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    IMac 266

    It'll be fine. I have an iMac 266 with - gasp! - 192mb of ram, and it's been running pre-release Tiger for months now. Granted, there's no eye candy, and it can run Safari and iTunes - and nothing else - at once, but it's been stable and very usable. You'll be just fine, don't expect much gloss.
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    A64 Build Problems - Please Help!

    Hi all. Well, perhaps it *was* the power supply - I replaced the Smartpower 350W with a giant 500W PSU from Microcenter, and set it up outside of the case. Worked fine, even with the 9800 Pro! Incidentally, Windows 98SE didn't bat an eyelash at the change - loaded new drivers from CD-ROM...
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    A64 Build Problems - Please Help!

    I do have the four pin power connector attached as well. It's an Antec SmartPower 350W, I'll be returning it and heading out to Microcenter for something a bit stronger. Thanks!
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    A64 Build Problems - Please Help!

    I saw that... I'm not sure how to determine if my processor is one of the types described there, but I will see if I can update the BIOS and retest.
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    A64 Build Problems - Please Help!

    I did try the different RAM slots, didn't make a noticeable difference. I don't have any video so I can't see any diagnostics, unfortunately. The vid card does have power, the fan runs, and I tried using an older AGP card that doesn't require the power connection and got the same result...
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    A64 Build Problems - Please Help!

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