As usual, thanks Rod.
As a follow-up, has anyone recently upgraded?
I'm looking for:
P4 3GHz 512M RAM 120G HDD
Sound and video are no great issue - on board is fine (and I have two old SoundBlaster cards).
Can anyone suggest somewhere in the inner west or surrounds that I can get to build a PC for me (most likely Mandrake 10.0)? (My last builder moved far away to 'the North') Anything I should watch out for (e.g.. bad/unruly mobos; integrated sound/video under Linux) :)
I realise this is a broad question, but if someone has upgraded recently, I'd be interested to know (if it approximates what I'm looking for), what and where.
I'm looking to buy within the next fortnight, so I don't want to drag this out over months by creating/repeating a thread, ad nauseum, and boring the 'you-know-what' out of everyone.
I've been quoted $840 for:
The above specs, on a ASUS P4P800S (800FSB, DDR400) with 5.1 sound 64M Vid card - generic (not sure what type - forgot to ask) No optical drive.
Thanks for any suggestions/advice.
Rod replied:
Hi Patrick, the SATA problem only started from kernel 2.6.8 onwards.
Mandrake 10 shipped with 2.6.3 which works fine with SATA (I personally
ran this combination with no probs - SATA HD, Mandrake 10, 2.6.3.7
kernel, Gigabyte m/b with Via chipset). However - I had problems with 2 different Seagate Sata (they started
going to sleep after a few months... could be an issue with their "power
save" feature)... no problems with Western Digital.
cheers
Rod
On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 07:45 +1100, Elliott-Brennan wrote:
Hi all, I'm considering upgrading to a newer computer.
I've noticed some people having problems installing on SATA drives and so am looking for some advice.
I've noticed that many of them are now being offered with SATA HDDs and am wondering about the status of SATA with Linux in general and Mandrake 10.0 Official specifically? (Man 10.1 isn't playing nice with the scanner I got working under 10.0 - thanks Darren - and so I'm presently sticking with 10.0)
Are there any specific issues in relation to particular types of motherboards, SATA drives (and Man 10.0)?
Are there some mobo/SATA combos to avoid/ aim for?
Thanks.
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