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AppendixHow to Build a Win 2000 System? By Lee Penrod
A: Definitions and Explanations
Administrator – Under Windows 2000, the administrator user account has the most access to system settings.
AGP – AGP is the most common form of video card available today. Modern ones operate at a 4x speed.
ESD – Electro-Static Discharge. A discharge as low as 30 volts could potentially damage a fragile chip. The bad thing about this is that a spark that you can see is usually in the range of 1,000 volts. A spark that hurts is usually in the range of 10,000 Volts. Needless to say it is always a good idea to ground your self. When possible avoid touching the chips on your components, and only pick up things by the edges.
Form Factor – Form Factor refers to the layout of the motherboard you are going to use. The most common modern types are ATX and Micro ATX. Form Factor effects your case decision.
HSF – Heatsink fan combination
IO panel – The IO panel on a motherboard usually consists of 20 pins in the lower left corner of the motherboard. You attach the leads from your case’s LEDs and switches to it, as outlined in the manual that was included with your motherboard.
Isopropyl Alcohol -- Isopropyl Alcohol is basically rubbing alcohol without additives. It usually costs about 50 cents, and is available at most drug stores. I commonly use it at a 50/50 concentration for cleaning. Only mild quick evaporating cleaners should be used on components. Never use a oil based solution like WD-40, especially on heatsinks. Nail Polish remover is another good cleaner, but should be used sparingly. It is good at breaking up thermal compound.
Jumpers – Jumpers are small plastic and metal pieces that are used to bridge a set of pins on something. Most drives use jumpers to configure if the drive is master or slave. Jumper setting instructions are usually printed on the top of the drive, or stamped into the metal of the back of the drive.
Proprietary Parts – Proprietary parts are parts that will only work with a given system, or line of systems. There are generally two types of proprietary parts: Integrated, and non-standard. When a device like a video card is integrated into a motherboard, it is proprietary because it cannot be removed and replaced. Most integrated parts can be disabled, and replaced with more standard parts if the motherboard has support for expansion cards. Non-Standard parts are often used by the value systems put out by major OEMs. With a system that uses non-standard parts, you are forced to go back to the system creator to get new parts for your system. Often this means you are very limited in your system expandability.
OEM – OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer. In a sense, anyone that builds a PC from scratch is an OEM. Some large OEMs are E-Machines, Compaq, Gateway, and Dell. Most system parts are available in an OEM flavor. These parts are largely identical to retail parts, however they are missing the fancy packaging that goes with them. You reap a savings by buying parts OEM.
PCI – PCI is the most common form of expansion card used today. Most PCI cards are 32-bit while some servers use 64 bit PCI. Usually a 64 bit PCI card will work in a 32-bit pci slot however, the card will function only at 32bit. 64 bit PCI cards are very rare, and are mostly used for high-end SCSI controllers.
Power Connectors – During this build guide 3 types of power connectors were used. Below is a picture of them.
VIVO – Video in Video Out. A video card that has VIVO can be connected to standard source like a cable box, VCR, or what not. It can also be used to capture and record from said sources.
Workstation Mid-Tower Power – The Fong Kai 320 falls into a class I call Workstation Mid-Tower. A workstation mid-tower is technically a Full Tower Case, however, it doesn’t have as many bays as a normal full tower case would. Workstation Mid-Tower cases can be used to make very powerful personal PCs or low-level servers. They generally feature excellent cooling abilities, and are thus suited for overclocking.
Appendix B: Creating Windows 2000 boot disks | Go to Top |
Go to a working computer:
1. Insert a blank, formatted, 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB disk into the floppy disk drive.
2. Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click Start, and then click Run.
4. In the Open box, type d:\bootdisk\makeboot a: (where d: is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive), and then click OK.
You will need 4 blank floppies. You can also create the boot disks from dos by going to the bootdisk directory and running makeboot A: This can even be done from a Win98 emergency recovery disk.
Appendix C: Uncompressing an Achieve in Windows 2000, the old fashioned way. | Go to Top |
One very common uncompressing tool is the old dos program Pkunzip, by Pkware. It is one of the oldest out there, but does its job quickly and efficiently. It is available from many download sites, and comes in a new version that handles long file names. The pro about using pkunzip is that it is a very short download even for a 28.8 modem, and can be used with any version of Windows or Dos. The con, is that it isn’t as user friendly as programs like WinZip. I used pkunzip during driver installation. Below I have out lined a quick and dirty way to use it to uncompress in windows 2000, without going to a command prompt.
1. On your desktop, right click, and select New, and then Text Document. This will bring up a blank text file in notepad.
2. Type pkunzip –d *.zip on the line.
3. Click File, then save as. Select the desktop, as the save in or the folder you wish to uncompress something in. In the blank type “go.bat” and save it
4. Make a folder and put the archieve, pkunzip.exe, and go.bat in it. If you double click the go.bat file, the zip archieve will be uncompessed.
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