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From: The Other [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 23:48
Subject: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
09/06/03
Hello All,
Perhaps the problems I was having installing MDK 9.1 was due to my
hardware being
Michael Lothian wrote:
Your best bet is going to be a motherboard that uses a via chipset (as
apposed to an nvidea one)
As these are very well supported under linux. Maybe your best going
for a KT400 instead of the newer KT600 as linux is always a little
behind in supporting new features.
As
On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 01:11, Frankie wrote:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anne Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2003 5:29 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
On Monday 08 Sep
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 11:23 pm, Michael Lothian wrote:
Me works for Tesco
Tis a haneous villanious crime to even steal a tin of value beans
Mike ;-)
But is anyone that desperate g
Anne
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Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
Want to buy your
On Tuesday 09 Sep 2003 6:08 am, Frankie wrote:
My great great .. great grandfather was shipped to Australia for
being a highway robber I am told..
Careful what you say, Franki, you don't want Bill for a neighbourg
Anne
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Have you visited
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:11:20 +0800
Frankie [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
both had very low return rates for dud ram, so as long as you take
minor precautions, you don't need static straps, just leave the case
plugged in, and touch the metal alot.
Instead of saying touch wood I always say touch
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:35:00 +0100
Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Careful what you say, Franki, you don't want Bill for a neighbourg
ROTFLMAO! Good one...
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Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
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The only problem with my SB Live with mandrake was 9.1 thinking it was
an Audigy,
Hardly Creatives fault. But out of interest what is the linux users
choice for decent audio?
Mike
ed tharp wrote:
On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 16:40, Michael Lothian wrote:
For Intel cpu's, you're on your own.
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 6:33 am, Heather/Femme wrote:
ya... knife or something will work... scrape off the crap. Alcohol
on a qtip works sometimes. Let it dry of course. Grease it up
way you go.
Funky Femmes
OK - I'll try to whip up the courage g
Anne
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On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 18:54, Michael Lothian wrote:
The only problem with my SB Live with mandrake was 9.1 thinking it was
an Audigy,
Hardly Creatives fault. But out of interest what is the linux users
choice for decent audio?
Mike
The Academy of St. Martin in the field's symphony
Anne Wilson wrote:
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 6:33 am, Heather/Femme wrote:
ya... knife or something will work... scrape off the crap. Alcohol
on a qtip works sometimes. Let it dry of course. Grease it up
way you go.
Funky Femmes
OK - I'll try to whip up the courage g
Oh yes you're
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 10:12 am, Michael Lothian wrote:
Oh yes you're best to buy some Artic Silver III Thermal compound
Look here for some ideas
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Thermal_Mat
erials_27.html it even has the cleaner for your processor.
Will do - I've heard
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 19:12, Michael Lothian wrote:
Oh yes you're best to buy some Artic Silver III Thermal compound
Look here for some ideas
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Thermal_Materials_27.html
it even has the cleaner for your processor.
Also where are you
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 10:59 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 19:12, Michael Lothian wrote:
Oh yes you're best to buy some Artic Silver III Thermal compound
Look here for some ideas
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Thermal_M
aterials_27.html it even has
On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 23:33:31 -0600
Heather/Femme [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Grease it up way you go.
Oh, Femme, you're so romantic.
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Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
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On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 21:40:20 +0100
Michael Lothian [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Nvidea
what's so bad about Nvidia? I have seen far more probs with getting ATI
to behave properly, never a peep about Nvidia...
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Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 00:09, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:13 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
o Any decent heatsink and fan will do, but use thermal grease,
not a thermal pad. Provide plenty of air movement (ie, case
cooling).
Often the thermal pad is already attached when
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 04:54, Michael Lothian wrote:
The only problem with my SB Live with mandrake was 9.1 thinking it was
an Audigy,
Hardly Creatives fault. But out of interest what is the linux users
choice for decent audio?
I was referring to the upper corporate managements
I remember seeing a ausie comedian at the fringe.
She said Well if they sent all the criminals to australlia, where
there's constant good weather, sand and sea, then just imagine how great
the motherland must be
Then she arrived in London. Poor thing lol
Mike ;-)
Stephen Kuhn wrote:
On Mon,
On Monday 08 September 2003 04:59 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
BTW, she lives in Pommieland with the Pommies - otherwise known as
Untitled Kingdom or Brutish Isles; overcrowded overpopulated
overpriced cold grey rainy - Oooo, what a nice place to live!
Jellied Eels and washed up
On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 00:21, Marc wrote:
On Monday 08 September 2003 04:59 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
BTW, she lives in Pommieland with the Pommies - otherwise known as
Untitled Kingdom or Brutish Isles; overcrowded overpopulated
overpriced cold grey rainy - Oooo, what a nice place to live!
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:53:38 -0500
Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
12th Grade Reading Test
State of Arkansas
Passage of this Test Mandatory for Diploma
MR MICE MR DUCKS
MR NOT MR NOT
OSAR
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 11:25, Tom Brinkman wrote:
On Sunday September 7 2003 11:09 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:13 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
o Any decent heatsink and fan will do, but use thermal grease,
not a thermal pad. Provide plenty of air movement (ie, case
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 02:12, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 18:54, Michael Lothian wrote:
The only problem with my SB Live with mandrake was 9.1 thinking it was
an Audigy,
Hardly Creatives fault. But out of interest what is the linux users
choice for decent audio?
