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    Install Problems

    i did quite a bit of searching around and got the impression that there were distros that would run with what i have. Looks like maybe not. I had an old pci card in a drawer somewhere with four USB 2.0 ports. I could not get the USB port on the motherboard to recognize a stick, but the card...
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    Install Problems

    I get that the world has moved on long ago, but what I've read, there seems to be some hope for a Linux build that still functions for home use without a whole bunch of expense. I am I trying to make the proverbial silk purse?
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    Install Problems

    Forgot to check-the motherboard is an MSI K7T Turbo 2
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    Install Problems

    It's a home built machine that has an MSI K?? Turbo main board, Athlon 2000+ CPU, 1GB RAM and an old WD 7200rpm HD that I would like to replace. I can't get a handle on the CD drives as yet-sometimes they seem to work, other times they won't even open. I'll probably shop ebay or somewhere for...
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    Install Problems

    My son recently sold his home and while helping him, lo and behold I found a computer I built for him in 1999. He ran Windows on it while in school, but I must have played around with it at some point because when I got it running it booted into an old distro called Xandros. It's way out of date...
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