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From: BCSoft@TowerTraining [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Newbie@Linux-Mandrake. Com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 4:45 PM
Subject: [newbie] home network vision (kind of long)
Help, help, help
Since downloading and installing ML 8.2 I have been bit by the
Scrap the motherboard. It isn't worth the time and effort if there is even
one thing wrong with the board. If you shop around on the Web, you can still
find someone selling AT/ATX boards that will fit your case and power supply,
not to mention your processor and maybe the memory you bought for the
Richard; Before deciding what to do with your server, start by asking
yourself if you plan on using it for quite a while, and whether or not it
will become an important piece of your network. Slapping a server together
out of spare parts and setting it up as a learning experience is always a
good
Correct memory should only be an issue with a really old mobo - these
days it's just a choice between SDRAM (Athlons, Celerons and Pentiums
I-III) and DDRAM (Pentium IV, which you obviously don't have). It's
possible that you have a duff RAM chip. Otherwise go for a lower speed
RAM or get a
A board that old will more than likely require 72 pin SIMMs that MUST be
installed in pairs. Either the remaining memory is DIMM or it isn't installed
in pairs. Is the 64MB in there now installed as 2 32MBs or 1 64MB? If it's 2
32MBs then the board takes SIMMs. Also do you know how much
