 1MB of the device. 1,048,576/4,096=256. So your first partition will start at 4KB "page 257", if you will. If you create multiple partitions, make sure the size of each is evenly divisible by 4096 bytes, or they won't be aligned. >> If you decide to go this route and you run into any >> trouble getting it going, don't hesitate to email me off list. I may >> not respond quickly but I'll respond. > > That's a very generous offer. Thank you very much. I hope I won't > need to take you up on that, but it's nice to know that I can if I need to. It would be very poor form of me to recommend a bunch of parts and then run away when problems arise during integration. :) This is a bit different than recommending a model of TV or microwave... > You know, I almost added an anti-static wrist strap to the order, but > in the end decided not to. My basement is so humid, even in winter, > that I doubted it would be a problem. However, my dehumidifier, which > normally runs 9 or 10 months out of the year, is currently showing the > relative humidity at 30% (and it's off, set for 50%), so maybe I'll > get one anyway. I'm a bit of a hypocrite here. I never use straps myself but always recommend it to others. I've been doing computer work for a couple of decades+, and I always do assy/repair on metal benches. Before I handle a component I grab the bench, and while I'm working I keep a foot or knee against a bench leg or the table top frame. It's simply 2nd nature. And it negates the restriction of un/clipping a strap if I need to leave the bench. > Thanks again, "Santa". Ho, ho, ho, you're welcome. :) > This will be my first truly new system since > 1994. Wow, you should be in for a treat. Especially with that SSD. You're going to need to watch your console closely. Even big operations will complete before you hear the click from the Enter key. ;) > I've been using other people's throw-aways and used systems > since then. But nobody I know is throwing away 64-bit systems. Not > yet anyway. Maybe not throwing them away, but there are tons of decent used 64 bit x86 boxen on Ebay. But even at those prices one can build a better system for little more money, such as yours. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52af0a7c.1020...@hardwarefreak.com
