[rescue] 480Mhz Cpu's in an Ultra 2 Chasis? Can it be done?

[velociraptor]

On 2/19/07, Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com> wrote:
> Lionel Peterson wrote:
> > Also, I agree - you would have a very hard time finding a major retailer
> > selling a system with anything resembling an install media kit - you get
> > *re-installation* media, which is tuned to the system you have, includes
> > all required drivers, and a huge collection of useless, CPU-cycle
> > hogging applications and "free trials"...
>
> A lot of times you don't even get that.
>
> What used to be on CD/DVD media is now on a dedicated partition,
> accessible through the MBR or through a "system restore" option ala
> modern versions of Norton Ghost or Acronis TrueImage.
>
> They make you buy a media kit (~ $25 US) if your HD dies.

And they wonder why people build "all in one" DVDs and distribute them
through underground file sharing.

=Nadine=