As a lurker and new member, I am interested in the following: Is ti actually worth upgrading a SS1000 to OS4? Having used several of them at work, we always knew they weren't exactly speedy. Now that I've done the routine with a 120GB WD ATA100, it's certainly no speedier, and I can only imagine that OS4 will only slow me down. Am I wrong?
Having said that, I'd like to try it anyway. Certainly worth a try. Did someone say it was a one way trip?
One other mod I tried, interested in opinion. I cut the fan power leads off and crimped them under the 12V contacts on the HD power jumper. Runs 100% of the time, now I don't worry about thermistor calibration, although I will have dustier interior over time. I think the tradeoff is worth it...
One last ?: Is the dog-slow IDE interface all we can do? If I put an 80-conducter cable in place, would I magically get something reasonable? *sigh*... But all has been much fun so far.
Oh yeah, here's the specs
SS1000
SW: 3.4.803
HW: 3.1.2
BIOS: 2.1.366
HD: WD 120GB ATA100 7200 (but not exactly smokin...)
jth
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