Re: Debian dream machine?
Abner Gershon <abner_gershon@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am planning on building a computer from various
> components with the intent of setting it up to dual
> boot to Debian and Windows ME. Initially I had ordered
> an Athalon 1.3 Ghz processor and Abit KT7A motherboard
> but then got cold feet and canceled my order after
> reading some negative posts on this mailing list
> regarding AMD cpu's and VIA chipsets on motherboards.
> What would people recommend for motherboard and cpu?
> I am planning on going with an ATI radeon
> All-in-wonder video card, and a Plextor ATAPI CD-RW
> drive. The machine will mostly be used for word
> processing, gathering patient record information (I'm
> a physician), web site maintenance, and occaisionally
> for video capture. Ease of setup and compatibility are
> my major concerns.
> Ancillary advice welcome.
>
Here's my system:
- Abit KT7A (not IDE raid)
- Athlon 800 @ 1.1GHz
- Tekram DC-390U3 + 2 x IBM 36LZX
- GeForce 2
- SB Live!
- 3Com 905
and I'm running 2.4.8 optimized for Athlon.
Beside bios glitches between Abit and Tekram, Debian and Linux kernel
are running fine on this motherboard.
- Arno.
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