Re: How to use old CPUs (Not Debian Specific)
Bruno Buys wrote:
> Nikolai Hlubek wrote:
[...]
>> Just get yourself a IDE (raid) controller card. The cheapest will do
>> since you are not going to use any of the raid features. I got one for
>> 10 euros.
>>
>> Install Linux on the original hard disk and attach your modern ones to
>> the IDE controller. My file server (P1 133MHz) now has the extraordinary
>> capacity of 0.5 TB (read terra byte ;-)).
[...]
> Nikolai,
> I considered building such a server. How did you cope with the power
> requirement of your modern discs? Are you using the original power
> supply of the P133 in this file server?
Hi Bruno, hi everyone
First I removed every unnecessary compenent including the floppy drive.
(I'm not sure if it would also be possible to remove the graphics card.)
Now, I only have the following devices in the PC:
1x mainboard
1x graphics card
1x old hard disk
1x ide controller card
1x ethernet card
4x modern hard disk
2x hard disk fan
At first I also had an usb 2.0 card inserted and the system had trouble
booting. It only worked every once in a while. I'm not sure what was the
problem here, because removing the hard disks did not help. Maybe usb
needs a lot more power?
I also was considering buying a new power supply but for now I've been
using the original one with the above setup (without usb card) and the
system has been running stable for a month now. So I guess everything is
all right.
When I get home today and find some time I will have a look at the power
supply but I believe it has around 250W or so.
Nikolai
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