Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-08 Thread xaos
So are you saying that the new ATA100 cables have to plug into 2 seperate interfaces? I have not seen one of the new drives or cables for them. I looked at Abit's KA7-100 spec.sheet, but it wasn't very insightful as to what those extra slots were for. Just assumed they were like the

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Paul
It was Nov 7, 2000, 19:55, when Steve Maytum keyboarded: Hello everyone. I have managed to boot-up my new M/board and chip thanks to your suggestions. Still getting to grips with Linux , but just one answer please if possible. In view of info on setting up new PC , am I correct in thinking that

[newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Steve Maytum
Hello everyone. I have managed to boot-up my new M/board and chip thanks to your suggestions. Still getting to grips with Linux , but just one answer please if possible. In view of info on setting up new PC , am I correct in thinking that to fit multiple drives this has to be achieved by

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Grant
- Original Message - From: "Paul" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward! It was Nov 7, 2000, 19:55, when Steve Maytum keyboarded: Hello everyone. I have managed to boot-up my n

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread xaos
Those boards with 4 interfaces are RAID boards. ABit makes one for the athlon/thunderbird (KT7-RAID, I think)You can really only use the normal 2 interfaces for up to 4 drives. The other 2 interfaces are used to mirror the first 2. no... they are ATA100 controllers.. i just built one

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Eugene C. Zesch
Steve Maytum wrote: Hello everyone. I have managed to boot-up my new M/board and chip thanks to your suggestions. Still getting to grips with Linux , but just one answer please if possible. In view of info on setting up new PC , am I correct in thinking that to fit multiple drives this has

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Grant
- Original Message - From: "xaos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward! Those boards with 4 interfaces are RAID boards. ABit makes one for the athlon/thunderbird (KT7-RAID, I

Re: [newbie] Newbie Stops Leaping Forward!

2000-11-07 Thread Mark Weaver
you can use as many IDE drives in your box as you have ports for on your mobo. -- Mark Larry is NOT a cucumber...he's a stinkin pickle... WITH WARTS! registered linux user # 182496 =/\= PINE 4.21 =/\= ** On