RE: old parts?


Subject: RE: old parts?
From: Jim Gribbin (jgribbin@alaska.net)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 08:49:00 AKST


Depends on the system. I think most will run without video, but some
(Compaq in particular) insist on a keyboard.

Jim

On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 01:38, lee@afabco.com wrote:
> hm, can try.
>
> I always assumed that if there was no video card, then the box stopped at
> the POST with a fatal error.
>
> Easy enough to try tho.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Gribbin [mailto:jgribbin@alaska.net]
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:23 AM
> > To: lee@afabco.com
> > Cc: AKLUG
> > Subject: Re: old parts?
> >
> >
> > Can you do the basic install with just one nic card then remove the
> > video card and set up the other nic card using the admin setup over the
> > lan?
> >
> >
> > I havn't used smoothwall in a while, but it seems like it might work if
> > you're using the same cards for internal and external so that you don't
> > need to add more drivers. You might need to tell it you're using and
> > external modem on the serial ports for the install, then use the lan
> > administration to change it.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 17:52, lee@afabco.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone have a old ISA combo card with IDE, floppy and monitor
> > ports on it?
> > > Or if not that, then a dual 10BaseT NIC on a single ISA card?
> > >
> > > I have a small 486 box that I'm trying to make into a smoothwall for a
> > > friend with a tiny house, and I'm short one slot <g>.
> > >
> > > And wouldn't ya know, I just tossed a combo card like this
> > like, two months
> > > ago.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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