On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:09:15 -0400 burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On September 30, 2001 11:04 pm, Ian Marchak wrote: > > > > > I figured as much, I just wondered about the ability to disable > them. > > Suggested by Jerry, no drivers no IRQ, were you able to disable > the > > built-ins in the BIOS or how? > > > The board I'm using is the model you inquired about... the ECS > K7S5A. I > disabled unwanted devices easily in the bios settings. I have the > manual here > in front of me if you have any questions. BTW, the FSB runs at a > choice of > either 200MHz or 266MHZ. > > The only negative thing I've heard is that Athalons don't run at > flat out > optimum on early models of this board. There was a slight > performance hit > that, apparently, has been cured by the most recent bios > upgrades/flashes. > > > I've posed these questions to the vendor I am speaking with, and > it's > > not that I don't trust the guy, but it's nice to hear these things > from > > impartial 3rd parties. > > Be aware that Athalons run hot. And the Athalon Thunderbirds are > reputed to > run VERY hot. However, I have a great case > (http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/sohoser.html). I chose the > black > model for sex appeal (I'm getting sick of beige). The key lockable > front door > hides the inevitable beige add-in components (CD, floppy, etc.). I > added an > additional 3 in. toe fan at the bottom. It came with dual 3 in. > exhaust fans > in the back. I also use a Thermal Take Copper Orb heatsink & fan > (http://www.thermaltake.com/du0462-9.htm). As a result I never > exceed 40C. > > I departed from the norm (for me) and decided I was tired of faffing > about > with dual booting. I still need Windows/MS Office occaisionally when > a > contract specifies Excel or Word deliverables. So, I laid down some > extra > dosh on a couple of removable hard drive frames and cases. I have > two 13Gb > Quatum drives, so I can just switch the drives and reboot without > making any > changes in the bios. > > BTW, I definitely re commend investing in DDRAM. With a 266MHz FSB, > it's > definitely worth it and prices are a bargain right now. > --
With all those fans, how noisy is the beast? -- Collins Richey Denver Area gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
