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Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Saratoga on April 09, 2005, 04:47:40 PM

Hi Folks

Well, I am at a crossroads here.

I have seen and read the instructions for adding an additional hard drive to an SME installation (6.0.1) and they are "eek" instructions.

The other option is to add the relevant hard drives and then reinstall totally.

The latter option is probably easier for me, but the main concerns are that if I have 3 HDDs in there rather than the 1 there is now, will it recognise and set them up to be used by the server...

I've a 10gb, 20gb and 30gb and the motherboard bios has a 32gb limit (I would assume on per drive)

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: irian on April 09, 2005, 05:06:28 PM

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the motherboard bios has a 32gb limit

update your bios and it will support larger disks.
Depending on how old you motherboard is.

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Saratoga on April 09, 2005, 05:17:07 PM

Quote from: "irian"

Quote

the motherboard bios has a 32gb limit

update your bios and it will support larger disks.
Depending on how old you motherboard is.

Tried that. Obscure m/b. Last update available was 1998

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Quail_Linux on April 09, 2005, 05:34:31 PM

Quote from: "Saratoga"

Quote from: "irian"

Quote

the motherboard bios has a 32gb limit

update your bios and it will support larger disks.
Depending on how old you motherboard is.

Tried that. Obscure m/b. Last update available was 1998

Hi,

Try looking for a custom bios update for your mobo.

But beware that this may stuff up your system and require a new bios chip unless you have a Bios Saviour kit
http://pcrange.com.au/index.php?page=p_bioss&id=1

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Saratoga on April 09, 2005, 06:20:26 PM

Ignoring the Bios problem for a moment...

Can I have 3 IDE HDDs in it, install SME on one of them and get it to "use" the other two??

It's not really viable to bin the stacks of hard drives I have lying around and just go out and buy new parts... Is it!!!  :-D  :-D  :-D

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Quail_Linux on April 09, 2005, 06:33:16 PM

Quote from: "Saratoga"

Ignoring the Bios problem for a moment...

Can I have 3 IDE HDDs in it, install SME on one of them and get it to "use" the other two??

It's not really viable to bin the stacks of hard drives I have lying around and just go out and buy new parts... Is it!!!  :-D  :-D  :-D

Hi,

Have a look at the contrib howto:
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/mblotwijk/HowToGuides/AddExtraHardDisk.htm

HTH

Title: Multiple Hard Drives
Post by: Saratoga on April 09, 2005, 07:29:59 PM

Alas that looks like the only option available...

Spose I'll have to dig in and get my hands dirty :(  Now where did I leave that monitor for it lying around...

Hmm

Thanks  :-o  :-o

Title: Triple HDD'S
Post by: the_mad_prof on April 09, 2005, 08:04:38 PM

I am a linux monkey and managed to stumble though ok using this How-To, would advise you to back-up first of course.

OT - listening to the new Stereophonics album, it's excellent.

  :-D

Title: Re: Triple HDD'S
Post by: Saratoga on April 09, 2005, 08:09:17 PM

Quote from: "the_mad_prof"

I am a linux monkey and managed to stumble though ok using this How-To, would advise you to back-up first of course.

OT - listening to the new Stereophonics album, it's excellent.

  :-D

Yes, I'll pop one of the drives in there :)  The other will have to go in the XP or the Mdk10 machine as I've no other capacity to backup.

In the process of upgrading 10.0 to 10.1 so have shunted all the files elsewhere :(

Doing too much at once methinks :(

Title: Re: Triple HDD'S
Post by: Quail_Linux on April 09, 2005, 09:19:40 PM

Quote from: "Saratoga"

Quote from: "the_mad_prof"

I am a linux monkey and managed to stumble though ok using this How-To, would advise you to back-up first of course.

OT - listening to the new Stereophonics album, it's excellent.

  :-D

Yes, I'll pop one of the drives in there :)  The other will have to go in the XP or the Mdk10 machine as I've no other capacity to backup.

In the process of upgrading 10.0 to 10.1 so have shunted all the files elsewhere :(

Doing too much at once methinks :(

Hi,

Look like you are both having fun tonight  :-D

best of luck