Hi guys,
I've just ordered a new desktop which has me concerned on a few things regards to install. The tower will be hooked up (via HDMI) to a Samsung TV and I plan to do the installation via this set up. The first concern is the fact it has NVidia GT 630 1GB graphics card, and the 2nd is I plan on dual booting with the pre-installed Windows 8.1.
The spec is as follows.....
So when I plug the computer in via HDMI to the TV will the BIOS come on through the TV? Secondly, with having that graphics card, what can I expect with respect to installation, as I understand NVidia drivers aren't able to be pre-installed....so what will happen and to install it (if I can get any "image" up at all?) do I just go here:
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
and choose the 1click install?
If anyone could highlight any other potential issues I'd be very grateful! The windows will be pre-installed on the 120GB SSD drive....am I best off partitioning this and also installing linux on this (say 8GB swap and 20GB for root partition) and then using the 1TB drive for /home (as well as my windows documents)?
Many, many thanks in advance
Ross
I've just ordered a new desktop which has me concerned on a few things regards to install. The tower will be hooked up (via HDMI) to a Samsung TV and I plan to do the installation via this set up. The first concern is the fact it has NVidia GT 630 1GB graphics card, and the 2nd is I plan on dual booting with the pre-installed Windows 8.1.
The spec is as follows.....
| Case | ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK MID TOWER CASE | |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD FX-6350 Six Core CPU (4.2/3.9GHZ - 8MB CACHE/AM3+) | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AM3+ (ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s) | |
| Memory (RAM) | 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB) | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready | |
| 2nd Graphics Card | NONE | |
| 3rd Graphics Card | NONE | |
| 1st Hard Disk | 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W) | |
| 2nd Hard Disk | 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE | |
| RAID | NONE | |
| 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive | 8x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW | |
| 2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive | NONE | |
| Memory Card Reader | INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT | |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY | |
| Processor Cooling | CoolerMaster Seidon 120V High Performance CPU Cooler | |
| Extra Case Fans | NONE | |
| Fan Controller | NONE | |
| Sound Card | ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) | |
| Wireless/Wired Networking | 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs | |
| Wireless Router/HomePlugs | NONE | |
| USB Options | MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS | |
So when I plug the computer in via HDMI to the TV will the BIOS come on through the TV? Secondly, with having that graphics card, what can I expect with respect to installation, as I understand NVidia drivers aren't able to be pre-installed....so what will happen and to install it (if I can get any "image" up at all?) do I just go here:
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
and choose the 1click install?
If anyone could highlight any other potential issues I'd be very grateful! The windows will be pre-installed on the 120GB SSD drive....am I best off partitioning this and also installing linux on this (say 8GB swap and 20GB for root partition) and then using the 1TB drive for /home (as well as my windows documents)?
Many, many thanks in advance
Ross