Re: Building a new desktop: hardware advice

On 09/18/08 14:07, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I am building a new desktop machine for home use (no gaming, but we
> will output DVD and MPEG movies to the TV). I would appreciate the
> Debian community's opinion regarding my hardware selection, as this is
> the first non-MS machine that I am building. I have tried to select
> components known to work with either Debian or Linux in general, these
> are the components:
>
> Athlon 64 5200+
> http://products.amd.com/en-us/Deskto...ail.aspx?id=39
>
> Asus M3A board
> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...&l 3=592&l4=0
> (we need both IDE and SATA, as my current 500GB hard drives are IDE)
>
> 2 GB Kingston Value memory
>
> One of these video cards:
> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...&l3= 551&l4=0
> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...&mod elmenu=1
> I am leaning towards the second card because of the quiet fanless
> design, but I am a bit concerned about a fanless card. It also
> mentions OpenGL 2.0 compliance, which sounds good.
>
> Optiarc AD-7200S DVD±RW sata DVD burner
> http://www.sonynec-optiarc.eu/en/exh...rives/ad-7200s
>
> This machine will likely flip flop between Debian and Fedora about
> once per year, with the occasional test drive of a different distro,
> if my past experience is an indicator. I am on a budget, so I tried to
> cut corners but not too many. Any advice and suggestions regarding the
> hardware mentioned are much appreciated. Thanks.

What ever mobo you choose, make sure that it doesn't require Windows
to upgrade the BIOS.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

"Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no
hook beneath it." -- Thomas Jefferson


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2008/9/18 Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>:
> What ever mobo you choose, make sure that it doesn't require Windows to
> upgrade the BIOS.
>

Thank you Ron, that is a great point. Just last week I had a big fight
with Western Digital because they require Windows to update the
firmware of their harddrives. I will document this on my personal site
sometime soon.

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Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2008/9/18 Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>:
>> What ever mobo you choose, make sure that it doesn't require Windows to
>> upgrade the BIOS.
>>
>
> Thank you Ron, that is a great point. Just last week I had a big fight
> with Western Digital because they require Windows to update the
> firmware of their harddrives. I will document this on my personal site
> sometime soon.
>

But how would you know before buying the mobo?

Hugo


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2008/9/20 Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>:
> But how would you know before buying the mobo?
>
> Hugo
>

1) Check the online instructions
2) Write to the manufacturers and ask

I will do both, as I want the hardware manufactures to know that there
is interest in using their products on Linux, and that Linux support
is a purchasing decision.

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