[Uaflug] Hello and looking for an older model motherboard

Paul Swanson themadcellist at gmail.com
Mon Sep 15 23:49:03 AKDT 2008


2 Geeks is now called Geek City, where I work. We don't have any ES2
drives in stock, and you could probably get them cheaper on newegg.

We don't carry any non-AM2 boards. If no one else on the list replies,
call the other two places Roger suggested, then look online, probably
amazon and newegg.

On 9/15/08, roger <roger at eskimo.com> wrote:
>
>  2 Geek Computers
>  116 Minnie St # C, Fairbanks, AK - (907) 455-7281‎
>
>  -- A lot of new h/w & good stock.  Expect hard drives to be pricey.
>  Similar to Best Buy on a small scale.
>
>
>
>  Computer Cache
>  3580 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK - (907) 457-2665‎
>
>  OR
>
>  Computerwerks
>
>  -- One of these two stores had a good price on Seagate Enterprise
>  (Barracuda ES) model hard drives.  The guy there didn't know what the
>  model numbers for the drives were, but the girl there with the pretty
>  voice did.  Most stores around here want $40-50 around here wanted
>  $40-50 over the price found within the lower 48 States.  One of these
>  two stores offered a price competetative with the online stores.
>
>  All I know... for an older motherboard, you probably found the best
>  place to post for this info.
>
>  Sometimes, you can find a lot of things on Amazon.com, and with a little
>  luck, the Amazon ships using a specialized (reduced) UPS pricing for
>  Alaska.  Usually the item needs to be stocked by Amazon to qualify for
>  this pricing.  Shipping costs from any other stores from the lower 48
>  States will usually cost $40+ (... some also want an arm and/or leg for
>  satisfying shipping costs).
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, 2008-09-15 at 18:25 -0500, Joyce Young wrote:
>  > Hello,
>  >
>  >
>  > Recently moved here from Florida and found this list. I am a new
>  > employee at UAF, currently working for StateWide Finance as an Analyst
>  > Programmer (mostly doing PL/SQL with a bit of ProC, and Perl).
>  >
>  > I noticed someone else asking about Pc parts, so I thought I would ask
>  > here since I discovered when I pulled my pc out of the box to plug it
>  > in, the first boot up (and possibly 4700 miles of bumpy roads during
>  > transit) fried my motherboard and took the power supply too (actually
>  > I think it was visa versa, but the results are the same). Fortunately
>  > I was able to get a power supply, but finding a local replacement
>  > motherboard is eluding me, so, I am looking for a replacement
>  > motherboard until I can do a full upgrade to my entire system.
>  >
>  > Anyone have an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Compatible w/ AGP slot motherboard
>  > lying around that they want to get rid of? I could make really good
>  > use of it, and am willing to drive anywhere in Fairbanks or the North
>  > Pole for a pickup.
>  >
>  > Please email me at joyce at perlgurl.net if you have one for me.
>  >
>  > Thanks!
>  >
>  > Joyce
>  >
>  >
>  >
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>  Roger
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