On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 09:22:37PM -0500, David Samms wrote: > Eugen Leitl wrote: > >Thanks. I presume the size limit 2 GByte, which is ok > >for SSD. > > > >Are you running your ALIX of an SSD (which exact part?) > >or a notebook drive? Do you get the power through the > >44-pin IDE? > > I run a standard 40G 44-pin notebook drive. Power comes through the
I bang the router about quite a bit, so that's not an option. > 44-pin cable, that is why it has 4 extra pins compared to a 40-pin > desktop drive. That's a good thing to know. I think I'll order me the Transcend SSD, just for laughs. > A standard notebook drive fits in the standard ALIX case. I attach it > to the case with double side thermal tape (3M). Pictures showing how it > all fits together can be found at: > http://www.geardiary.com/2008/02/17/a-open-source-router…with-more-power-the-lx800-40-review/#more-3212 > > pfSense with the optional packages is great! Easy to install and use. I run mine from a CF, with noatime in /etc/fstab and no write-intensive (squid, etc.) packages. I keep my old WRAP as a hot spare, just in case. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
