RE: [cobalt-users] Can I turn a Raq4i into a RaQ4r?

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> > 
> > Look in /proc/ide 
> > one of those files in that directory should have the info you want
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the tip. I find that my hda drive is actually a 15.3GB 
> Seagate, not the 12.something I thought before. But this adds a twist 
> because the hdc Maxtor is 15.0GB. The RAID establishes without error 
> on load and reports fine in the GUI. So, this is an IDE1 drive smaller 
> than the IDE2 drive. The Disk Usage in the GUI adds up to 13.6GB of 
> Total Space.
> 
> Anyway, I found an identical Seagate (IDE1) drive. So, I will just 
> power down, replace the second drive (Maxtor) with the identical 
> Seagate drive and boot up. There shouldn't be a problem, right?
> 

Lets hope not?
I remember once when I changed drives on a RaQ4r it did not want to startup
until I swapped the drives.
IIRC I put the new drive in the left side facing the unit, it would not boot
so I swapped them and it worked.
At any rate, leave the box open, in case you ahve to swap em.

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Gerald Waugh
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