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Unread 01-10-2007, 09:40 AM   #1297
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Default Re: Hack a Snap Sever 1000?

This thread is one on the most informative threads on the forum. Makes good late night reading.

Actually you only need the first 25meg of the drive to boot the new drive, but you may be missing some help files. If you copy the complete drive doesn't hurt just take a long time doing a RAW copy. A RAW copy must be done, nothing but BSD can read the file structure.

The "co de format 10000 /reint" formats the drive and all data will be lost. Instruction are located in the wiki section of the forum. We have found that Digital Dolly is the mist widely used, comes on all dist of linux and bsd's. And there is a live cd version out too.

Most all 1000 support LBA48bit address, bios v2 and greater seams to be the magic number for all snaps os units.

LARGE DISK require OS v 3.4.805 and greater, or your out of luck. To check your version click on the SnapApliance logo from the admin page.

Do you know if you have a version 1 or 2 1000???
Version 1 has OS in flashram and were made by meridian.
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1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5,
1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5,
1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy

Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820
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