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Date:      Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:37:07 -0800 (PST)
From:      Jerry Murdock <jerry_murdock@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, wayne@tbnets.com
Subject:   Re: Setting up a new 1TB server running freebsd I hope.
Message-ID:  <20020217033707.55682.qmail@web14607.mail.yahoo.com>

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> of pIII 1.26mhz processors, with 2GB ram.  I ordered a 3ware 7850 (8 port
> ata 100) and plan on putting in 8 160GB Maxtor's (raid 5) and a 120 GB
> Maxtor on the mb ide interface for the boot disk with a slim cd and floppy.
> Since this is my first freebsd install,  is there anything in particular I
> should look out for?  Will the install see the 3ware raid card?  Will
> FreeBSD see the large drives ok (something linux has trouble with) 

The only question I would have is if the 3ware card supports the 48 bit
addressing needed for the 160GB drives.  It's very possible it doesn't.  Then
again it might - I don't know.  

The spec sheet doesn't mention one way or the other, and you know what that
usually means.

Jerry







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