Recent content by patsfan33

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    what distro of linux should i use

    Simply mepis 3.3 is the best for a new user.
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    Best Linux distro for newbies?

    Simply Mepis 3.3. Best noobie distro.
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    need Realtek 8201BL drivers for

    done that already. If I could have found them do you think I would have posted here? What a smart _ss
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    need Realtek 8201BL drivers for

    just installed this board with an Athalon Xp 2100 Tbird. I downloaded the chipset drivers from abits site to a cd and installed them. the network connections link shows the 1394 connection but not the Lan. Can`t find the drivers on abits site. This rig surfs the net just fine on Knoppix 3.4...
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    Can`t install Windows XP

    knoppix 3.4 has been running all night. Could the motherboard or cpu be bad if its been on all night? HSF installed backward if its been running a bootable cd overnight?
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    Can`t install Windows XP

    dragan , the board and cpu I got used. New Rosewill 350 wat PSU and PQI ram from the egg. TDK 4040n 4x dvd rw was left over after an upgrade on another system. Maxtor HD was a recent compusa special I had as a slave on another system. Used wipe drive to clean it, popped in XP and after the...
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    Can`t install Windows XP

    anyone?
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    Can`t install Windows XP

    Heres the hardware I am using. Abit NF7S. Athalon XP 2100 256 L2 cache. 512 x1 PQI PC3200. Tried Two different Hard drives, a 1 month old Maxtor 60 GB IDE and an older Fujistu 40 Gb. Chaintech Volari V3 XGI. I treied XP PRO and Win 2000. Also tried Ubuntu.It begins to load the various drivers...
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    XP Pro OEM version?

    Just buy it here. http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+P...dows+XP+Professional+with+SP2+OEM.html http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+P.../Windows+XP+Media+Center+2004+OEM.html http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+XP+P...dows+XP+Professional+with+SP1+OEM.html
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    $600 to spend on CPU, Motherboard, Graphics card and PSU

    I`ll take a shot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130215 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136152 $ 559 Leaves you just about enough to get the power supply you like...
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    good socket A

    This one has a 400 FSB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127185
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    Never Used Linux

    I recently installed Simply Mepis 3.3. I am a Linux noob, and this was sugested by a few sources. Super simple installation after reading the pdf file. Up and on the internet very quickly. I like it for its ease of use. I still have a lot to learn about the platform, but I have no regrets...
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    Nightmare installing Norton Internet Security 2005

    I tried installing Norton IS 2005. It says the product was intalled successfully. I registered the product and restarted. The software is disabled and won`t allow me to activate or open the product. Wasted an hour and a half with Symantech tech support in India. They hung up on me twice and it...