System disk

[Yugi]

What is it, is it the drivers for the mobo or an OS

[pam123]

It's hard to tell what you're asking about.
If it's a system restore disk that came with your Dell. Gateway, etc., it contains the OS and all the drivers you need to get the computer up and running so it's OS and mobo disk in one.
If it's the cd that came with the motheboard it contains the drivers for the motherboard, IDE, AGP and so on and, yes it's also called a system disk.
It's very necessary and you install it first thing after you install the OS, that's XP, Lunux, etc..
If you made your own system restore disk, it's a snapshot of your computer at the time your burned the disk.
And, last but not least, many OEM comps come with restore partitions on the hard drive and you make a system restore disk after you set up the commputer by burning a copy of everything on the partition to one or more cds/dvds. These are also called system disks.

[The_YongGrand]

System disk? I don't know how to really explain this, but I'll try my best. I hope I'm right btw. It's a diskette which has essential programs and a run-down operating system to diagnose or to check your PC for problems when your hard-disk is suddenly down and inaccessible, or you want to format your harddisk and install operating systems. Usually, most computer manufacturers provide a diagnostic CD or something like this in case this problem arises, so that technicians or users can fix a problem easily...

In the days of yore, system disk is actually their operating system because hard-disks are very expensive and not all PCs have one. I remember my brother used to attend computer class around '91 to '93, when he wanted to access a program or to play a game, he inserted the diskette, press Ctrl+Alt+Del and load it up immediately. Is this right? Heh heh...

[Yugi]

so install it after the OS?

Also How hot should cpu's run?

[The_YongGrand]

Oh, you don't install system disks. You make system disk in an operating system. Or, if you have a CD-burning utility, you can make a bootable system CD out of it. Bootable CDs are much faster than the floppy ones.

About the CPU temps, it depends on the manufacturer. I'm not so sure about it too. Anyone can explain this?

[Auriga]

These are 'critical' temperatures...

AMD Athlon Series

AMD Athlon (socket) upto 1Ghz
90°C

AMD Athlon (slot) all speeds
70°C

AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1Ghz+
95°C

AMD Athlon MP 1.33Ghz+
95°C

AMD Athlon XP 1.33Ghz+
90°C

AMD Athlon XP T-Bred upto 2100+
90°C

AMD Athlon XP T-Bred over 2100+
85°C

AMD Athlon XP Barton
85°C

AMD Athlon 64
70°C

AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 939, 1.4 volts)
65°C

AMD Athlon 64 FX
70°C


AMD Sempron

AMD Sempron (T-bred/Barton core)
90°C

AMD Sempron (Paris core)
70°C

AMD Duron Series

AMD Duron up to 1Ghz
90°C

AMD Duron 1Ghz+
90°C

AMD Duron Applebred
85°C

AMD K6 Series

AMD K6/K6-2/K6-III (All except below)
70°C

AMD K6-2/K6-III (model number ending in X)
65°C

AMD K6-2+/K6-III+
85°C

Intel Pentium III Series

Pentium III Slot 1 500-866Mhz
80°C

Pentium III Slot and socket 933Mhz
75°C

Pentium III Slot 1 1Ghz
60-70°C depending on model

Pentium III Slot 1 1.13Ghz
62°C

Intel Celeron Series


Intel Celeron 266-433Mhz
85°C

Intel Celeron 466-533Mhz
70°C

Intel Celeron 566-600Mhz (Coppermine)
90°C

Intel Celeron 633-667Mhz
82°C

Intel Celeron 700Mhz+
80°C

Intel Pentium II

Pentium II 1st Generation
72-75°C

Pentium II 2nd Generation 266-333
65°C

Pentium II 350-400Mhz
75°C

Pentium II 450Mhz
70°C

[pam123]

Originally Posted by Yugi so install it after the OS? Also How hot should cpu's run?

If you're refering to the cd that came with your motherboard it has the motherboard drivers, also called chipset drivers sometimes (just to make life interesting) and yes you install it after you load the OS.
It will also have drivers for on-board sound if you intend to use that as well as several motherboard utilities that you may or may not want.
Read the manual carefully first so that you know what you're installing.
For instance, some cds come with USB drivers and you install those only if you're running 98se as your OS, so don't just click on the options without paying attention.

[RazorDX]

Pentium IIs dont have critical temperatures. They are god. I've had 2 Pentium II systems that turned into brick ovens on me, and the CPUs didn't even stutter. Rubber bands and IDE cables started melting in the system, but the processors somehow stayed strong. Props to Intel on that chip (all were slot 1). My Athlon XP I think reads out 70 degrees C, but I doubt that's right. At that temperature it would burn me to touch the heatsink. It barely feels lukewarm. As long as you install your heatsink and fan properly, your cpu should be fine.

[Yugi]

Ok

I installed both my cpu's and now it is prompting me to boot from system disk

[glc]

Put the operating system CD into the CD drive, set the bios to boot from CD first. Start it up and install Windows.