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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>I have been tempted
to install FC4 on a new machine I just built. However, there are a few
items that I am new to and was curious about the success of Linux with
them.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>Here's the
configuration...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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ASUS A7N8XAE Motherboard (embedded everything... USB, FireWire,
etc.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> AMD Athlon XP
3000+</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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1GB PC3200</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>Now, in one way or
another, I am new to the following devices...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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ATI Radeon 9550 DVI ... my first DVI card</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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20" Apple Cinema Display ... never touched an Apple display on any machine other
than Apple</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Plextor DVD+/-RW ... never dealt with Plextor nor the "+" versions of
anything</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Marvell Yukon 88E8001 PCI Gigabit ... my first Gigabit adapter / no clue
who Marvell is</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster ... never tried a PCI Linksys
on Linux</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Maxtor 6 Y120M0 SATA Hard Drive ... my first SATA drive in any
machine</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>I guess I am just
looking to see how native these items will be to FC4. And, of course, if I
am going to screw myself by installing. Currently, I am using VMWare to
toy with FC4, and it is running quite well, but I am anxious to get rid of
WinXP.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>Thanks, in advance,
for all who reply with helpful info.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=765461915-02072005>--
Ryan</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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