RE: [cobalt-users] Qube3 max disk size - loading RAQ4r ISO - RAM size as backup box?

["H.P. Noordam" <bno@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Greg Hewitt-Long [mailto:cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Verzonden: zaterdag 1 november 2003 21:02
> Aan: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [cobalt-users] Qube3 max disk size - loading RAQ4r 
> ISO - RAM size as backup box?
> 
> 
> I've got a qube 3 pro (dual nic) which I'm planning on 
> turning into a backup box for some raqs - ie, to put TWO 
> drives into it, and hopefully use them as a RAID 1 
> configuration and dump all the data from about 4 raq onto it 
> nightly...  I already have it running a 500Mhz cpu, so I'm 
> thinking that it's going to be fine for this purpose...
> 
> 4 questions:
> 
> 1. what is the largest capacity drives it will handle?

Qube3 is limited to 128GB anything larger will be recognized, but will
fail to boot/fail in use. Go for 120GB drives.

> 2. is tha RAQ4r ISO the best route to go for this machine?

I used the 550 ISO on several Qube3's, and the RAQ3 ISO once without
hassel.

> 3. I currently have 768Mb of RAM in the machine - will it 
> work ok as this backup machine with a single 128Mb DIMM? 

With the 550 OS you'll want 256Mb, cant comment on the RAQ4OS on Qube.

> 4. 
> if I'm just loading backups, is there any benefit to running 
> the machine at 500mhz, or would a revert to the 300mhz cpu be 
> in order?
> 


Revert it unless you used a 550Mhz cpu which produces much less heat.
500Mhz in the Qube is only reliable under heavy load with a 550Mhz cpu
installed. 500Mhz with a 500Mhz cpu *will* overheat (same for RAQ3's
upgraded to 500Mhz) (try compiling a nice large source rpm :))


Bob.