Just an FYI, I have a single 250GB HD in my qube... works great. No
problem in the Qube 2s with a 130GB limit. (at least in NetBSD)

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 10:05, Andy Ruhl wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:57:40 -0400, Christopher Schultz
> <christopher.d.schultz@comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > All,
> > 
> > > With a qube2 or raq2 you can safely pull the fan.  This is especially
> > > true if you put in a newer, lower power, hard disk.
> > 
> > I have a Qube2 and was wondering about hard disks. The thing currently
> > in there is unbranded and largely unlabelled, so what should I look for
> > when getting a new disk?
> > 
> > I figure that lower-RPM drives like 5400 as opposed to the 7200 and
> > 10000 will be quieter and consume less power.
> 
> The IDE controller probably can't go over the 130 something gig limit?
> I'm guessing this is the case. It has a PCI slot and NetBSD supports a
> bunch of newer IDE adapters though.
> 
> These newer hard drives are also quite hot. I'd leave the fan in there.
> 
> Andy
> 
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