Thanks for all the responses.
I more or less made up my mind about the hardware: Intel SR440BX or
something mobo, onboard RIVA TNT and some SoundBlaster type sound
card, 20G IBM disk (which Vipul suggests runs much faster than
equivalent Seagate ones), 8x or 10x DVD, Phillips or LG monitor
(depending on which gives decent 1280x1024x32 without flicker), 128MB,
etc.
Now Amit Kalra (who's making the system for me) is going around
hunting for the mobo, which apparently is completely out of stock
everywhere. It seems that prices are expected to go down, so everyone
has cleared their old stocks.
What's this problem with 17G/20G disks not being completely recognised
by Intel mobo's? Anyone know a solution?
Regards,
-- Raju
>>>>> "Nick" == Nick Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Nick> hi Raju,
Nick> check if the motherboard is of intel or not. if it is of
Nick> intel, then the 17G hdd will be detected as an 8.4G hdd
Nick> only. u wont be able to address the rest of the hdd space
Nick> which is a lot of space actually.
Nick> I've run a 17 gig hdd on a VIA mobo, Intel 810 clone mobo,
Nick> original i810. I've got some machines even dual booting. i
Nick> think u're friend's BIOS is messed up. i think LBA isn't
Nick> enabled. Intel mobos are pretty kewl.
Nick> As for the DVD, i think the Creative DXR is _really_
Nick> kewl. For a video card, IMHO S3's the best for 2D, and for
Nick> 3D there's no better than Voodoo3 now. But if u wanna wait a
Nick> month more, go for a V4 or a V5, if u're seriously into 3D.
Nick> btw, i know this is OT, but is there someone from SGI here?
Nick> Nikhil.
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