Re: [cobalt-users] RaqPort seems to be dumping Raq's

["Michael Fritsch" <fritschnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I had purchased a Raq4R from Cobalt as New for a dealer demo and it has
been
> a lemon from the get go.. drive failures.. data corruption issues..
> (??controller problems??) and on and on.  Basically it fell apart just out
> of warrantee.
>
> Personally one of the best boxes I have is a used Raq3i that we picked up
> replaced the standard CPU with a 500 MHz one and jumpered the CPU socket
to
> run faster and converted it into a Raq4R.
>
> Not only does it run all of the 4R pkgs.. it runs faster than the 4R's and
> has been rock solid.
>
> Personally if you can pick up used Raq3i's for $300-450 I don't consider
> that a bad deal especially if you go into it expecting to replace fans,
hard
> drives.

If you intend to turn a Raq3i into a Raq4r before you buy make sure it has
two IDE cables. We just bought a Raq3i
thinking it had two IDE cables and it did not.

Mike