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So, I stumbled across this forum this morning, and I think the GCTP would be perfect for my living room.

I've picked up quite a bit, but didn't find step-by-step instructions anywhere...

First, a few questions, tho.

1) Boot process. How does one get the system to boot off an internal IDE drive? I'll need the proper cable, but how does one configure the system to boot off of it? Or does it do so automagically if there's nothing on the CF card?

2) Network. Since the units I've seen on eBay are all HPNA, it would appear I have 3 options. 1- Find a MiniPCI adaptor, one or two of which I may have at work. 2- Use a USB network adaptor, which isn't a big deal, and I've got craploads of them lying around. 3- Find an HPNA to Ethernet bridge, which seem to be a bit costly.

3) Speed. Is this thing really as slow as some make it seem?


Thanks.

Adam

11-11-2001 09:22:07

New MessageRE:Potential buyer questions (modified 0 times) BigDog
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1) Boot process. How does one get the system to boot off an internal IDE drive? I'll need the proper cable, but how does one configure the system to boot off of it? Or does it do so automagically if there's nothing on the CF card?

Answer: the standard GCT boots from the compact flash, if you remove the the CF from it socket you can boot from the 44 pin notebook IDE header (either an attached hard drive or cdrom) if your GCT doesn't have an actuall IDE header but only the solder pads you will need to solder a header on (myself and others have offered this service in the past).


2) Network. Since the units I've seen on eBay are all HPNA, it would appear I have 3 options. 1- Find a MiniPCI adaptor, one or two of which I may have at work. 2- Use a USB network adaptor, which isn't a big deal, and I've got craploads of them lying around. 3- Find an HPNA to Ethernet bridge, which seem to be a bit costly.

Answer: Find a ethernet mini-PCI adapter, USB is slower and you will have much better success with a real ethernet card.

3)Speed??
Answer: It's faster than Pentium 133, memory seems to help and Windows 2000 or ME seems to be faster that Windows 98 on it. it's not a speed demon!

11-20-2001 18:15:28

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