21 Mar
2011
21 Mar
'11
6:49 a.m.
I want to convert a really old laptop (Gateway 1998) into a print
server + proxy server + other gateway features depending on how well
handles the load.
The HDD has failed and I am looking to replace it with an used one.
Please contact me off list if you have a spare 2.5" 40-80 GB IDE/SATA
[1] HDD in working condition [2] with your best price.
[1] Preference is for IDE but SATA will also do (I have the SATA/IDE
converters and cables)
[2] must pass badblocks w/o any errors.
TIA
-- Arun Khan
21 Mar
21 Mar
7:37 p.m.
Does it have USB ports? USB stick / USB HDD might be an option.
-Shamit
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Arun Khan <knura9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I want to convert a really old laptop (Gateway 1998)
into a print
server + proxy server + other gateway features depending on how well
handles the load.
The HDD has failed and I am looking to replace it with an used one.
Please contact me off list if you have a spare 2.5" 40-80 GB IDE/SATA
[1] HDD in working condition [2] with your best price.
[1] Preference is for IDE but SATA will also do (I have the SATA/IDE
converters and cables)
[2] must pass badblocks w/o any errors.
TIA
-- Arun Khan
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22 Mar
22 Mar
2:12 p.m.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Shamit Verma
<subs.linux.mum(a)vshamit.com> wrote:
Does it have USB ports? USB stick / USB HDD might be
an option.
It does have USB ports which I plan to use for a USB printer. As I
mentioned, the unit is ancient, the BIOS does not support booting from
USB devices. I did have an external floppy drive that does not work
any more. My only option is a HDD.
-- Arun Khan
PS - please trim the text you quote in your messages.
3:23 p.m.
On Tuesday 22 March 2011 19:42:09 Arun Khan wrote:
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Shamit Verma
<subs.linux.mum(a)vshamit.com> wrote:
Cdrom?
--
Rgds
JTD
Does it have USB ports? USB stick / USB HDD might
be an option.
It does have USB ports which I plan to use for a USB printer. As I
mentioned, the unit is ancient, the BIOS does not support booting
from USB devices. I did have an external floppy drive that does
not work any more. My only option is a HDD.
4:34 p.m.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM, jtd <jtd(a)mtnl.net.in> wrote:
Cdrom?
Busted. It is a 1998 laptop - it will be easier to find a hard disk
than the cdrom :) Buying a new HDD is an option but considering the
age of the laptop I figured an used HDD (if I could find one) would
do.
-- Arun Khan
31 Mar
31 Mar
6:39 p.m.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Arun Khan <knura9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It does have USB ports which I plan to use for a USB printer. As I
mentioned, the unit is ancient, the BIOS does not support booting from
USB devices. I did have an external floppy drive that does not work
any more. My only option is a HDD.
A USB hub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hub> with two or more USB ports
should fit the bill.
--
Aniket Suryavanshi
B.Sc. (Computer Science) student.
bit.ly/kietan | bit.ly/aniket1
1 Apr
1 Apr
2:52 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Aniket Suryavanshi <kietans(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Arun Khan
<knura9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
As he mentioned in the earlier text, Booting from usb is not an option on
his bios :)
Regards
R. K. Rajeev
It does have USB ports which I plan to use for a USB printer. As I
mentioned, the unit is ancient, the BIOS does not support booting from
USB devices. I did have an external floppy drive that does not work
any more. My only option is a HDD.
A USB hub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hub> with two or more USB
ports
should fit the bill.
--
Aniket Suryavanshi
B.Sc. (Computer Science) student.
bit.ly/kietan | bit.ly/aniket1
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5:18 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Aniket Suryavanshi <kietans(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Arun Khan
<knura9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks but how will it help to boot the laptop?
The laptop is 13 years old; it's hard disk and CDROM are RIP but it
still works. The BIOS does *not* support USB boot. It has two USB
ports. I will use one for the printer and the other will be a spare.
No of USB ports is not an issue for me.
Please read the earlier posts in this thread.
<update>
I have scrounged around in my old hardware bin and managed
to find an old 10GB HDD that still works! Not sure if it can
keep up with an 18x7 duty cycle. Nonetheless, I will give it a shot.
I will be installing Voyage Linux (Debian derivative) which works
quite well with 256MB RAM and needs < 256 MB disk space for an install
that includes CUPS and a lot of the base system.
</update>
Thanks to all who responded.
-- Arun Khan
It does have USB ports which I plan to use for a USB printer. As I
mentioned, the unit is ancient, the BIOS does not support booting from
USB devices. I did have an external floppy drive that does not work
any more. My only option is a HDD.
A USB hub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hub> with two or more USB ports
should fit the bill.
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