Re: OT Building a machine on the cheap - MB Info

2001-10-02 Thread burns
On October 1, 2001 11:22 pm, Collins Richey wrote: With all those fans, how noisy is the beast? Well you certainly know when its on. I've had noisier systems. But, as this is a full tower, it doesn't sit on top of the desk anyway. It sits underneath and it really doesn't bother me. YMMV --

Re: OT Building a machine on the cheap - MB Info

2001-10-02 Thread Ian Marchak
burns wrote: On September 30, 2001 11:04 pm, Ian Marchak wrote: I figured as much, I just wondered about the ability to disable them. Suggested by Jerry, no drivers no IRQ, were you able to disable the built-ins in the BIOS or how? The board I'm using is the model you inquired

Re: OT Building a machine on the cheap - MB Info

2001-10-02 Thread burns
On October 2, 2001 05:58 pm, Ian Marchak wrote: Hmmm, interesting, I am looking at the SX840...I don't see myself needing the space a full tower would give me...but great minds must think alike. I like the fact that adding fans on the front is a snap in upgrade, if I need them. Yep. And

Re: OT Building a machine on the cheap - MB Info

2001-10-01 Thread Collins Richey
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:09:15 -0400 burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On September 30, 2001 11:04 pm, Ian Marchak wrote: I figured as much, I just wondered about the ability to disable them. Suggested by Jerry, no drivers no IRQ, were you able to disable the built-ins in the BIOS or how?

Re: OT Building a machine on the cheap - MB Info

2001-09-30 Thread Ian Marchak
burns wrote: SNIP One board that has shown favorable reviews for quality and reliability, the ECS K7S5A, which includes AC97 audio (which is supposed to be the same across al boards is it not?). SiS 7012 PCI are the specs from the ECS website. And a built-in NIC, which according to