<snip> > > FWIW, none of my new systems have floppies and the smallest > has 3 x 40GB HDs. The new HDs all run ATA-133 and have 8MB of > cache. I have about 40GB of mp3 and wma that I have created > from CDs that I own and backup on one of the 2400's. It isn't > the one with the 3-40's :). None of the on-board audio > connect to the CD-Rom with a digital connection. Digital > extraction turns out to be very important when converting audio cds. > > An ATA-133 controller is also important because you will find > it difficult to buy HDs under 120GB and the older mobo may > not recognize the newer, large ones. A 2400+ with ATA-133 HDs > will do a buildworld in > 18 minutes.
That makes me wonder what I am doing wrong. I have an 2500XP, gig of ram, and a SATA drive, and buildworld take about 45min, buildkernel about 5-10min. Yes, timing measured from pure console, not X. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
