From: Peter Horton <phorton@bitbox.co.uk>
To: freshy98 <freshy98@gmx.net>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: Cobalt Raq2 HD upgrade - Advice required
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:52:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43CF4526.2090104@bitbox.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43CEDEA9.6030506@gmx.net>
freshy98 wrote:
> Dominique Quatravaux wrote:
>
>>
>> I'd like to beef up the machine, with more RAM and another HD for
>> backups. I found the appropriate Wiki page
>> (http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Cobalt) and I believe I can deal with
>> the RAM part. OTOH as regards the hard drive, the page is a bit evasive:
>> exactly what kind of HD can I put there (one for a laptop perhaps)? Will
>> I need any duct tape to fasten the second disk? Is there anything
>> special I should know about the operation?
>>
>
> All you need is a new IDE cable since the default one only has the
> Master connector and you need the Slave as well.
> Apart from that it should be easy.
> Oh, you also need a Molex splitter since the default one is only good
> for one drive.
>
If you have some soldering experience it's also quite easy to fit the
components for the second IDE channel (it's just a handful of resistors,
a diode and the connector IIRC).
P.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-01-19 7:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-01-18 21:50 Cobalt Raq2 HD upgrade - Advice required Dominique Quatravaux
2006-01-19 0:34 ` freshy98
2006-01-19 7:52 ` Peter Horton [this message]
2006-01-19 8:43 ` freshy98
2006-01-19 14:01 ` Dominique Quatravaux
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