Re: [cobalt-developers] Raq3i options

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 07 March 2003 20:41, Sean Warburton wrote:
> >> I just bought two brand new Raq 3i's with 256mb ram and dual 30GB
> >> drives and I am about to set them up and co-locate them but I am
> >> unsure
> >> of the machines capabilities and my options, my questions are this.
> >
> > If I where you I would load the 4r software and use the other hard
> > drive for
> > raid

If the drives are on seperate IDE cables/MB connectors, then the 4r OSRCD 
should work.

> You must forgive me, I'm from a Macintosh environment where for ther
> most part plug and play rules so excuse what may seem like dim
> questions.
>
> Am I correct in thinking that I would need to flash the rom in the Raq
> in order to do this. I am wary that flashing the rom runs the risk of
> rendering the machine useless?

If the drives are less than 32.8 (might be 33.8) GB, the 4r OSRCD should work 
without flashing the ROM. (BTW we fix useless RaQs).

Gerald
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