Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

It says the same thing for the SDRAM100.  I am thinking it does not get
along well with the 200MHz FSB.  I suppose there is some kind of
multiplexing going on or some odd conversion.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Maloney" <adamm@sihope.com>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?


> Bo knows baseball, Tran knows RAM.  He probably doesn't want you to use
> the super-cheap 133 stuff because he knows it's crap.  He offers it so he
> can say he's got PC-133 DIMMs as cheap as the next guy, but the
> ultra-cheap RAM probably can't keep up at 133MHz indefinately.  He would
> hate for you to buy an expensive Athlon system with 133MHz fsb and then
> have it dog because you bought el-cheapo RAM.
>
> Adam Maloney
> Systems Administrator
> Sihope Communications
>
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
> > I use the serial port for the occasional fax through my sportster.  I
don't
> > like haveing defective hardware anyway.  Compaq shit.
> >
> > Funny thing is that the mouse works OK under windows - then I open
X-Windows
> > (either 3.3.6 or 4.0.1 under Linux or FreeBSD) and the mouse jumps all
over
> > and gets stuck in the upper left corner.  If I reboot back to Windows
2000,
> > the login screen never comes up at that point.  So, it appears there is
more
> > of a bus problem then just the port.  The board has been a nightmare
> > anyway - no BIOS options at all, and it uses the AMD750/VIA82C686A
chipsets.
> > The former sucks.  I was thinking I would upgrade the board and then add
> > SDRAM133.
> >
> > Why is some of the RAM "not recommended" for AMD?  It only appears to be
the
> > generic stuff and it only appears to be listed that way at Tran Micro.
> >
> > Tom Veldhouse
> > veldy@veldy.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Maloney" <adamm@sihope.com>
> > To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?
> >
> >
> > > www.tranmicro.com I believe.
> > >
> > > The PS/2 port dies so you have to replace the whole board?  You can't
> > > convert to a serial squeaker?
> > >
> > > Adam Maloney
> > > Systems Administrator
> > > Sihope Communications
> > >
> > > On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does Tran Micro have a website?  My PC's PS/2 port just died last
> > night -
> > > > which means I need to replace the entire motherboard.  What a rip.
> > Anyway,
> > > > I may as well get a new case and some memory and I would like to
compare
> > > > them to General Nanosystems.
> > > >
> > > > Tom Veldhouse
> > > > veldy@veldy.net
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Mike Hicks" <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>
> > > > To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:57 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Chris Opp wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to know what stores sell individual computer components
here
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > Twin Cities. I need to build a new system and don't want wait
for an
> > > > online
> > > > > > order to arrive. Not CompUSA and Best Buy. No offense to anyone
that
> > > > works
> > > > > > there.
> > > > >
> > > > > Heh, I go to Tran Micro (1 block away) because they are two blocks
> > > > > closer to me than General Nano (3 blocks away)..
> > > > >
> > > > > I've never been to the other store(s?).
> > > > >
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