Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:24:41 +0100 From: Andre Albsmeier <andre@albsmeier.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Michael E Mercer <mmercer@nc.rr.com> Subject: Re: three questions regarding hard drives... Message-ID: <20020205142441.A8718@schlappy.albsmeier.net> In-Reply-To: <3C4C9F10.FBD0B1F@nc.rr.com>; from mmercer@nc.rr.com on Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 06:06:56PM -0500 References: <3C4C9F10.FBD0B1F@nc.rr.com>
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On Mon, 21-Jan-2002 at 18:06:56 -0500, Michael E Mercer wrote: > Hello all, > > I am thinking of buying an 80 G HD to replace the two 8 G HDs that > I am using for Freebsd. > > First question: Is 80 too big for FreeBSD? Should I use a smaller HD? What is > the maximum > size for a HD that FreeBSD can use? OK OK, three questions in one, but anyone > that has taken > a physics test should be used to this. :P I have installed two 80GB Seagate IDE drives in the box where I put my backups on. I was lucky and could get the slower versions (called something like 8000020 or similar) which stay cooler and quieter than the newer ones (8000021 or similar). They work perfectly. -Andre > > Second question: What is your recommendation for partitioning? I know this is > entirely > a personal opinion, however maybe things have changed since I last setup my > current system. > > Third question: How do I migrate all the data from my two Hard Drives to the > one? I am sure > I could find this information on the web, but thought I would take a chance and > ask anyway. > > Thanks > Michael Mercer > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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