Re: [cobalt-users] Upgrading Hard Drive on Cube 2

[Pierre Chopot <pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello List,

Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 10:55:43 PM, you wrote:

DS> Hi,

DS> I would like to upgrade the Hard Drive on my Cube 2.

DS> I understand that the Maximum size I can go is 20G... Correct?

Max size seems to be 33.8gb without having to patch the kernel

../..

DS> Please advise if you can.

DS> Derek

The way I did it:
1/backup everything for security purposes
2/move old HD to a Windows/Dos machine, make sure BIOS does recognize
the drive
3/install new HD in the same Windows/Dos machine, same remark
4/use utility like PowerQuest DriveCopy or DriveImage (I used the Dos
diskettes that you can make with DriveImage)
5/copy old drive onto new drive with utility (this allows you to
redimension all partitions)
6/move new drive from Windows machine to Qube2
7/reboot, should work right away. (boot takes much longer than with
the 4.3gb)

I used a 30gb WD Caviar 5400rpm.

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Regards,
 Pierre                          
 pierre@xxxxxxxxxxx