Mark Johnson wrote:
>
> I actually have 7.2 running on the dell just fine. That's why I got this
> other MB so I wouldn't have to keep dual booting. I'm using a sony cdburner
> -- *shrug* seems to work fine.
>
> I was finally able to find a CD rom that would work with the Gigabtye board
> but then I couldn't get the NIC to work with the board (tried
> Linksys,Netgear, & 3COM with no luck). My friend acidently broke my MB in
> desperation when he tried his hand and trying to get linux installed. He
> knocked a few capacitors off - it was so hilarious how the MB just expolded
> into tiny bits!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] motherboard compatibility: asus
>
> On Thursday 01 February 2001 08:15 am, Mark Johnson wrote:
> > I checked the mandrake site for MB compatibility but couldn't find
> > any information. I was planning on getting an Asus ATX Super7 5/2
> > [P5A] does anyone anticipate problems.
>
> no problem, Asus makes a very good board, so does Gigabyte mostly
>
> > I had a gigabyte board and
> > linux refused to install with the CDROM I got for it.
>
> what cdrom?, some are almost useless, Sony comes to mind
>
> It installed
> > fine when I tried the same CDROM on my dell PC so I just assume the
> > gigabyte board was the problem....
>
> I'd rank anything Dell first. Dell only uses the absolute lowest
> cost, limited, often substandard, proprietary stuff they can arm-twist
> thru volume buying hardware.
> >
> > Does anyone think I'll have problems with this Asus board?
>
> nope, other than it won't be compatible with a Dell case/power
> supply. The cure is to get rid of Dell junk as much as possible
>
> --
> Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
I own two Dell computers and have never had a problem. I think "junk" is
a little extreme.
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