From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 15:07:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFF1C16A4CF for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:07:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.scls.lib.wi.us (mail.scls.lib.wi.us [198.150.40.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18B4E43D48 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:07:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from sclpc01.scls.lib.wi.us (sclpc01.scls.lib.wi.us [172.26.2.225]) by mail.scls.lib.wi.us (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i6NF75kK079414; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:07:05 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Message-Id: <6.1.1.1.0.20040723095429.048cd0d8@mail.scls.lib.wi.us> X-Sender: nalists@mail.scls.lib.wi.us X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.1.1 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:07:04 -0500 To: RJ45 , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Greg Barniskis In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: FReeBSD and dell optiplex X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:07:07 -0000 At 02:44 AM 7/23/2004, RJ45 wrote: >anyone has tryed FreeBSD with Dell Optiplex sx280 ? >I am not interested that audio or X11 graphics is supported, >if the main hardware is supported and it works it would be great. >anyone has experience with this machine ? Like another responder, I have used FreeBSD on a variety of Dell platforms with no notable hardware compatibility issues. The only caution I would put forward for the Optiplex __280 models is that they are quite new and they introduce some new hardware features to the Optiplex model line (no PS/2 on the motherboard, SATA rather than IDE, etc.). You will want to check carefully that the various components have current driver support in the FreeBSD version you want to install. Shouldn't be a problem though, as the Optiplex line is typically composed from common, mainstream, brand name parts. -------------------------------------- Greg Barniskis Library Interchange Network (LINK) South Central Library System (SCLS) (608) 266-6348 www.scls.lib.wi.us