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Originally Posted by adhikari
Hi,
I am trying to build a server with the new 64 bit hardware. The configuration given to me from an HW expert looks like this. Would this work for Slackware 10.2? Its need to run some CPU intensive programs. Any suggestions on other HW please let me know.
thank you in advance.
ATX MIDI TOWER CASE WITH 400 WATT PSU
AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ SOCKET 939 VENICE CORE CPU
1GB DDR RAM PC 3200
SONY FDD/SAMSUND DVD DUAL LAYER WRITER
KEYBOARD & MOUSE
REPOTECH PCI 10/100 NIC
INNO 3D GF6200 256MB PCI EXPRESS VIDEOC ARD
ABIT KN8-AMD ATHLON DUAL CORE SOCKET 939 BOARD
SAMSUNG 80GB SATAII HDD
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Most likely all of those will work... atleast when configured.
You can't use all of the memory unless you compile your kernel with highmem support, but it is adviced that you don't enable it. You can still use about 900 MB of it thou. I think that would be enough for a server. You can make a swap partition, if you think it's not enough.
When installing Slackware, remember to use the sata-image, otherwise you can't detect the HDD. And remember to install it too, or you will get a Kernel Panic.
The ethernet card will most likely work, but you should check what module it uses (HINT: Use Google).
If the keyboard is a multimedia keyboard, the extra keys might not work.
If you want to have the 64bit support, install Slamd64 10.2. It is basically the same as Slackware 10.2, except that all the packages are built with x86_64 support.
