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Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>?

From terryc <newsninespam-spam@woa.com.au>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware, comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>?
Date 2012-05-21 11:01 +1000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <jpc461$h35$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 19/05/12 05:28, no.top.post@gmail.com wrote:
> I've been using IDE hard-disks since the 90s.
> Now this netbook shows /dev/sda1,2,3,4.

Are you running *nix?
If you are tunning Linux, first step is to LABEL the partitions and use 
those LABELs in /etc/fstab to mount the partition, otherwise /dev/sda1 
could change <mutter mutter>

man mkswap  (mkswap -L LABEL /dev/sdNn)
man tune2fs (tune2fs -L LABEL /dev/sdNn)

In /etc/fstab

#/dev/hda2       /         ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
LABEL=/root     /          ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1

#/dev/hdb2       /home     ext3    defaults        0       2
LABEL=/home      /home     ext3    defaults        0       2

Also grub /boot/grub/menu.lst

#kernel         /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/hda2 ro
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=LABEL=/root ro idebus=66
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686



> I've read that these new-ones are better&  cheaper.

I don't know about better. Ever since they went over 2Gb, I have none in 
my hardware collection as they all eventually fail.

> But the value in not in the hardware. it's in the contents,
> and we must keep our valuable data - with continuity.
>
> So can you have a BIG new-disk and say-2 IDEs on the
> same old/2005 PC?

Yes, if you can find a plug in card that supports the new big plug in 
disk and works in your 2005 age hardware. Umm, I hope that isn't too 
problematic as some of mine is that age and close to it.

However, any benefit will be limited by the maximum bus speed of your 
2005 era mobtherboard.

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HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-18 19:28 +0000
  Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-05-18 15:10 -0700
    Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-19 14:23 +0000
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-05-19 08:08 -0700
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2012-05-19 11:50 -0400
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Kevin Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass@yahoo.com> - 2012-05-20 21:22 +0000
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Gordon <Gordon@clear.net.nz> - 2012-05-22 05:41 +0000
  Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? terryc <newsninespam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2012-05-21 11:01 +1000
  Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-05-20 22:19 -0600
  Re: HOW2 transition from IDE to <new ones>? john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-05-22 21:03 +0000

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