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| Thread ID: 107867 | 2010-03-04 09:20:00 | Raising an old machine from the dead.... | EFFIGY (12530) | Press F1 |
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| 864050 | 2010-03-04 09:20:00 | Hi. I have a long disused, but perfectly functional P4 1.6 with 256 RAMBUS . GeForce MX400. Was hot in its day .... I have resurected it for my technophobe husband to read his sports draws and answer e-mail. Its the perfect machine for him but runs really slowly these days. I think it would be happier with a new CPU and more RAM to cope with more modern websites etc. I've reloaded XP + service packs 2 & 3. Thats helped but not enough. So what if any tweaks can i give it? Second hand parts vs new? Question 1 - How do I find out what the MOBO is? Question 2 - Have any of you got suggestions as to what I can do to up speed it? I've been bitten by the fix it yourself bug..... PC's way cleaner than cars lol |
EFFIGY (12530) | ||
| 864051 | 2010-03-04 09:27:00 | Parts like RAM may be hard to come by. You could try TM. Also, you could look at various Linux OS's as another way of getting more usage out of it without much slowdown. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 864052 | 2010-03-04 09:29:00 | Rambus is quite hard to get in bigger sizes. If you just need basic browsing etc, maybe you should try something smaller and faster like Puppy Linux. It would perform well on this level of hardware. That is if your husband adapts to it. http://www.puppylinux.com/ |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 864053 | 2010-03-04 09:35:00 | It would fly along on Windows 98 or Millennium. | PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 864054 | 2010-03-04 09:51:00 | mmmm... this could be the perfect excuse to learn Linux.... Sooo tempted. ...*Zips wallet and heads over to Linux websites* |
EFFIGY (12530) | ||
| 864055 | 2010-03-04 10:12:00 | Definitely give puppy linux a shot, perfect for what you want by the sounds of it. And doesnt take long to adjust | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 864056 | 2010-03-04 10:24:00 | LMFAO He hasn't even learned Windows yet..... |
EFFIGY (12530) | ||
| 864057 | 2010-03-04 10:29:00 | Thats probably a good thing for picking up Linux quicker :) | fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 864058 | 2010-03-04 10:37:00 | Puppy very easy....must be if I can use it. I use it nearly all the time. I have it on a 4GB flash drive and boot to that instead of the Vista on my lappy. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 864059 | 2010-03-04 10:41:00 | kk have all I need on flash drive. time to go snooze. Looking like a Saturday job. =} TYSM |
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