wanderingarticfox
March 23rd, 2011, 03:12 PM
I will be building my first system in mid-May this year. I will be using a 4 core CPU at 3.5 Ghz, 16 GB 1333 10666 RAM [DDR3], and 2 WD 1 TB SATA internal drives in a software RAID 1 mirror following the instructions here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID
My first question is about the Partitioning; since I will have 4 4 GB Ram dimms would I be wise to make my 'share' partition 4 GB ?
Now the second question is about using an external drive for back-up. I will be using e-SATA to connect but I am not sure on how to go about setting up the drive. Parts List:
Enclosure:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153142
Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
cable:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123333
It is my understanding from Community Notes that an upgrade of releases and kernnal {sp?} goes smoother if third party software is removed then reinstalled. I plan to install Virtual box with 2 Ubuntu Guest and thought I might need to remove that to upgrade the main host. Please let me know where my thinking might be correct or incorrect and where a good source of installation instructions for an external drive via e-SATA might be. Thx
AM I posting in the wrong place or with the wrong approach? I never seem to get replies any more. I had another post over a week old with not even a moderator response. If I am doing something wrong I would appreciate someone letting me know because I come here to learn. Starting last Sept. when my OEM HDD died I became exclusively an Ubuntu user and have no plans to going back to 'paid' OS. I did not have a computer in high school so I never learned much but now I am and could use some help.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID
My first question is about the Partitioning; since I will have 4 4 GB Ram dimms would I be wise to make my 'share' partition 4 GB ?
Now the second question is about using an external drive for back-up. I will be using e-SATA to connect but I am not sure on how to go about setting up the drive. Parts List:
Enclosure:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153142
Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
cable:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123333
It is my understanding from Community Notes that an upgrade of releases and kernnal {sp?} goes smoother if third party software is removed then reinstalled. I plan to install Virtual box with 2 Ubuntu Guest and thought I might need to remove that to upgrade the main host. Please let me know where my thinking might be correct or incorrect and where a good source of installation instructions for an external drive via e-SATA might be. Thx
AM I posting in the wrong place or with the wrong approach? I never seem to get replies any more. I had another post over a week old with not even a moderator response. If I am doing something wrong I would appreciate someone letting me know because I come here to learn. Starting last Sept. when my OEM HDD died I became exclusively an Ubuntu user and have no plans to going back to 'paid' OS. I did not have a computer in high school so I never learned much but now I am and could use some help.