[plug] OFFTOPIC: Help with a Wizard PC
Russ Pitman
rjp at belle.apana.org.au
Tue Dec 30 23:47:38 WST 2003
Matthew Prouse wrote:
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> Hi there
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> I've just bought a Wizard PC from Netway. Several members mentioned them on this list - and I checked them out for work purposes (I work for a small accounting firm on the Northern Suburbs).
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> I've bought a Wizard today - Netway upgraded the memory to 128MB and I've drilled some more holes in the box for cooling purposes HOWEVER the version of RedHat that's preinstalled (6.2) is horribly broken: it doesnt even boot - it locks up looking for "wd" and then perpetually loops looking for it.... HOWEVER I need to rip Linux off (boo!) and put Windows 9x on it.
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> Has anyone done this? How do I do it step-by-step? I do have a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE cable converter lying around somewhere but I have minimal idea where to begin.
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> This PC is being used to host Lotus Organizer diary files and will do very little work... but I do need Windows. Does anyone feel like helping me? I have applied to join the Wizard list but I haven't got a confirmation yet.
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If these are still available I would appreciate info re location and cost.
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Cheers
Russ.
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