Hello Dave G,
>I understand that Win$ is a non-starter with 64bit???
Sorry but there are 64bit Win O/s systems out there.
>I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions/experiences/nightmares etc.
>before I take the plunge??
Only building Win OS machines and once i sorted out the non-default bios
settings it worked a treat.
>One thing I'm not too sure about is the dual boot with windows thing??
>(I'm currently dual booting with Win$98 - but if it comes down to it this will
>be a Linux only machine!)
There was a thread on this recently on the list. Basically build the box with
Windows, add in the Linux OS and sort the rest out using LlILO or GRUB placed
anywhere but in the MBR. Worst case senario is the Windows boot loader will
deal with your booting mechanism.
Watch out for the whole raid thing especially if you have an IDE / SATA normal
option and also add raid. The two don't always happily co-exist.
Shane
======= At 2005-04-15, 16:03:35 you wrote: =======
>Hi Cluggers
>
>not sure if this is "OT" or not...
>
>Finally I'm getting round to upgrading the old linux box
>bit of a nightmare trying to compare apples with apples etc.
>while doing the rounds of the retailers...
>
>I'm looking at a AMD Athlon64 based system, so the specs are:
>
>PROCESSOR:
>AMD Athlon64 3000+ Socket939 CPU Boxed
>
>MOBO:
>GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC-939 nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939,
>Dual channel DDR400/333/266 Gigabit Lan,
>SATA.AGP 8x,8-CH Audio, USB 2.0
>
>GRAFFICS CARD:
>PINE XFX PV-T43K-UDF7 GF 6600 AGP 256MB TV &
>DUAL DVI AGP OUT (with two DVI-VGA Converter)
>
>POWERSUPPLY:
>Task 520W Ultra Silent PSC, with 120mm crystal Blue
>LED ball bearing fan (900PRM silent operation), SATA
>power connector, piano black casing, compatiable
>with 24 pin MB (Xeon.3.3V = A,5V = 34A,12V =
>28A,3.3V and 5V combined = 262W.
>
>CASE:
>Lian-Li PC-7B "Special Edition", all-alloy ,500W 120mm
>fan PSU (SATA Ready), 2 x case fans with filtering
>
>MEMORY:
>A-Data 1 Gb (2 x 512Mb) DDR4400 Dual Channel
>memory kit.
>
>
>I have been to google/Linuxhardware.org etc. etc.
>
>but priority 1 was everything linux compatable
>(it'll probably be a gentoo box down the track - but initially Mepis/Debian
>sarge)
>
>One thing I'm not too sure about is the dual boot with windows thing??
>(I'm currently dual booting with Win$98 - but if it comes down to it this will
>be a Linux only machine!)
>
>I understand that Win$ is a non-starter with 64bit???
>
>I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions/experiences/nightmares etc.
>before I take the plunge??
>
>--
>cheers................dave g
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