My first impressions of the Pegasos II (review) - UPDATE!

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Hi takemehomegrandma

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I believe I read posts from someone other that does not have these problems too. Perhaps it has to do with the models of IDE devices being used or surch? Mine is a seagate barracuda hard drive and a lite-on DVD player.

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Dont take the below as exactly info, but just what I feel myself about it.

Usually we supply machines with Hitachi harddrives, but you wanted a Seagate, because its more quiet, and it is. And some people like Seagate better because of this, you are not the only one :-).

But I feel also that Seagate-drives more often fails by coldboot (not showing up), then Hitachi, and needs a reset before showing up. This might also change when connected together with other different devices. I have no good solution on it, just that it might vary depending on configuration. So it might change if changing some else device you also have connected.

Nice review by the way.

Have a good time !

Mvh
Gunne

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I suppose you have ATA100/133 cable ? Shouldn't work at all if not.

Blue connector to motherboard, black to master, grey to slave.

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Hi again :-)

> I just wanted to tell you all (and also to "BUMP" up this thread after the update) that I have two different kinds of Seagate Barracuda drives, and both are working absolutely perfect...

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So, do i get you right if it seems you suggest us to supply Pegasos with Seagate harddrives forward :-)

Im smelling on it for a while. Seagate are with no doubt very good and silent drives.

As for Linux, as I also see you do write about, it works very fine on the Pegasos II, and also DRI is working if i got everything right, have not tried this myself yet.

But I believe Sven Luther and the other Linux-gurus... :-)

Greetings !
Gunne