Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:50:54 -0600 From: "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com> To: Andrew Gould <andrewgould@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 install CD causes immediate reboot Message-ID: <20070128181816.D819C13C478@mx1.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <302296.98868.qm@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <302296.98868.qm@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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At 11:34 1/28/2007, Andrew Gould, wrote: >I was given a Dell Dimension m200a yesterday by someone=20 >who recently upgraded. I think it was created around 1997. > >CPU: Pentium >RAM: 48MB > >odd: This PC runs Win95; but has 2 usb ports. Didn't=20 >Win98 predate usb ports? > >When I try to boot up with the FreeBSD 6.2 installation CD,=20 >the system tries to boot from the CD; but then reboots before=20 >anything messages from the CD appear on the monitor. > >Is there something I can try, or should I just give up? >I have a hard time throwing functional hardware in the trash. >Maybe I'm struggling too much with my own mortality; but=20 >that's a different discussion. ;-) > >Andrew Try these before recycling: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Dpcbsd http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Ddesktopbsd http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Ddamnsmall http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Dknoppix Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/
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