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Hi All,
This is my first post so please be kind to me.
I've recently bought the above re-cycled motherboard and am looking for the CD-ROM for it.
The mother board is to build a P4 type PC to to drive the engraving machine as designed by Microcarve (CNCZONE..table top engraving machine)
The m/board and I was able to download the manua lfor it which, as it happens,is well written.
As is the case there is always something else to have before the main target can be attempted..in this case the setup CD-ROM.
If any one can either supply free or at a small cost a copy or an original of this I would be most appreciative.
Alternatively tell me where I might pursue the enquiry further.
I look forward to your kind help.
Regards Gaham

Hi

Unless you are installing windoze, you don't need any drivers or setup CD.
The Redmond crew couldn't be arsed to support anything other than mainstream Intel, so insisted that manufacturers supply their own drivers, if they wanted to run windoze.

Any chipset used with P4 boards should be well supported by the Linux kernel.
I would install Linuxcnc from the 8.04 Live CD as 10.04 might well be too new for it.

If you still want drivers (which won't work with linux) google is your friend
www.motherboard.cz/driver/ is a start.

regards

Hi ArcEye,
Thanks for the reply.
I'll do as you suggest ....looks like the livecd dispense with all the Windows drama.
I'll gget back to you with the outcome of your advice.
Thanks again
Regards Graham

Hi Arceye,
I did as you suggested without doing anything else (like examine the BIOS and change as required)
except for using the CD ROM drive as the Master..no HD at this try out.
Hey Presto it all loaded up.
I need to get a HD .....do I set this up as a slave until I install Ubantu from the CD ROM?
Regards Graham

Hi
That would probably lead to problems.

I would jumper the HDD as master on IDE0 and either put rhe CDROM as slave on that channel or it could be master on IDE1 if no other HDDs.

Then just set the boot order in BIOS to check the CDROM first ie a standard set up.

Glad it ran up 1st time, welcome to Linuxcnc

regards

Hi ArcEye,
Thanks for the advice...in the time between sending my last post I actually put my brain into gear and did what you have just advised!!
I am a bit wary of installing Ubuntu/EMC2 Ver 10.4 on this HD as it is only 4Gig.
Anyway thanks again
Regards Graham