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KSRG · 01-26-2009, 12:22 PM

Hi there all,

I am quite familiar with computers and picked up a Quantum Snap Server M4100 at a local swapmeet not knowing anything about it (except it was a type of server that contained 4 60Gb HDDs and RAM/CPU).

So far it has:
4@60GB Quantum HDDs, #1 producing some errors although not fatal
software v3.1.618 US
hardware v2.2.1
BIOS v2.4.437

It boots up quickly and is easily accessible on my home network, it appears to be fully functional, thankfully.

I have been reading as much info as I could handle this weekend from your site (wealth of information, very helpful) and thought I would ask if anyone has tried using SATA drives with the little IDE-to-SATA adapters to add them into the system (they contain there own chip), and possibly try to break the 48bit LBA barrier.

The adapters seem to say they are compatible with most major OS such as Windows and Linux, but it would appear that the SnapOS is proprietary software which may/may not work.

I was curious if anyone has tried this out yet to see if they are even compatible with this type of system.

Any thoughts on this matter?

I am willing to try it although I need to wait for another paycheck...

01-26-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
KSRG Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern CA Posts: 2	Snap Server 4100 and SATA adapters... Hi there all, I am quite familiar with computers and picked up a Quantum Snap Server M4100 at a local swapmeet not knowing anything about it (except it was a type of server that contained 4 60Gb HDDs and RAM/CPU). So far it has: 4@60GB Quantum HDDs, #1 producing some errors although not fatal software v3.1.618 US hardware v2.2.1 BIOS v2.4.437 It boots up quickly and is easily accessible on my home network, it appears to be fully functional, thankfully. I have been reading as much info as I could handle this weekend from your site (wealth of information, very helpful) and thought I would ask if anyone has tried using SATA drives with the little IDE-to-SATA adapters to add them into the system (they contain there own chip), and possibly try to break the 48bit LBA barrier. The adapters seem to say they are compatible with most major OS such as Windows and Linux, but it would appear that the SnapOS is proprietary software which may/may not work. I was curious if anyone has tried this out yet to see if they are even compatible with this type of system. Any thoughts on this matter? I am willing to try it although I need to wait for another paycheck...