I can't think of anything to check out your hardware. I may just not know of any, but I figure if you can POST then there's really no way to know if something's going to break down a few days/weeks into the deal (Barring the obvious visual deformity). If you want an OS-before-you-install-an-OS, grab a Ubuntu LiveCD (the only OS-on-a-stick I know of) and set the BIOS to boot from it. I figure if things come up, you're as good to go as you can be.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI