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To: Curly Q who wrote (6757)	3/15/1999 4:30:00 PM
From: M. Simon	Respond to of 14778

Well, I have had Linux and Windows peacefully occupying the same hard drive for about 1.5 years now with no problems. Linux can see the information on the Windows partition, and can even make use of some of the programs, but Windows cannot, alas, read the Linux partition. Installation is not difficult, as long as you feel comfortable editing your partition table. If you already have a hard drive with one partition that fills the drive, you will need to either A)Back it up and re-partition or B)Get a new drive and slave it the the current one. B would be easier, but not necessarily financially feasible. The important thing to remember is to have the Windows partition as the first partition on the first physical drive (it has to be there); Linux can be installed on any partition on any drive. Additionally, if you have one of the new large drives (over 2.1 GB), the Linux loading program, LILO, might not work correctly. There will be another one called Loadlin.exe in the /root directory of the Linux partition; I recommend following the instructions and using it. For the most part, if you get a good manual, or a commercial distribution, Linux is not as hard to load as you might think; just make sure you check your hardware if you wish to run the X Windows interface, as it will only work most, but not all of the hardware out there... Also, if you are concerned with compatability of files, don't be; there is a whole office suite that will read the same file formats as the MS Office suite (although I believe the latest formats are not supported yet; just use an earlier one, like the 95 version). Well, I hope that answers some questions.

To: Curly Q who wrote (6757)	3/15/1999 4:38:00 PM
From: keith massey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Could anyone give me some overclocking advice. I have a 300A (OEM) that will only overclock to 375 (4.583.5). My other machine has a 300A which has been overclocked to 450 (4.5100) for almost 6 months with no problem. I have the Abit BH6 motherboard which I understand is the overclocking board of choice. If I boost the newest chip to 450 my machine locks as soon as I do any intensive tasks. I understand that the OEM (Costa Rica) don't overclock as well. It was suggested by a friend that I boost up the voltage on the board. The present voltage is 2V. Could anyone tell me if adjusting the voltage will help and how much I should boost the voltage. Also, what are the potential problems with boosting the voltage. Thanks for any replies in advance KEITH