I think the problem with most laptop drives is they are slow. They run at around 4200rpm to save power. I don't know if this would be considered slow, I think it would, but how it impacts myth, I don't know.
Whytey On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:13:10 -0500, Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've had a myth box for a couple weeks running KnoppMyth v4r5 and > have enjoyed it alot. Unfortunatly, the drive I used is getting more > and more bad blocks, and now they're starting to cause kernel panics > when mythbackend trys to commercial detect and watch live tv, etc. It > was a "bad" drive to begin with, but it's what I had to build myself a > proof of concept box. Of course, I fell in love w/ myth and moved all > my recordings from my ReplayTV to it. DOH! Anyway... > > Question is: Can I buy a 2.5" Laptop IDE drive and use it in my > (normal desktop) system? I've never used small HD's in non-laptop > systems before, anyone have any advice, pages to read, etc? My main > motive is sound, and I'm also packed into a small case, so I figure a > small HD would be better cooled and much quieter. Is it worth the > extra $$ for the small drive? > > Any experience / suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > -Kenneth > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb baby....YEAH
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