Follow
these general steps, referring back to Step 3 for specific techniques:
Insert the Knoppix CD in your PC??™s optical drive, and then boot Knoppix.
Establish an Internet connection.
Open Konqueror, and then download the files you need:
Windows updates and tools Go to the Microsoft Download Center
(www.microsoft.com/downloads/).
Hardware drivers Start at the hardware manufacturer??™s web site. If it
no longer exists, try searching using a search engine, such as Google.
Shut down Knoppix.
Boot Windows, and install the updates or drivers.
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Making Knoppix Run Much Faster
If you find Knoppix useful and run it frequently, you may grow impatient at
Knoppix??™s need to access the optical drive every other time you issue a command.
If your computer has 1.5GB RAM or more, you can make Knoppix run
much faster by copying Knoppix to RAM. (RAM responds far faster than the
optical drive, and in silence.) To do so, when your PC starts booting Knoppix
and displays the introductory screen, instead of simply pressing ENTER, type
the following command, and then press ENTER:
knoppix toram
Copying the CD to RAM takes a few minutes, but once that??™s done, Knoppix
runs much faster, and much more quietly.
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Project 11
Modify Your
PC??™s Case
What You??™ll Need
Hardware: Rotary tool, file saw, tapered reamer, metal cutter
Software: None
Cost: $100??“200 U.
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