Recent content by spuzzzzzzz

I would recommend gentoo for exactly the reason that many people don't: it has no installer. Instead, it has a bunch of very thourough and helpful documentation that will help you through your install. By doing the install manually you will learn a lot (although it's a bit tedious). I...

My linux system makes full use of my NUMA dual Opteron system without having to use the unstable-driver badness that is Windows XP-64 bit. It's also rock stable, responsive and doesn't need to be reinstalled every 6 months. @robberbaron: I think comparing linux to a cash-register system is a...

It wouldn't start the boot process. The fans would start spinning and the monitor would flicker for a second but it would just beep and not do anything. My thoughts precisely :) But I still would have preferred not looking stupid :p

Yeah, that was it -- I feel kinda stupid now :D Thanks for the help, guys.

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately I can't test it right now. . . but if that turns out to be the problem, I swear I will beat myself in the head with something heavy. . . :p

I recently tried to replace the stock fan on my 6800GT with something a bit quieter, namely a Zalman VF700Cu. I followed the instructions carefully, but when I put my newly equipped GC back in my system, it refused to boot, emitting a loud, high-pitched beep. I emailed Tyan (my MB manufacturer)...