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How do you setup your rigs?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:11 pm
by CAT5
do you leave all the cards and stuff inside and load everything, or you install the OS first and then insert the cards one by one as you install it's drivers and restart everytime you finish? does it make a difference?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:24 pm
by Loonatic
Put all the hardware together, tidy up all the cables, then turn it on and load the OS.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:29 pm
by Duzmor
Originally posted by Loonatic
Put all the hardware together, tidy up all the cables, then turn it on and load the OS.
Then up-date the Drivers
Duzmor
Duz !!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:31 pm
by extreme
I cross my Fingers when it is my first boot. And everytime i change hardware. Like a MoBo or a proc. A family member of mine turns it on. Like when i got my 8rda+ and fried it I let my Dad turn it on. Now it is my mom's turn to power it up when i get new hardware.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 11:32 pm
by Brk
My usual method in an abbreviated format:
Plug all hardware in and get everything straight in the case, including airflow.
Determine what I want to disable in the BIOS and do so.
Unplug network cable from ethernet card/jack.
Install XP Pro.
Upon first reboot, disable System Restore, Error Reporting, Automatic Updates. Change TEMP files directory to C:\Temp.
Install latest chipset drivers.
Reboot.
Install video card, sound card, etc. drivers, rebooting after each, even if not prompted to.
Once drivers are installed, install software firewall (ZA Pro in my case) and plug network cable back in. Setup router.
Reboot.
Download all Windows Updates, rebooting when needed.
Activate Windows.
Disable unnecessary Services.
Defrag C:\
After defragging, I use Drive Image to create an image of the clean install.
Once the clean image is done, I install all other apps, tweak all settings and defrag again. Then, I image the full install drive.
Voila!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 11:37 pm
by Brk
Maybe this should be moved to the Software Forum??
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:12 am
by CAT5
hehe...I bet we all got our different ways to soup up our installs
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:13 am
by Brk
Originally posted by CAT5
hehe...I bet we all got our different ways to soup up our installs
Mine'll ensure great times with your PC.
I have a .pdf version of my own detailed XP installation procedures I'm working on and will post on the forums whenever I get around to finishing it.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:20 am
by THREADPOOPER
Originally posted by Burke
Mine'll ensure great times with your PC.
I have a .pdf version of my own detailed XP installation procedures I'm working on and will post on the forums whenever I get around to finishing it.
Im interested in seeing it
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:53 am
by YeOldeStonecat
The method that has worked for me for years...including stable systems back in Win95 and 98.
Physically build the computer....only the absolute bare minimum of devices...meaning...video card, SCSI/RAID card if needed.
Install the OS, after a few reboots when it's all settled in....go right for the latest motherboard chipset drivers. This builds a good foundation to then install the rest of your devices on.
Latest Direct X....then latest video drivers (because most new vid drivers require at least DX 8.0a now)
After a few reboots when everthing resettles in....install each devices one by one...using the latest drivers. NIC, sound, printers, etc etc. Each device is done by itself... and a reboot done and ensuring it's working properly before moving to the next device.
Windows Updates...all of them.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:26 am
by YARDofSTUF
as of my last 2 i just threw them together cuz upgrading and changing parts is a very regular thing for both of the rigs, no point to neaten it up.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:49 am
by Faust
^^lol^^
sounds a lot like the "Yahtzee" method i have been itching to try (with old hardware, of course)......
throw all hardware into large cardboard box. shake vigorously and dump the contents onto the table and see what ya got!
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:50 am
by Brk
I MUST tidy everything up in the OS/apps or I'd go crazy. Neat freak.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:51 am
by YARDofSTUF
Originally posted by Faust
^^lol^^
sounds a lot like the "Yahtzee" method i have been itching to try (with old hardware, of course)......
throw all hardware into large cardboard box. shake vigorously and dump the contents onto the table and see what ya got!
not that bad but i sure dont need the case window i have, no point really. u just see a mess.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:56 am
by Brk
Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
not that bad but i sure dont need the case window i have, no point really. u just see a mess.
No need for a case window here, either, since my case is in one of those desk cubbyholes anyway, and even with a good amount of effort my wiring is never l337 neat.
I just ordered a watercooling kit, and my brother was asking me last night if I'd ordered UV dye and neon lights and all kinds of other stuff to show off the tubing and whatnot, and I was like, "I just want it to cool the CPU, man. I don't want downtown Tokyo in my freakin' case."
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 9:39 am
by YeOldeStonecat
Originally posted by Burke
and my brother was asking me last night if I'd ordered UV dye and neon lights and all kinds of other stuff to show off the tubing and whatnot, and I was like, "I just want it to cool the CPU, man. I don't want downtown Tokyo in my freakin' case."
"Ricer Rig!"
Pretty soon...just like ricer cars. Lots of decals and lights will make it go faster. And pretty soon...loud fans will make a comeback...just like those amusingly "moped sounding" loud coffee can exhausts! LOL
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:23 am
by Brk
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:58 am
by YeOldeStonecat
LOL...yup....lemme go have another laughing fit for a while.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 11:10 am
by THREADPOOPER
LOL
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:10 pm
by tHE_0ne
two words
Arctic Silver