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DATE: 8-August-2008
Filed Under: System

The day is approching for the reconfiguration and purposing of my system. The final plans are in place and the additinal hard ware has been purchased.

Pre-configuration

Partition plan
Software Inventory List
Collect software, drivers, and operating system software to be installed on newly configured system
Make sure you have access numbers for ISP
Install Linux compatible modem and test modem
Burn startup disk with FDISK command to CD
Reconfigure BIOS in order to start system from CD
Back-up all data to Temporary folder on Western Digital hard drive

Reconfiguration

Blow current partitions away
Create two active and one extended partitions
Install Linux distributation on first active partition
Install Server 2003 on second active partition
Configure Server 2003 as domain controller
Configure Firewall to domain controller
Configure Internet connection
Install Antivirus software and update
Install Printers
Install Applications, Drivers, and Updates