Ok i have the following

ASUS A7N8K MotherBoard
CHIPSET = NorthBridge = NVIDIA nForce SPP (Ultra 400)
SouthBridge = NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T (Deluxe Model)/MCP
CPU = Socket A for AMD Duron (2.8Ghz)
RAM = DDR400 512mb
SATA hard drive (Needs silicon image 3112A Controller) will slackware support this?
Grahpics Card = Geforce FX5200 128mb
We also use the Ac97 sound drivers. (Is their a linux version)

Will i have any problems with Slackware 10.2? And if so, what do i have to do to solve the problems?

When installing linux, what System File type should i use for reliability (NTFS?) or is their a better one. (I have no other OS on the computer that Slackware will be installed, so Slackware will rule the roost. (-: )

Cheers, rotty

You won't have problems if you install Slackware 10.2 with test2.6 Kernel. It is an option during Slackware installation to choosse one, you need test2.6 since that one has SATA support.

As for other extra divers it is not that you need, but it will work better if you install GForce drivers from their webpage. I don't know how to install them, but there are a couple of good guides in here and I also heard it is very easy.

No other drivers needed.

I don't know how skilled you are, but you can compile your own custom kernel. If you read some guides (wich are here too), you will find that it is not a very difficult task. Anyway if you don't want to mess things up just ignore the last paragraph

NTFS isn't going to be an option for your filesystem. ext2 works just great, use reiser if you need journaling.

I like reiserfs.

I am a skilled windows user, getting trained in IT, but i have used Windows since i was young and now, mainly because of the machines i have had to fix and look after.

I want to learn linux, seemsso much better. The other reason is because alot of programming and Languages are better and free on linux!! I feel like i am being left out LOL.

Thankyou for your responses.

I see their is a laundry list of vulnerabilities for Slackware, can all components that you use/ have installed be updated, by an in-program update function?

What firewall is in Slackware, if thier isn't one, what is one that you would recommend that is very configurable?

cheers, rotty

To update installed packages you can use slapt-get. My experience is just update what you really need and read what's new before updating.
There is another tool named swaret, I didn't try it yet. Anyway I guess you also must be careful with what you are updating.
Both can be found at www.linuxpackages.net your next home site.
I'd also like to recommend to install checkinstall in case you have to compile from source some application.
Read about it, there is lots of information here I love LQ

For the task of updating Slackware I suggest slackpkg. It's included in the extra/ directory.