New Computer

PandaHater · 09-30-2005, 06:06 AM

Ive got a new computer that came with no OS..Im thinking of useing Linux or Knoppix or any other suggestion in here. I know that since there is no OS, once I install a OS i will be required to install all the drivers etc.. from a resource cd.. does anyone know where I can get the drivers and downloads I need besides buying a resource cd... second I had a computer that I was useing windows xp on and got rid of the computer but still have windows xp will I be able to use that software on my new computer even though it was registered to my old computer?Thanks

dai · 09-30-2005, 08:57 AM

it depends on if you sold the computer with or without an op.system
for the linux i will move you to that forum

PandaHater · 09-30-2005, 02:53 PM

will i still need a resource cd to install chipset audio and the rest of the drivers and utilities or are these available at dell .com for a GX150
I still have my dell XP home edition cd.. i just sold the computer and cleaned out all of my files and stuff but i think the xp was on there

dai · 09-30-2005, 03:56 PM

http://www.radarsync.com/Computer_Dr...n_Drivers.html

Aeuzent · 09-30-2005, 04:24 PM

Most of the drivers will be installed automatically during the OS install

For those that don't, post back

Oh and any cd you have from Dell will probally only have Windows drivers and will therefore be useless in linux.

PandaHater · 10-01-2005, 02:55 AM

Thanks DaI..I will check that out... And as for Linux does anyone know if there is a OS compatibility requirement with Sbc yahoo dsl..or will Linux be fine and function with sbc's dsl...

Where do I get the linux download...

**Resolution** · 10-01-2005, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PandaHater

And as for Linux does anyone know if there is a OS compatibility requirement with Sbc yahoo dsl..or will Linux be fine and function with sbc's dsl...

There's no reason why Linux wouldn't work with SBC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PandaHater

Where do I get the linux download...

Make sure you figure out what distro will suit your needs before downloading. You can get a summary of the major distros here and you can download them here here.

dai · 10-01-2005, 03:55 AM

http://www.linux.org/dist/download_info.html

Aeuzent · 10-01-2005, 03:55 PM

With the SBC DSL you wont be able to install any of the software Yahoo supplies for your system but it really wont matter. You don't really need that stuff in the first place anyway.

Just make sure your machine is hooked up to the internet when you install and everything should auto-configure

PandaHater · 10-05-2005, 07:12 AM

Hey DaI, can i just go ahead save linux to a cdrw disk and then slap it into the computer with no OS along with the drivers and utilities for the Gx150 desktop.. Can you give me some easy steps on how to install a OS in a computer that came with no OS.. Thanks for the help

Aeuzent · 10-05-2005, 09:06 AM

This isn't hard at all

You put in the disk

Boot the machine

And install from the disk

That's all.

Try some of this stuff on your own and ask back when your stuck

PandaHater · 10-06-2005, 07:51 PM

I cant even download it, it is very confusing... Knoppix that is...

I have two computers can I run my Windows XP on both..:)

Aeuzent · 10-06-2005, 08:15 PM

Well if your on dial-up I'd give up now and buy a CD

If not then install Bittorrent and grab the torrent file from here
http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

dai · 10-06-2005, 08:36 PM

leagally you can only run xp on one,usually some of the computer mags have linux disks on their front cover disk

PandaHater · 10-07-2005, 07:19 PM

Ok i just got the new computer and like i said it was sold without an OS.. However now that i turned it on it is just a blank screen, I cant see the bios option to configure the cd boot first.. What do I do Please help.. When i turn it on the computer beeps three times and just sits there..

dai · 10-07-2005, 07:24 PM

what operating system are you going to install

PandaHater · 10-07-2005, 08:55 PM

Linux, I have burned the whole program from UBuntu the website and it is ready but it didnt boot up when i put the cd in... just a bland screen..nothing and right now i was trying to get a way to download the bios for gx150 optiplex from dells site and there isnt a way of getting on cd even though i put it on my hard drive and burned it with sonic. so i have my tower and the blank tower here that is why i am able to communicate the computer that is new like i said turns on but nothing happens just three beeps, i opened it made sure that the memory was completely in and that everything was attached. Thanks

PandaHater · 10-08-2005, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PandaHater

Linux, I have burned the whole program from UBuntu the website and it is ready but it didnt boot up when i put the cd in... just a bland screen..nothing and right now i was trying to get a way to download the bios for gx150 optiplex from dells site and there isnt a way of getting on cd even though i put it on my hard drive and burned it with sonic. so i have my tower and the blank tower here that is why i am able to communicate the computer that is new like i said turns on but nothing happens just three beeps, i opened it made sure that the memory was completely in and that everything was attached. Thanks get six beeps on initial start up,, 1/3/2 sequence..

dai · 10-08-2005, 10:26 AM

check the bios beep code here and see what it is telling you is wrong
www.bioscentral.com
you have set the bios to boot from cd first and then putting the cd in and rebooting?

