On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 2:14 pm, Technoslick wrote: > There's some timing, density and type issues with mixing SIMMs and DIMMs > together. If you have the manual for the motherboard, it probably tells you > this, although cryptically so. I have tried it, not always with success. > Even with initial success, you can have problems later on. If you don't > have to do it to get your memory volume I wouldn't want you to go through > the frustration.
I have used them together once or twice, but feel that it is better avoided if you can. What about the DIMM clock speed issue, though? > > Actually, the ATi Rage Pro will work fine with Mandrake. I now remember > that is what I am using in my 8.2 box for the kids/guests. It would't have > the 'umph' to drive Tux Racer or any OpenGL stuff, but has been good to me, > so far. I believe it has 8 MBs of RAM on it. Just use the 3.3.6 X-server. That may be easier, then, apart from the fact that it only takes up 1 slot. > > You know, I have yet to get even 3 Gigs of programs on a drive from an > installation. That's a workstation, mind you, but still with all the games, > bells, whistles and Windows manager (KDE and Gnome.) I would think 8 Gigs > will be fine for him to learn on. I think that it is more a speed issue in > using these 'tiny' drives. The smaller drives are not as fast, and since a > swap file is needed, drive speed dramatically affects system speed. Aw, > well. :-) You use what you have. I have a 3 and 2 Gig Samsung in the kids' > PC. Would /swap and /home on 1 drive and the rest on the other be a good configuration? > > When you say "standard vga", you make my eyebrows pop up with concern. True > standard VGA cannot support resolutions above 640X480 and sometimes not > beyond 16 color, which is nearly useless in X-windows. Do you have any > specs on the monitor? Can it really reach 1024X768 at 16-bits? My bad, I think. I meant to imply that it was absolutely average. I don't have the specs, but I could probably get some - it's a Goldstar. > When the > video card is capable of driving more color depth and a higher frequency > than the monitor can take, this is when the utmost caution is necessary. > Frying a monitor in Linux is so-o-o-o easy to do! Believe it or not I still have a small drive with Win3.1 on that was once used on this computer. I think the quickest and easiest test would be to put that drive in and check what configuration windows allows. There you are - I knew there was a point to M$'s existance! > > I love using the SB 16s because they are still supported so well and easy > to configure. There's a good chance that you will be to us 'sndconfig' at > the console level, after installation, to get the card working, but still > no sweat. Not great sound, but work wonderfully in Linux. > > Sounds like a project destined to work! I wish I could get my daughters > interested in such a project. Maybe, it's a 'generation' thing, and I will > have to wait for grandchildren? > Could be - my daughters both just want something that works with the minimum of effort, like a hammer or screwdriver. The grandson's 14, artistically gifted, and would like to make a living in computer graphics. He's beginning to realise that the more he knows about computers and the better for his future, although I'm a bit concerned that it's a rarified career. It's funny, though, that he turns to grandma for tech support - I doubt if his friends do. But then younger daughter says I used to embarrass her when she was a teenager, because she could not own up to having a mother who had a Stranglers record! I was never a sheep - even got my MSc after I turned 60 <g> I used to feel lonely when I wanted to discuss tech issues, so this list is a wonderful boost. Anne
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