Computer Update

Well I got the thermal goo on my proc, and it would appear everything is good. I went from an nForce2 based mobo to an Asus/VIA one, so I had to recompile my kernel with the new (10/100/1000mbit, btw) ethernet chip and IDE controller drivers among other things.

Also, I recently acquired an 800MHz/256Mb/20Gb Dell OptoPlex GX110 from Quicken Loans (my place of employment) for an insanely good price. They had a “wall” of these things that were basically getting “rotated out.” This has replaced the 266MHz machine that was dontated to me by my uncle. And the 160Gb hard drive I bought for that machine is now in this one. It will make a nice file server/dedicated _ server in the corner of my dorm room this coming school year.

Oh yeah, and for the first time I think I’m actually looking forward to going back to school. The dorm rooms in Wilson are situated with two people in each of two rooms connected by a bathroom. Both my roommate and I will both have singles, that means our suite will house two people instead of the typical four. That should be a good thing for a number of reasons….