Thanks for the reply. I won't need a system yet- I just want to see if the board and CPU are good at. This system had a ps gp bad and I wanted to ensure the mb and cpu survived. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hugh Gundersen Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HARDware: Minimum Needed to Run On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 00:21:26 -0500, you wrote: >What are the minimum components needed to run a computer? i.e. do I need to >have RAM, and a hard drive? I am trying to troubleshoot a hardware problem, >but I need to know the minimum components I need to have to at least get to >a BIOS screen- I mean to enter setup in BIOS at start up. > Ram yes Hdd no but you will have to have some method of loading an operating system and a LINUX CD or Wayne's XPPE CD is good for that -- The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
