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Hi, |
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I've bought a new private computer because my old machine is nearly 10 |
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years old already and deserves a little rest now. |
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I've bought it without an OS, and tried some linux install CDs and dvd's |
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I have. With some worrying results: |
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- One installDC stopped cold when booting --- nothing worked anymore, no |
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ctrl+alt+del, no alt+sysrq, no power off button --- needed a hard reset |
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with the true power off button. |
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- A gentoo live DVD I got with a computer magazine showed similar |
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behaviour when I (foolishly) tried to start evmsn: the program started |
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scanning for disks and locked up HARD: |
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-- no ctrl+alt+backspace, no ctrl+alt+del, no at+sysrq+b, no power off |
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button. Needed to poweroff the machine. |
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The computer is an intel system, with a DQ35JO motherboard, two SATA HDs |
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(I want to setup a raid system), and a PATA DVD drive (no internal DVD |
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writer, I have an external one already). |
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I found pointers to some troubles with this motherboard - is this a |
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problem for the install-CD, or should I only better not use evms? |
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- Worried in Vienna |
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-- Wolfgang Liebich |
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