Standalone for Redhat Linux..couple of time installation and went bad...
Regards
From: Emmanuel Gravel <
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Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolencomputers
Date: 16 Oct 2003 20:12:02 -0700
Did you try to use the WD in a system with a Maxtor, or as a standalone
drive?
On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 18:19, M Rafiq wrote:
> Unfortunately yes, it is WD 120GB JB series also called special edition.
My
> experience with Maxtor is different and Maxtor is number one choice of
> Compaq and I did not see so much problem with Maxtor based on my 15 years
> experience. I selected first time WD drive and now....Besides WD drive
> customer service is much ahead of it. Even their own system does not work
> when you call then or try to open RMA online...What else I can say?
>
> Regards
> Rafiq
>
>
>
>
> From: Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To: PLUG <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace
stolencomputers
> Date: 16 Oct 2003 17:51:35 -0700
>
> Are you sure it was Western Digital you dealt with or Maxtor? :-P I have
> never had any problems with WD HDs in the last 14 years. My 270Mb still
> works, though it's now been retired because it's not worth it. I've had
> 2 Maxtors go bad on me in the last 14 years (they were OEM) but not one
> WD, even the OEM WDs I've dealt with.
> I'm sorry you picked the sour apple of the bunch.
>
> On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 16:54, M Rafiq wrote:
> > Honest advise, dont buy it even if you have money. I bought 120Gb for
> 69.99
> > after rebates and went bad in one week. A lousy product and compnay to
> dealt
> > with.
> >
> > Regards
> > Rafiq
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
> > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > To: PLUG <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > Subject: RE: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen computers
> > Date: 16 Oct 2003 14:46:36 -0700
> >
> > Yesterday's Fry's Electronics ad had a 60Gb Western Digital for $40
> > after rebates. Sorry but I don't have $40 to spend on myself right now
> > but if someone else does, there's a deal.
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 12:16, George Gambill wrote:
> > > Hans,
> > >
> > > I am not familiar with "LTSP-like" but I can setup an LTSP box
(static
> > IP).
> > >
> > > For 9 clients, a 800 MHz Pentium class box with 512 MEG ram (might
> squeak
> > by
> > > with less) and 60 Gig Hard Drive should server well. Anyone got
one
> of
> > > those who is willing do part with it. We can always add memory.
> > >
> > > I am experienced with Etherboot NIC's. They can boot from a floppy
> > (cheesy)
> > > or from a ROM chip onboard the NIC.
> > >
> > > If the school has a non-Linux DHCP server (and I think it probably
> does)
> > we
> > > will need to deal with the ROM chip to configure them to ignore the
> > > not-Linux DHCP. With floppies (cheesy) this is a piece of cake.
With
> > ROM
> > > chips, we will need someone with a ROM burner (that is on my wish
> list).
> > >
> > > One thing, my experience shows that GNOME has (or at least had) a
> memory
> > > leak with LTSP. I had to convert the LTSP system to KDE. No
flames
> > please.
> > >
> > > Other question. Will a server scheme work. Is there an Ethernet
in
> > place?
> > > Is there cabling in place? Can the boxen(s) be located close to
each
> > other
> > > such that a hub will work?
> > >
> > > Also. I bought a 16 port Hub (not switch) at a thrift shop (can't
> resist
> > a
> > > bargain) the other day that I could donate.
> > >
> > > Anyone got an 800 MHx box around (or do they)???
> > >
> > > Anyone got a 60 GIG Dirve to donate (or do they)?
> > >
> > > In short, if we can come up with the box, I will volunteer to set
up
> the
> > > server. Will want help with the clients. Clients are the easy
part.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:31:35 -0700 (MST)
> > > > From: "der.hans" <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen
computers
> > > >
> > > > Am 16. Oct, 2003 schw=E4tzte Lee Einer so:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?artic
> > > > le=3D139416=
> > > > 0&_dci_e_t=3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3Dmy.netscape.com/index2.psp?cp
> > > > =3Dmyfresh
> > > > >
> > > > <http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?arti
> > > > cle=3D13941=
> > > > 60&_dci_e_t=3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3Dmy%2enetscape%2ecom%2findex2
> > > > %2epsp%3fcp%3=
> > > > dmyfresh>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It would be great if we could cobble together a few Linux boxes
> and
> > > > > donate them...
> > > >
> > > > They lost 9 of 45 computers. That means they still have a
> > > > few. AZOTO can
> > > > donate a few boxen for LTSP clients ( thanks to UAT for that
> > > > donation ).
> > > >
> > > > One or more of their remaining computers could be used to
> > > > serve up the LTSP
> > > > setup.
> > > >
> > > > Note, they may need a LTSP-like rather than LTSP, but the
> > > > physical setup
> > > > remains about the same.
> > > >
> > > > Do we have a couple of people with experience with this type
> > > > of setup who
> > > > will volunteer for this? Please respond on list or write me
> > > > at AZOTO.org.
> > > > LuftHans is my username there.
> > > >
> > > > Once we have a couple of volunteers lined up, and only then,
> > > > we can contact
> > > > them and start finding out what their needs are and how we can
> assist.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody got kids in that district? In that school? It'd be
> > > > good to have
> > > > someone local for the contact person. Living in/near Peoria
> > > > would be good
> > > > enough. Having kids in the school system would be better.
> > > >
> > > > If we volunteer to help, we have to be prepared to see it
> > > > through and help
> > > > them if they let us. If we're not going to follow through
> > > > it's better to no=
> > > > t
> > > > volunteer in the first place.
> > > >
> > > > ciao,
> > > >
> > > > der.hans
> > > > --=20
> > > > # https://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.AZOTO.org/
> > > > # It's up to the reader to make the book interesting.
> > > > # An author has only the opportunity to make it
> > > > uninteresting. - der.hans
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