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<DIV><BR><BR>>>>On 05/22/04
11:40am craig@postnewspapers.com.au wrote:>>><BR>On Sat,
2004-05-22 at 11:24, Garry wrote:<BR><BR>>> Maybe he meant "G" instead of
"M".. Or maybe he already has enough<BR>>> paperweights?
8^)==<BR><BR>>Even so, if you have a 120G disk, why bother connecting an 8G
or<BR>>smaller? It's just one more thing to make noise, increase the power
draw<BR>>of the system and die.<BR><BR>>One of my housemates used to
maintain an astonishing collection of old<BR>>disks; I agreed to loan him the
money to buy a 120G on the condition<BR>>that he retire all his old disks.
The lounge room is now a much nicer<BR>>place, and the PC in question is also
running more stably.<BR><BR>>Craig Ringer</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Craig,</DIV>
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I would have a use for 6G or 8G hard disks. I use a 'caddy'</DIV>
<DIV>(removable hard disk tray) and I simply swap the hard drives as per
need</DIV>
<DIV>and reboot the system. That may not be everybody's cup of tea, but it
works</DIV>
<DIV>for me as I am a great believer in the KISS rule.</DIV>
<DIV> If anybody has an old hard drive of that or similar size which is not
completly </DIV>
<DIV>worn out and no use to him, I would buy it form him for a reasonable
price.</DIV>
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Regards</DIV>
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