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javeryh:


--- Quote from: Witchboard on September 13, 2004, 04:46:24 pm ---1.  You will not need to solder anything.
2.  Memory would depend on what OS you plan to install.
3.  You can get any IDE hard drive you want.
4.  You don't.  Attatch a CD/DVD drive.

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1.  Sweet!  ;D
2.  I guess I will be installing Windows XP - can it be installed on 2 computers I own or is that a no-no these days?
3.  Any recommendations?
4.  OK I guess I will...

Hopefully everything is self explanatory once I have all the parts in front of me...  THANKS!

Witchboard:


--- Quote from: javeryh on September 13, 2004, 05:22:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: Witchboard on September 13, 2004, 04:46:24 pm ---1.  You will not need to solder anything.
2.  Memory would depend on what OS you plan to install.
3.  You can get any IDE hard drive you want.
4.  You don't.  Attatch a CD/DVD drive.

--- End quote ---

1.  Sweet!  ;D
2.  I guess I will be installing Windows XP - can it be installed on 2 computers I own or is that a no-no these days?
3.  Any recommendations?
4.  OK I guess I will...

Hopefully everything is self explanatory once I have all the parts in front of me...  THANKS!

--- End quote ---

2.  I would recommend 512MB then.  I don't know about XP.  I don't run it.
3.  It doesn't really matter.  Whatever you have.
4.  Just like the other guys said.  If you're going to be placing it in a confined area and need space then remove after install.  If you're not, then just put a CD drive on it and be done.

Tahnok:

Or you can put the hard drive into a computer that has either the files that you need or a CD-Rom drive. If it is the same computer that you burned the MAME disk at you can just transfer the files directly and skip the CD-Rom. This is the way that I always update computers that don't have CD-Rom drives.

Tailgunner:


--- Quote from: javeryh on September 13, 2004, 05:22:51 pm ---2.  I guess I will be installing Windows XP - can it be installed on 2 computers I own or is that a no-no these days?
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According to the EULA, you can install XP on your home system and a laptop. You'd have to call to get another code to go this route. On the other hand, Microsoft only keeps XP activation info for 90 days. If you haven't authorized your current XP install in the last 3 months, you can reuse the disk and reg code without a problem.



EndTwist:

To tell you the truth, no one (IMHO) actually cares whether or not you have XP on multiple PCs other than Microsoft (I'm not even sure they care...).

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