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Hi James,
Sounds like it would make a good server box. I agree with Freezinbutt, in that you want the latest distro you can get. Both for the Hardware support, and for the security patches. If you go back too far, you'll lose the benefit of all the new kernal and other software improvements. I just got a little concerned when you mentioned the size of that drive, since a) I know that linux can read a Fat32, but I don't know the size limits of that. b) Sometimes when you get real large drives, the manufacturer may tweak the partition, or other lowlevel software, so they are not 'garden variety' FAT 32 partitions anymore. If you have intentions of using this as a server, I would subscribe to a good security newsletter, to make sure you keep up on all the released patches. I guess there is going to be a lot of demand on the iso servers, since 7.3 is so new. Updating an old version, kernal etc. more trouble than I think it's worth. The 1st install disk should be bootable, so no boot disk required. I hope this helps, and good luck!
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