Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tuesday 26 February 2002 10:00 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:25:06 -0500 Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, you wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp? sku=s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? The Soyo Dragon Plus is almost made for Linux. Tiger Direct always seemed a little shaky to me, they didn't offer 30-day money back guarantees. Randy I agree with Randy about Tiger Direct. I knew the name rang a warning bell with me. Here is what the BBB has to say Customer Experience Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record due to unanswered complaints concerning failure to receive a refund product quality issues. The Bureau processed 10 complaints about this company in the last 12 months. Of all the complaints 3 were resolved but not always within the bureau's time frame 7 were no response. Additional Information Additional Doing-Business-As Names: TigerDirect.com Additional Phone Numbers: 800-238-4437 Additional File Information The Bureau has requested basic information from this company. The Bureau has not received a response. The DragonPlus is a great board, I have a system built around one and linux has no problem with any of its components. If you do not mind putting the system together yourself you can use www.pricewatch.com and find the same or better OEM components for near/lower price than Tiger is offering. Checking just now there are several sites offering the Dragon+ for $139, as well as several sites where you can get a 60GB Maxtor or IBM Deskstar for the price Tiger wanted for the 40GB drive. My advice. I know it looks good, But pass on the offer. Charles I bought the same board at auction eBay last month for $99. Looks great is all I can say now. Haven't plugged it in yet. 1900 cpu came yesterday, so we're getting close. Good luck Lee -- Registered Linux user #223705 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Lee wrote: I bought the same board at auction eBay last month for $99. Looks great is all I can say now. Haven't plugged it in yet. 1900 cpu came yesterday, so we're getting close. OK, so I searched around and ordered the following components: Seagate 40GB EIDE HD 7200/2MB/9.0/ATA-100 256MB 32x64 PC2100 DDR Memory (266Mhz) Mid-tower ATX case with 300 P/S Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Processor Speeze Socket A/370 Cooling Fan I have a floppy, cd, cdrw drives from an older system to round things out. I'll let you know when I get the parts, assemble them, and install LM Lee, Keep us posted on your Soyo Dragon Plus -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? -- -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
Gerald Waugh wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? Well, I run LM8.1 on an old Packard Bell P133 upgraded to a 400MHz with 80Mb ram and an 8 Gb drive, so I would say that you are fairly safe with the spec you mention. I have no idea about the quality of the components in the tiger machine however. Chris Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, you wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp? sku=s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? The Soyo Dragon Plus is almost made for Linux. Tiger Direct always seemed a little shaky to me, they didn't offer 30-day money back guarantees. Randy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, chris lapthorn wrote: Gerald Waugh wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku= s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? Well, I run LM8.1 on an old Packard Bell P133 upgraded to a 400MHz with 80Mb ram and an 8 Gb drive, so I would say that you are fairly safe with the spec you mention. I have no idea about the quality of the components in the tiger machine however. well, thanks But I was looking for some response about the audio, video, ethernet compatability -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 19:26, Gerald Waugh wrote: On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, chris lapthorn wrote: Gerald Waugh wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku= s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? Well, I run LM8.1 on an old Packard Bell P133 upgraded to a 400MHz with 80Mb ram and an 8 Gb drive, so I would say that you are fairly safe with the spec you mention. I have no idea about the quality of the components in the tiger machine however. well, thanks But I was looking for some response about the audio, video, ethernet compatability -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I have been using Soyo Mobos since 6.0 and never had any real problems with them. I currently use the K7VTA PRo and it works very well. The chipset on the Dragon is a change from the via chip set that had some problems in the past and so I guess what I am saying is that if I could afford it, I would go with exactly the setup you are looking at and fully expect to see the computer rock my world. Just my opinion of Soyo. HTH Dennis M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tuesday 26 February 2002 19:50, you wrote: On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 19:26, Gerald Waugh wrote: On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, chris lapthorn wrote: Gerald Waugh wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp? sku= s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? Well, I run LM8.1 on an old Packard Bell P133 upgraded to a 400MHz with 80Mb ram and an 8 Gb drive, so I would say that you are fairly safe with the spec you mention. I have no idea about the quality of the components in the tiger machine however. well, thanks But I was looking for some response about the audio, video, ethernet compatability -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I have been using Soyo Mobos since 6.0 and never had any real problems with them. I currently use the K7VTA PRo and it works very well. The chipset on the Dragon is a change from the via chip set that had some problems in the past and so I guess what I am saying is that if I could afford it, I would go with exactly the setup you are looking at and fully expect to see the computer rock my world. Just my opinion of Soyo. HTH Dennis M. Oh yea, and the specs here look good: http://www.soyo.com.tw/ Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Soyo Dragon Plus MB system
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:25:06 -0500 Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 26 February 2002 06:38 pm, you wrote: Looking for as little advice. The following URL shows a Soyo Dragon Plus Socket A Barebone w/ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU, 128MB, 40GB and more http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp? sku=s450-3021 What do you think will this thing run LM OK? The Soyo Dragon Plus is almost made for Linux. Tiger Direct always seemed a little shaky to me, they didn't offer 30-day money back guarantees. Randy I agree with Randy about Tiger Direct. I knew the name rang a warning bell with me. Here is what the BBB has to say Customer Experience Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record due to unanswered complaints concerning failure to receive a refund product quality issues. The Bureau processed 10 complaints about this company in the last 12 months. Of all the complaints 3 were resolved but not always within the bureau's time frame 7 were no response. Additional Information Additional Doing-Business-As Names: TigerDirect.com Additional Phone Numbers: 800-238-4437 Additional File Information The Bureau has requested basic information from this company. The Bureau has not received a response. The DragonPlus is a great board, I have a system built around one and linux has no problem with any of its components. If you do not mind putting the system together yourself you can use www.pricewatch.com and find the same or better OEM components for near/lower price than Tiger is offering. Checking just now there are several sites offering the Dragon+ for $139, as well as several sites where you can get a 60GB Maxtor or IBM Deskstar for the price Tiger wanted for the 40GB drive. My advice. I know it looks good, But pass on the offer. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
