https://www.mycause.com.au/page/183259/a-smile-will-change-a-day-love-that-changed-my-world ________________________________ From: Stephen P. Molnar <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 12 August 2018 7:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hrdware question
On 08/11/2018 04:50 PM, David Christensen wrote: > On 08/11/2018 08:19 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: >> I am running Debian Stretch on my 64bit Linux platform. >> >> I am planning on installing a 500B SSD as the boot HD and have a >> question about the SATA connectors on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 MB. >> >> I have what I thought was a simple question, but Google has not been >> a friend to me. What I found via that route was that the 6 SATA >> ports are the same. Should the boot drive be plugged into SATA8G_1? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > On 08/11/2018 10:21 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > I appreciate the responses. I have looked a the MB Manual and the BIOS > > in both the easy mode and the advanced mode. (incidentally, the BIOS > > is current) > > > > I have three dives on the platform: > > > > *-cdrom > > description: DVD-RAM writer > > product: DVDRAM GH24NSB0 > > vendor: HL-DT-ST > > physical id: 0.0.0 > > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 > > logical name: /dev/cdrom > > logical name: /dev/cdrw > > logical name: /dev/dvd > > logical name: /dev/dvdrw > > logical name: /dev/sr0 > > version: LN00 > > capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram > > configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc > > *-disk > > description: ATA Disk > > product: ST2000DM006-2DM1 > > vendor: Seagate > > physical id: 0.0.0 > > bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0 > > logical name: /dev/sda > > version: CC26 > > serial: Z560Q2JW > > size: 1863GiB (2TB) > > capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos > > configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 > > sectorsize=4096 signature=0bc7db76 > > *-disk > > description: ATA Disk > > product: WDC WD5000AAKS-0 > > vendor: Western Digital > > physical id: 0.0.0 > > bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0 > > logical name: /dev/sdb > > version: 3B01 > > serial: WD-WMASY0223768 > > size: 465GiB (500GB) > > capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos > > configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 > > sectorsize=512 signature=0003d403 > > > > I installed the current Debian Version on the 2TB HD as it was new at > > the time. > > > > Unfortunately, the boot sequence on the EZ Mode screen is only shows > > the WD 500GB drive and the cdrom drive. I can only see the 2TB drive, > > upon which I installed grub, by hitting F8 and selecting the 1TB drive > > for booting. Now the last time I installed a HD on the system I can't > > say as I paid any attention as to which connector each drive was > > plugged into. Hence, the question that started this thread. > > > > As I am strictly a user of computers I am very hesitant to mess around > > with the hardware and the BIOS. > > > > let me finish his email by saying that I am most appreciative of the > > patience and consideration of most of the users of this list! > > I will assume that you have one computer, an Internet gateway, and an > Ethernet cable between them. > > > Hardware can be easy. Get an anti-static wrist strap and take your > time. Read the users manual for the various components. STFW and > watch YouTube videos to learn more. > > > BIOS can be easy. Load the defaults and only change those settings > which you have a compelling reason. Again, learn as required. > > > Linux, FOSS services and applications, and their myriad settings and > interactions are all never-ending learning curves. > > > Looking at the motherboard users manual: > > http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/M5A97_R2.0/E7438_M5A97_R20_Manual_web_hi-res.pdf > > > Section 1.2.9, item 4, is titled "Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors > (7-pin SATA6G 1~6)". Unfortunately, the motherboard and connector > diagram has been badly pixelated, but the SATA connectors appear to be > labeled SATA6G_1 through SATA6G_6 (?). Please confirm. > > > I recommend: > > 1. Get a small, fast, high-quality SSD to use as the system drive. > Connect it to motherboard port SATA6G_1SATA6G_1. > > 2. Connect the optical drive to SATA6G_2. > > 3. Do a fresh install of Debian onto the SSD. Partition manually, > creating three primary partitions: /boot (1 GB), swap (1 GB), and root > (10 GB). Leave the remaining space unused. This will give you a > system image that can fit on a 16 GB USB flash drive, a 16 GB SDD, or > a 25 GB Blu-ray disc. The first allows you to carry your desktop in > your pocket, using laptops and PC's as convenient. The second gives > you the best performance. The third is for taking archival images. > > 4. Connect the 500 GB HDD to SATA6G_3 and the 2 TB drive to SATA6G_4. > Mount the HDD partitions and/or directories as desired. Adjust owner > and group identifiers as required. > > 5. Use the system drive for the operating system, applications, and > carefully-chosen data. (I keep my e-mail and CVS working directories > in my home directory on the system drive.) Keep the rest of your data > on the HDD's. > > > David > > Oh my! Thank you so very much. That, in part, is what I am planning on doing. Certainly attaching the SSD to SATA6G_1. The rest I will decide as I go along, -- Stephen P. 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