Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

lonn@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am about to open my wallet for an ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe nForce4 Chipset w/
> P4 3.0 GHz 2MB L2 and 1 GIG RAM. I don't expect to capture the major
> capability of this board with Linux, but WIN XP will use it to good gain.
> Any issues re: XP and SuSE on different hard disks?
Any reasons for the lowering of expectation under Linux? Many of us 
would be very interested even only for a hearty chuckle or two.

> In '85 I did some Xenix with Informix SQL (multi-user) stuff on Altos
> hardware (OE/AR/Inventory) and then in '94 used SCO Open Desktop Unix with
> Informix SQL (again, multi-user, same tasks) on PC hardware. The docs were
> *extremely good* or I wouldn't have made the grade.
>
> For this board: ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe nForce4 Chipset w/ P4 3.0 GHz 2MB L2
> and 1 GIG RAM
> 	1. Can SuSE find the onboard SOUND?
> 	2. Can SuSE find (ONE) NVIDIA 256MB PCI EXPRESS 16X card with second card
> position empty?
> 	3. Can Suse use either or both of the (TWO) onboard 10/100/1000 ports?

Nothing there that's a worry. If you were near to me I'd try convincing 
you it was no good and suggest you let me have it for free or even at a 
knockdown price, then I could brag about the best deal I ever got..

> Now, after only a sprinkling over a 20 year period, and despite that I may
> be senior-senile (most of the time), I plan to use MySQL on a separate
> SATA150 80GB hard disk.
Get stuck in, senility be blowed, you should see some of the young guys. 
The docs are great and there is always help in the forums and on google 
when needed.

> I would be very pleased to get some feedback, so I don't place to large a
> bet on a bad odds thing. Please steer me to another list if there's one more
> appropriate to partially informed newbie.
>
> Is there a better mobo choice for a Linux Box? I don't need the ASUS P5ND2
> graphics capability even in the WIN XP apps I will use.
>
> Best regards and nice to meet all,
>
> Lonn C. Dugan

I deserted Intel for AMD some time back, mainly because of the cost of 
their CPU's and no other reason.

Regards
Sid.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, licensed Private Pilot
Retired IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support 
Specialist
Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks