Re: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions

2003-09-07 Thread sstubbs
> For Intel cpu's, you're on your own. IMO, there hasn't been a > decent chipset for Intel processors since the good ol' 440BX. 09/07/03 Thanks Anne for the motherboard text file, and to the others who have already replied and to those about to reply. Tom, My ASUS P2B is using the Intel 440

RE: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions

2003-09-07 Thread sstubbs
09/07/03 Hello All, The first time I installed MDK 9.1, it was in a dual-boot with Win95B and I put the files on the slave drive. The slave drive died. Then the next 2 1/2 months using all available free time was spent trying to get through another successful install. Didn't happen. And the f

[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 and HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

2003-06-23 Thread sstubbs
06/23/03 Hello All, from The Other Last week was very frustrating. The slave Maxtor drive went back to PC Peripherals (this was an OEM drive), so I decided to continue the dual-boot Win95B and Mandrake 9.1 system on the remaining master Western Digital drive. Total disaster. Linux wouldn't

[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 and HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

2003-06-23 Thread sstubbs
06/23/03 Hello All, from The Other Last week was very frustrating. The slave Maxtor drive went back to PC Peripherals (this was an OEM drive), so I decided to continue the dual-boot Win95B and Mandrake 9.1 system on the remaining master Western Digital drive. Total disaster. Linux wouldn't