[geeks] Compaq Proliant boxen trivia...

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Ken wrote:
> So, you pulled the original card and replaced it with the Matrox? I'll have to try 
> that - everytime I pulled the card I got errors... Maybe I need to just *add*
> the new card, or try the other part of the PCI bus... I've been very happy with
> the box so far, my biggest complaint is the video... It is a nice, quiet SCSI-based system. 
> I've ripped out the original CPU heatsink, aded a second CPU with a pair of CPU fans, 
> dropped a 18 Gig HD inside (but never powered it up - I need to reset the SCSI
> ID, realized that after put the box together). I have 128 Meg RAM inside (1x
> 64 Meg and 2x 32 Meg, so one empty slot) and find that to be plenty... >  > I
> have started working on cleaning up the basement, (I am simply starting in one
> corner and sorting everything as I come into contact with it), and when I am
> all done, the Compaq will probably be my main desktop PC - the 1 GHz killer
> machine (that I still haven't put together) will probably go in the basement,
> hangign on one side of the two inputs to a Sun 21" monitor ;^) 

I think I put the Matrox card in after I did the original install of Red Hate.
Then just reconfigured X. You may need to re-install or re-run the Compuke F-10
setup utility.

-Mike N