Linux machine died. It just decided to restart itself, then again. So I took this as a sign that it was time to upgrade.<\/p>\n
But I don’t upgrade the Linux machine, I always upgrade my windows machine, and use the old components to upgrade the linux machine. So I go into Fry’s with the intention of buying a new processor and motherboard, and end up buying a new video card as well (why the heck not, right?)<\/p>\n
Well, just like last time I was introduced to the concept of high density memory, this time I was introduced to the concept of the Pentium 4 extra power supply requirements.<\/p>\n
Also, it turns out that the motherboard I bought doesn’t jibe with my SCSI card, it doesn’t look like it supports SCSI at all, so I have to return it.<\/p>\n
The magnitude of a computer upgrade is measured in the number of trips to Fry’s. This one is already up to two, with a third one pending.<\/p>\n
And to top it off, my Mac cube felt like it had to join in on the fun and decided to just stop booting as well. So now I have three non-functional computers on my desktop.<\/p>\n
Back to the Linux machine (with the old guts from the PC inside)… have to reinstall Debian. Ugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Linux machine died. It just decided to restart itself, then again. So I took this as a sign that it was time to upgrade. But I don’t upgrade the Linux machine, I always upgrade my windows machine, and use the old components to upgrade the linux machine. So I go into Fry’s with the intention … <\/p>\n