Baslinux mailing list

[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 10 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > I think we have one 'i686'.  The 500MHz is another K6 but the
> > 605MHz is a Pentium Pro P6 - will this do?
>
> Yes. MPlayer should even work on a slower Pentium Pro.

I may put together the dual-200MHz Pentium Pro too.

> > Or there is
> > the overclocked 750 with three fans on the cpu and a case fan aimed
> > at it and the power supply fan - will playing DVDs generate more
> > heat than usual?
>
> What's usual? It will probably produce as much heat as a compile
> of Linux. Can you reduce the clock?

I think the speed has been hard wired with resistors soldered to the board 
by the previous owner.  We have not been very far into this yet, just 
found it a case and changed the power supply and added a case fan.  I will 
put the DVD drive into the 600 for the time being and hope the other 
capacitors don't also go bad (we replaced six in a DOA board).

> > Are 750s ever K6?
>
> When they're overclocked, it's hard to know. Normally, I would expect
> a 750 to be a Duron or low-end Athlon. If Intel, a PIII or Celeron
> version of a PIII.

We may get to it tomorrow.  (It is in the location where we are supposed 
to be building a house, but are building a computer).

> > > front. When I used Windows, I ran a 3.5mm male-to-male stereo
> > > cable from the front of the CD drive to line in on the sound card.
> > > You will need to adjust the Line In or PCM volume controls on your
> > > sound card, instead of the CD one.
> >
> > Clever, but could you not simply plug the speakers into the
> > headphone jack on the CD player?  And use the hardware vol control?

> Yes, but what if you want to listen to something on the sound card
> at the same time?

Two sets of speakers?  Headphone and speakers?

> David