Re: [cobalt-users] Testing Hard Drive for Problems {Scanned}

["SW" <wppiphoto@xxxxxxxx>]

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Gerald Waugh wrote:

> No, AFAIK 550 osrcd will work on drives upto 80GB

Thanks, Gerald. I'll give it a try.

SW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Testing Hard Drive for Problems {Scanned}


> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, SW wrote:
> >
> > > To throughly test a hard drive you must be able to dismount it.
> > > Makes it a little difficult on a RaQ, unless you install a RaQ3i or
RaQ4i
> > > on hda, then install the drive you want to test as hdc.
> > > Seagate does have Linux versions of the diagnostic utility, look on
the
> > Seagate Site.
> >
> > The Seagate linux version only tests SCSI drives. I ended up taking it
off
> > and testing it on a Windows system which found the drive to be
defective. I
> > have a spare 40 Gig hard drive laying around which I'm thinking to try
to
> > install on the Raq3i which I'm going to convert to a Raq550. What I'm
> > wondering is do I need to do anything for the Restore CD to use this 40
gig
> > hard drive instead of the original Cobalt Hard Drives which come in 15
to 20
> > Gig?
>
> No, AFAIK 550 osrcd will work on drives upto 80GB
>
> Gerald
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