Broke Down and...

10-25-2001, 11:38 | posts: n/a

<IMG SRC="smileys/approve.gif"> Got Windows XP. Course I put together another computer to make it run. <IMG SRC="smileys/rolleyes.gif"> Woohoo!!! Now I got more fans then I know what to do with!!!! <IMG SRC="smileys/cool.gif"> 
 
I went with wife to get a cd burner and an OEM vers of XP. Ended up getting everything I needed to put together another machine!!! Here is what I put together... 
 
-KG7-Raid MB 
-AMD 1.4 (266 FBS) overclocked to 1.533G !!! 
-425W P/S 
-7000 RPM Global Win CPU Cooler w/ copper heatsink (it is keeping that overclocked T-bird at 48C!!!) 
-2 intake cooling fans 
-7000 rpm exhaust fan 
-Pair of 20G 7200 RPM W. Digitals 
-256M DDRAM 
-Geforce2 MX 400 64Mb ram (it came outta old machine! OK OK) 
-SBlaster whatever to get sound... hey it works. 
-52X CDROM 
-DVD/CDROM/CDROM RW 
-WINXP Pro (kinda worked a deal on it cause that other version will only install on 1 computer!!??? WTF is up w/ that!) 
 
The other machine went back to a 15" monitor and a Sis 8M AGP card. (oh well I will have to work that one a little! ahem...future server if I can ever get DSL!) 
 
After downloading/flashing BIOS, setting up my raid, and finding the right WINXP driver for my raid I finally got it up and operating. 
 
XP is kinda gimicky, but I gotta say something...WOW! 
 
I d/l Nvidia drivers for it. Installed them. Put tribes on it and updated everything for it. Tribes runs great!!!! I even seem to be getting a better ping!!! It boots quick and seems stable so far.....I am still installing the "stuff" I use at home...so knock on some wood... 
 
Now about some DSL and in home LAN.....

Dave · 10-25-2001, 11:54 | posts: 8,447 | Location: Lost in boxes

your gonna hate xp, but hey nice rig, one video card in the other machine and presto, we got a father son force on the clan. 
Dad will hold us while the son kicks us.

10-25-2001, 11:58 | posts: n/a

But hey If I hate XP...Then you'll D/L the latest Mandrake ISO for me !!!! Right <IMG SRC="smileys/biggrin.gif"> Then snail mail it to me!!!(trust me it would be quicker!!!) cause if this Microcrap doesnt work right it is history!!!

10-25-2001, 12:00 | posts: n/a

<IMG SRC="smileys/biggrin.gif"> I woulda put linux on it...but I wanted the latest version and I cant find it!

Dave · 10-25-2001, 12:14 | posts: 8,447 | Location: Lost in boxes

I got the iso's right here, 3 cd's of everything you could want. I'm gonna go work on UT

Dave · 10-25-2001, 12:34 | posts: 8,447 | Location: Lost in boxes

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the open source community for allowing me to help out Jolly Rogers. I can make him not one, but 1001 copies of mandrake 8.1, announce it to the rooftops of the world, email M$ with my ip and exactly what I'm doing and it is perfectly acceptable. 
 
This anti piracy is getting silly. It's like buying jumper cables for a car, but only allowing people to use them on 2 specific cars, a third guy comming down the road would get arrested for getting or giving the boost.

10-25-2001, 15:03 | posts: n/a

<IMG SRC="smileys/biggrin.gif"> And I'd like to take this time to thank Bugsy, but I aint emailing anything to Micro$crap. 
 
Thanks Dave! <IMG SRC="smileys/cool.gif">

10-25-2001, 15:49 | posts: n/a

What is Mandrake 8.1?

Bill Gatez · 10-25-2001, 18:57 | posts: 163 | Location: Toronto

Mandrake is a flavor of Linux <IMG SRC="smileys/evil.gif">