Re: Preliminary questions before install
Joey Morin <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Feb 2016 09:50:47 -0500
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--===============1961473552== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11401dcc95b03c052bbc06bf --001a11401dcc95b03c052bbc06bf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Try Above All Electronic Surplus at 635A Bloor Street West at Euclid Avenue, just west of Bathurst. On 2016-02-13 8:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all; I've ordered a machine from Dell, scheduled to arrive Feb 22, which will be my "playground" machine, that I can fool around on, without worrying about losing data. I don't expect the built-in network interface to work with ReactOS, but the machine will have 3 expansion slots. I may also be playing around with Minix 3.3 on the machine. With that in mind, here are a few questions... 1) The Intel Pro/100 and Realtek-8139-chipset cards appear to be the only cards supported by *BOTH* ReactOS and Minix 3.3. They're older chipsets. Anyone know where I can order one of those cards (presumably PCI)? Or even better, a physical store in Toronto that has them? 2) What's the best setup for multi-boot, involving ReactOS? Can ReactOS boot another OS? 3) For a few extra dollars, I went and got the machine with 8 gigs of RAM and a 1 terabyte drive. What's the recommended hard drive install layout? I haven't used Windows at home for a dozen years. Back then, I'd put the OS on C:\ and data+programs on D:\ and the swapfile on E:\ I retired in early 2011, and the workplace was using Windows XP back then, so my Windows skills are rather rusty. 4) Does ReactOS work better with DVI or VGA video input? My LCD monitor has both inputs, and the Dell will have both outputs. -- Walter Dnes <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Ros-general mailing list [email protected] http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general --001a11401dcc95b03c052bbc06bf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p>Try Above All Electronic Surplus at 635A Bloor Street West at Euclid Ave= nue, just west of Bathurst.</p> <p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 2016-02-13 8:57 PM, <<a href=3D"mailto:= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><br>Hi all;<= br> <br> =C2=A0 I've ordered a machine from Dell, scheduled to arrive Feb 22, wh= ich<br> will be my "playground" machine, that I can fool around on, witho= ut<br> worrying about losing data.=C2=A0 I don't expect the built-in network<b= r> interface to work with ReactOS, but the machine will have 3 expansion<br> slots.=C2=A0 I may also be playing around with Minix 3.3 on the machine.<br= > With that in mind, here are a few questions...<br> <br> 1) The Intel Pro/100 and Realtek-8139-chipset cards appear to be the<br> only cards supported by *BOTH* ReactOS and Minix 3.3.=C2=A0 They're old= er<br> chipsets.=C2=A0 Anyone know where I can order one of those cards (presumabl= y<br> PCI)?=C2=A0 Or even better, a physical store in Toronto that has them?<br> <br> 2) What's the best setup for multi-boot, involving ReactOS?=C2=A0 Can R= eactOS<br> boot another OS?<br> <br> 3) For a few extra dollars, I went and got the machine with 8 gigs of<br> RAM and a 1 terabyte drive.=C2=A0 What's the recommended hard drive ins= tall<br> layout?=C2=A0 I haven't used Windows at home for a dozen years.=C2=A0 B= ack then,<br> I'd put the OS on C:\ and data+programs on D:\ and the swapfile on E:\<= br> I retired in early 2011, and the workplace was using Windows XP back<br> then, so my Windows skills are rather rusty.<br> <br> 4) Does ReactOS work better with DVI or VGA video input?=C2=A0 My LCD monit= or<br> has both inputs, and the Dell will have both outputs.<br> <font color=3D"#888888"><br> --<br> Walter Dnes <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">waltdnes@waltdnes.= org</a>><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Ros-general mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general" rel=3D"nore= ferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-gener= al</a><br> </font></blockquote></p> --001a11401dcc95b03c052bbc06bf-- --===============1961473552== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Ros-general mailing list [email protected] http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general --===============1961473552==--