[CentOS] OT: Hardware upgrade help

[Keith Roberts]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011, Always Learning wrote:

> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> From: Always Learning <centos at u61.u22.net>
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] OT: Hardware upgrade help
> 
> I suggest:
>
> 	mini-tower / half-tower
> 	AMD 4 core processor with virtualization facility
> 		(AMD are cheaper than Intel in Europe)
> 		(if buying Intel get the virtualization facility)
> 	8 GB RAM
> 	motherboard
> 		with PCI Express and 1 or 2 older pci slots
> 		4 SATA (and 2 PATA (ISA) for any old drives*)
> 		USB 2 or even USB 3
> 		Ethernet controller
> 		sound chips
> 	DVD writer
> 	500 GB SATA HDD
> 	HDD caddy for easy removal of the HDD
>
> * Some ASRock motherboard have it

Ebay sell SATA -> PATA and vica versa adapters, plus others. 
So you should be able to use existing PATA drives on a newer 
SATA m/b with the right adapter.

HTH

Keith

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