Micro ATX boards

[Madison Kelly]

I agree and normally do not like using LG drives. The reason I did 
though was that this machine is aimed at being a quality budget box. I 
was not willing to cut into the quality of the main system (mainboard, 
hard drive, RAM and so forth) but the CD-ROM is not critical to the 
function of the system and low-cost enough that if anything did go 
wrong, I could afford to replace it under warranty. Besides, I would be 
suprised if that problem isn't fixed soon.

Madison

John McGregor wrote:
> /Madison Kelly wrote:
> 
>  I have built/sold three of these machines to run Linux in the last week 
> or two:
> 
> -= AN!Apoc Bt1, J2003-01
> CPU        Intel Celeron 2.6GHz s478, 128kb L2 cache, 400MHz FSB
> Mainboard    Intel D865GLCLK, 800MHz, mATX, GigNIC, Vid., 
> Aud.,                 NonECC
> RAM, System    Kingston 256MB 333MHz, PC2700, CL2.5, NonECC DDR-RAM
> Fixed Disk    Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, 74.5GB 7,200RPM UDMA/100 2MB
> Optical Drive    LG 52x IDE CD-ROM
> Floppy Disk    Panasonic 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
> Speakers    Altec Lansing 11w RMS, 2-Piece Desktop Satellites 
> (Model         220)
> Enclosure    Antec Minuet mATX Desktop w/ 220w PSU
> Mouse        Logitech WheelMouse Optical, Black, 800dpi
> Keyboard    Logitech Elite Keyboard, Black w/ Audio and 
> Multimedia                 Keys
> OS        Redhat Linux 9.0 Pre-Install (ISO disks only)
> 
> /I'm surprised to see that you're using LG CD-ROMs, given the problems 
> that Mandrake is having with them in conjunction with their latest 
> release. Wouldn't it be prudent to use another manufacturer in 
> anticipation that the owner might decide to switch distros at some point?
> 
> As a side note I stopped using LG drives about a year ago because I 
> found them to be problematic in reading CD-Rs in general either in Linux 
> or Micro$oft platforms.
> 
> 
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