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 04:33, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 12:04 pm, ed tharp wrote:
and just a dab of grease will do to,, a lump might be to much and
not transfer heat as well as just a film...
I read that it must be complete coverage, but should be as thin as you
can spread
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:46:14 +0100
Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 10:12 am, Michael Lothian wrote:
Oh yes you're best to buy some Artic Silver III Thermal compound
Look here for some ideas
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Thermal_Mat
On Monday September 8 2003 11:27 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
Most decent HS's now ship with grease, not pads. There's
two big problems with pads. They're not as heat transfer
efficent as grease, and they deteriorate fairly quickly. Often
in just a few months. The hotter the processor runs,
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 4:25 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
On Sunday September 7 2003 11:09 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:13 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
o Any decent heatsink and fan will do, but use thermal grease,
not a thermal pad. Provide plenty of air movement (ie, case
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 3:54 pm, Michael Lothian wrote:
Really it should be the other way arround prisoner of her majesty
(POHM)I belive. As the origional brittish settlers were criminals I
belive.
They had committed heinous crimes, like stealing a loaf of bread
Anne
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On Monday 08 Sep 2003 3:53 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 00:21, Marc wrote:
On Monday 08 September 2003 04:59 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
BTW, she lives in Pommieland with the Pommies - otherwise known
as Untitled Kingdom or Brutish Isles; overcrowded
overpopulated
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 7:46 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
On Monday September 8 2003 11:27 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
Most decent HS's now ship with grease, not pads. There's
two big problems with pads. They're not as heat transfer
efficent as grease, and they deteriorate fairly quickly. Often
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 5:08 pm, Aron Smith wrote:
On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 04:33, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 12:04 pm, ed tharp wrote:
and just a dab of grease will do to,, a lump might be to much
and not transfer heat as well as just a film...
I read that it must be
On Monday 08 September 2003 02:46 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
whack
Work on the system barefoot on a
tile floor ... no static. Just touch the case every once'n a while
to make sure you're discharged. A few beers doesn't hurt either,
MOF it's a prerequisite. 'Sides, soon as I get to pushin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anne Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2003 5:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 3:54 pm, Michael Lothian wrote:
Really it should
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anne Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2003 5:29 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
On Monday 08 Sep 2003 7:46 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
On Monday September
I have a PCCHIPS (crap board) PII 350 128 MB and MDK 9.1 works fine.
--- On Sat 09/06, The Other [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: The Other [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 10:48:28 -0500
Subject: [newbie] Request Motherboard and CPU suggestions
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
Your best bet is going to be a motherboard that uses a via chipset (as
apposed to an nvidea one)
As these are very well supported under linux. Maybe your best going for
a KT400 instead of the newer KT600 as linux is always a little behind in
supporting new features.
As most motherboard
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September 7, 2003 07:15 am, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 1:43 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe there were only 7 Mandrake Tested motherboards. I'm
running down those right now to see what they're like.
Regards,
The Other
On Sunday September 7 2003 09:39 am, Michael Lothian wrote:
Your best bet is going to be a motherboard that uses a via
chipset (as apposed to an nvidea one)
As these are very well supported under linux. Maybe your best
going for a KT400 instead of the newer KT600 as linux is always a
little
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.
Probly best to use an Intel Retail (not OEM) board for P4's to be
on the safe side.
Let's be honest. Nvidea, Intel and AOL are all just as bad as Windows.
Just for
On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 16:40, Michael Lothian wrote:
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.
Probly best to use an Intel Retail (not OEM) board for P4's to be
on the safe side.
Let's be honest.
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
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 5:21 pm, Charlie M. wrote:
Since Anne included some of my insanity in that attachment I guess
I'm entitled to an opinion. ;)
Since I hope to build again in a few weeks, that one gets filed, too
g
Thanks, Charlie.
Anne
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Have you visited
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:13 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
o Any decent heatsink and fan will do, but use thermal grease,
not a thermal pad. Provide plenty of air movement (ie, case
cooling).
Often the thermal pad is already attached when you buy the components.
Is there a way of cleaning
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September 7, 2003 10:05 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 5:21 pm, Charlie M. wrote:
Since Anne included some of my insanity in that attachment I guess
I'm entitled to an opinion. ;)
Since I hope to build again in a few weeks, that
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 05:09:12 +0100
Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:13 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
o Any decent heatsink and fan will do, but use thermal grease,
not a thermal pad. Provide plenty of air movement (ie, case
cooling).
Often the thermal pad is
Perhaps the problems I was having installing MDK 9.1 was due to my
hardware being below minimum specs for 9.1
Stephen - is it really the hardware -- do you get install failures --
or do you think that maybe some of the programs require too much CPU and/or
memory? For instance, you should be
Perhaps the problems I was having installing MDK 9.1 was due to my
hardware being below minimum specs for 9.1
My current hardware: ASUS P2B motherboard with 350MHz PII and 128MB
Ram
So I have two options: 1) locate a previous distribution of MDK that
will work with this 1998
On Saturday 06 Sep 2003 5:20 pm, Eric Huff wrote:
Perhaps the problems I was having installing MDK 9.1 was due to
my hardware being below minimum specs for 9.1
My current hardware: ASUS P2B motherboard with 350MHz PII and
128MB Ram
So I have two options: 1) locate a previous
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