Though to of another idea. If you did it right, you could just get a MB with onboard
video. That way you don't have to worry about finding a card. In fact pcpartsxpress
has a PC Chips 810LMR that has onboard video, sound, 10/100 NIC, and 56k modem for
$89. Add a AMD Duron 750 for $55 and you have the basics of a decent windows
box......
"Dennis J. Eberl" wrote:
> Thanks, Garl. I am doing an LCC coop gig out at Rosen Product Research in
> the IT Department where they have me writing Active Server Pages.
>
> My old dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro "IBM Intellistation Z Pro" box has a PCI
> bridge chip that won't play under Windows 2K. Fortunately it sees PCI card 0
> (my Adaptec SCSI controller, whew!!! :), but I had to swap out (1) a PCI NIC
> and substitute an ISA 3Com NIC (no big deal) and (2) swap out a decent PCI
> video card and live with a five buck ISA 4-bit color display card I got from
> Stan (a very big deal since some of the software I am using won't work and
> most of it looks like s..t squared!).
>
> I would be happy with anything that lets me run Windows 2K as an ASP
> development platform and play with software associated with getting my CCNA.
> Of course, open source stuff like Apache and Zope, both of which I have
> installed, run just fine ... ~:>))) <-- Blinky stroking his chin. Could be
> worse, the little f..k.
>
> Building a W2K box frees up my second of two IBM Intellistation Z Pro boxes
> to work as a Linux server. I also want to build a super Linux box, but
> that's another story and right now I'm out of cash . . . Need to find at
> least a part time digital burger flipping job for the Fall semester. Right
> now, all I have to do is get decent _video_ running under W2K. If I could
> find a decent ISA bus video card, that would solve the whole thing in the
> cheapest way. Can anyone help?
>
> Dennis (a.k.a., ~:>(X){)
>
> > From: "Garl R. Grigsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'t
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:49:29 -0700
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [EUG-LUG:2140] Re: ===}(X)<:~ )))))))))... sonic waves ...)))))Re:
> > Re: Is CodeRed affecting
> >
> > Dennis,
> > As far as other mailorder shops, try edgemicro.com (they are in springfield
> > but
> > do not have a shop) and outpost.com. Both have been good for service and speed
> > for
> > me. As for advice on a win2k box, what do you want it to do? Just an office
> > type
> > box(word/excel/internet/email) or are you looking to do number crunching? Are
> > you
> > wainting to play games? Need more details.
> >
> > Garl
> > "Dennis J. Eberl" wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, Gary and (everyone else :). I've built plenty of clones so I can do
> >> it myself (unless you mean hand solder surface mount chips to a
> >> Mother#$%@!ngboard :^o uch! ). PC Parts Express seems to be getting the
> >> most votes. Are there any mail order sources anyone can suggest. I might
> >> just go piece-by-piece to pricewatch.com (and certainly would if this were
> >> to be a Linux box), but I need advice on putting together a cheap but
> >> adequate Windows 2000 box. Thanks.
> >>
> >> Dennis and, pal, Blinky Foobar, ~:>(X){, His Mark
> >>
> >>> From: "Garl R. Grigsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:47:41 -0700
> >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Subject: [EUG-LUG:2103] Re: Is CodeRed affecting Linux or FreeBSDmachines?
> >>>
> >>> I would recommend either building it your self, or hitting pcpartsxpress in
> >>> Springfield. They seem to be at least semi honest. I would also recommend
> >>> going
> >>> with an AMD chip. You will get a faster chip for less money. I have even
> >>> been
> >>> known
> >>> to put machines together for people for a small fee.......
> >>>
> >>> "Dennis J. Eberl" wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >>>>
> >>>> Dennis, I need to build a box for Windows 2000 for school. (I am currently
> >>>> running it on a dual processor (200 MHz Pentium Pro x 2) IBM Intellistation
> >>>> Z Pro, but it has a PCI-to-PCI bridge chip that won't "play" under W2K . .
> >>>> .
> >>>> so I'm using an ISA bus 4-bit video card!) Can you recommend a local source
> >>>> for 500 MHz Pentium III (or above), Motherboard, 256 to 512 MB RAM, 20 to
> >>>> 40
> >>>> GB HD, std 3.5" floppy, "nothing fancy" CD-ROM drive, case, and power
> >>>> supply? I have a video card, NIC, and sound card.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dennis Eberl, a.k.a., ~:>(X){
> >> <snip>
> >
> > --
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> > Garl R. Grigsby
> > Senior Customer Applications Engineering - Analysis Team
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> >
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