Subject: RE: old parts?
From: Julien Franiatte (julienf@cam.nist.gov)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 09:12:00 AKST
Jim,Lee,
As for the keyboard, most bios(es) allow you to disable the presence of a
keyboard.
Julien
On 4 Dec 2001, Jim Gribbin wrote:
>
> 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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