[mythtv-users] minimum CPU requirements for PVR-250

[Gert van der Knokke]

Torsten Schenkel wrote:

> I plan on using a 40GB harddrive. I'm not sure if the mobo
>
>>will support 40GB though (might be the 32GB limit) - but
>>I'm alright with that.  It's a 7200 RPM drive - hopefully
>>this mobo will support that.
>>    
>>
>
>There also is an 8 GB limit :-). As above, with specialties like this
>old IBM machine I'd contact IBM. Might well be it's up to the task. As
>far as processing power is concerned I'd say it is, what's open is I/O
>capabilities.
>  
>
If you install a 'supported by Bios' format drive as boot/root combo you 
can disable the larger drives in the Bios and let Linux handle those.
On an old Asus TX97 board I run a 40/60/80/160 Gb driveset (all disabled 
in Bios, using a 2 Gb SCSI drive as boot/root) without problems and all 
in DMA mode getting about 20 Mbyte/sec max out of each of the IDE drives.

Gert