Aeuzent · 10-08-2005, 05:03 PM

There's no splash screen or boot up memory info? Might be a serious hardware problem. Sure everything is pluged in the right spots and seated correctly?

09-30-2005, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	New Computer Ive got a new computer that came with no OS..Im thinking of useing Linux or Knoppix or any other suggestion in here. I know that since there is no OS, once I install a OS i will be required to install all the drivers etc.. from a resource cd.. does anyone know where I can get the drivers and downloads I need besides buying a resource cd... second I had a computer that I was useing windows xp on and got rid of the computer but still have windows xp will I be able to use that software on my new computer even though it was registered to my old computer?Thanks

09-30-2005, 08:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it depends on if you sold the computer with or without an op.system for the linux i will move you to that forum __________________

09-30-2005, 02:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	resource cd will i still need a resource cd to install chipset audio and the rest of the drivers and utilities or are these available at dell .com for a GX150 I still have my dell XP home edition cd.. i just sold the computer and cleaned out all of my files and stuff but i think the xp was on there

09-30-2005, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.radarsync.com/Computer_Dr...n_Drivers.html __________________

10-01-2005, 03:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.linux.org/dist/download_info.html __________________

09-30-2005, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	Most of the drivers will be installed automatically during the OS install For those that don't, post back Oh and any cd you have from Dell will probally only have Windows drivers and will therefore be useless in linux.

10-01-2005, 02:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	Thanks DaI..I will check that out... And as for Linux does anyone know if there is a OS compatibility requirement with Sbc yahoo dsl..or will Linux be fine and function with sbc's dsl... Where do I get the linux download...

10-01-2005, 03:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	With the SBC DSL you wont be able to install any of the software Yahoo supplies for your system but it really wont matter. You don't really need that stuff in the first place anyway. Just make sure your machine is hooked up to the internet when you install and everything should auto-configure

10-05-2005, 07:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	No OS.... Hey DaI, can i just go ahead save linux to a cdrw disk and then slap it into the computer with no OS along with the drivers and utilities for the Gx150 desktop.. Can you give me some easy steps on how to install a OS in a computer that came with no OS.. Thanks for the help

10-05-2005, 09:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	This isn't hard at all You put in the disk Boot the machine And install from the disk That's all. Try some of this stuff on your own and ask back when your stuck

10-06-2005, 07:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	I cant even download it, it is very confusing... Knoppix that is... I have two computers can I run my Windows XP on both..:)

10-06-2005, 08:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	Well if your on dial-up I'd give up now and buy a CD If not then install Bittorrent and grab the torrent file from here http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

10-06-2005, 08:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	leagally you can only run xp on one,usually some of the computer mags have linux disks on their front cover disk __________________

10-07-2005, 07:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	Ok i just got the new computer and like i said it was sold without an OS.. However now that i turned it on it is just a blank screen, I cant see the bios option to configure the cd boot first.. What do I do Please help.. When i turn it on the computer beeps three times and just sits there..

10-07-2005, 07:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	what operating system are you going to install __________________

10-07-2005, 08:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
PandaHater Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 158 OS: xp	Linux, I have burned the whole program from UBuntu the website and it is ready but it didnt boot up when i put the cd in... just a bland screen..nothing and right now i was trying to get a way to download the bios for gx150 optiplex from dells site and there isnt a way of getting on cd even though i put it on my hard drive and burned it with sonic. so i have my tower and the blank tower here that is why i am able to communicate the computer that is new like i said turns on but nothing happens just three beeps, i opened it made sure that the memory was completely in and that everything was attached. Thanks

10-08-2005, 10:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check the bios beep code here and see what it is telling you is wrong www.bioscentral.com you have set the bios to boot from cd first and then putting the cd in and rebooting? __________________

10-08-2005, 05:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	There's no splash screen or boot up memory info? Might be a serious hardware problem. Sure everything is pluged in the right spots and seated correctly?