On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:45:23 -0400 (EDT), Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 8/23/2012 7:28 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> Hmm. I'm not even sure if this is the right kind of memory. > > It is.
OK, if you say so. I guess oempcworld.com is trying to sell me faster memory than I really need. I was confused by PC1600 vs PC2100. > > Under the photo: "Actual item may differ". That photo shows a standard > 184 pin non ECC desktop DIMM. Right. I understand they used a generic picture. > > The nVidia MCP61 SB+GPU single chip chipset on this board hit the market > in late 2006 and has been out of production for at least 2 years, boards > using it out of production for a year. Units still in the channel are > simply those that haven't sold. This is the reason this is the cheapest > socket AM3 board Newegg offers. > > Sometimes you forget you and I think alot alike. I'd never recommend > anything bleeding edge to you Stephen. I could find no evidence of support for this chip in the Debian package descriptions (on-line web pages) for nvidia-kernel-source, nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-source, or nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source for the Squeeze release. I could not find "MCP61" anywhere. Of course, the nvidia-kernel-legacy-71xx-source package exists only in Sid because of build problems. It doesn't work with any release past Lenny. But I searched it too, just for grins, and couldn't find "MCP61" on that web page either. By the way, that brings up a pet peeve of mine. I should probably open another thread for it. The Wheezy versions of the above Debian packages (i.e. the on-line web pages which describe them) have *no* description of which chipsets they support. How is one supposed to know which package one needs if one is running Wheezy? > > The 2D chip is too slow. If you want to use a GUI desktop and a modern > browser, visit modern complex websites, play flash videos etc, this > system won't be very snappy. That depends on one's level of expectations. I'm currently using a 1 GHz single core, single thread, 32-bit processor and only 512M of RAM. The video driver is nouveau, and for this chipset, it apparently does not support 3D acceleration. So, believe it or not, I expect that the built- in Intel video will be an improvement over what I've got now. If not, installing a separate video card is always an option. > > You'll also likely need to add a sound card. Actually, no. There is no built-in sound chip on the mobo, but there is a sound card installed in an expansion slot. Apparently, the previous owner was using it as a desktop system, even though it was originally intended as a server. > > Now, if you plan to use it as a headless server, spend the $50 on the > memory and use it as is. Should be fine for some light duty stuff. Actually, I just might do both. I have another computer that someone gave to me that has no RAM at all on it. Apparently the previous owner removed the RAM from the old computer in order to use it in his new computer before he gave me the old computer. Maybe I'll just replace the mobo in it. I need to do more research first though. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/671039830.648449.1345905257815.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
