From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Nielsen To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] venti+fossil woes Message-ID: <20031119055935.GL65844@cassie.foobarbaz.net> References: <20031119003527.GK65844@cassie.foobarbaz.net> <200311190451.hAJ4pol09651@augusta.math.psu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200311190451.hAJ4pol09651@augusta.math.psu.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 21:59:35 -0800 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8f59c342-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 11:51:50PM -0500, Dan Cross wrote: > Christopher Nielsen writes: > > Unfortunately, the BIOS setup for this particular machine > > (an old Dell optiplex) seems mostly neutered. You can't do > > anything you describe. Considering it's a Dell, I am leaning > > very heavily toward buggy BIOS. I have an extra case and > > (decent) motherboard that I can moves the entire system to, > > so I think I will try that and see if I get more reasonable > > behavior. > > > > Never send a desktop to do a server's work. *sigh* > > Dude! You got screwed by a Dell!! Hah! > (Okay, sorry; I realize this must be frustrating, and I mean no > animosity, but I couldn't resist the illusion to the infamous > ``Dell Dude.'') Yes, very frustrating, and I know you mean no animosity. Humor is good at times like these. Thanks. :) -- Christopher Nielsen "They who can give up essential liberty for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin