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So the computer finally is showing it's age

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So the computer finally is showing it's age

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It's taken me awhile to start this thread, sorry. I know this may end up in flame wars. Again I am sorry.

So everyone knows my situation. Well those close to me on this site do. My computer is finally showing signs of how old it truly is. Keep in mind my computer has a Pentium 4 processor so I am guessing this setup to be almost ten years old. The problem, even after a few friends helped me here with a new hard drive and more memory, is the rest of the system. The processor can't keep up with the newer operating systems. I'm having a hard time just running XP. Found out the other day my DVD Burner drive is almost dead as it will read disc sometimes and other times it will not. Monitor is on it's last legs as well. Hard to read anything and the brightness is going out. It's an old CRT Dell monitor that is almost as old as the tower.

As Starkers had told you this computer is my main way to communicate with the things that are important in my life. So I was hoping someone out there had a few newer parts I could install to extend the life of the machine a bit. Nothing special. I already have DDR2 memory and a newer hard drive. Just need a few other things.

So carry on. Discuss I guess.

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Reply #176 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have a pair of speakers, brand new still in the box. LINK (my mom realized that her monitor had speakers built in.) I also have an ATI 2400 Pro graphics card I have no use for, and will gladly send both to you. No, they wont rock the house, and the GFX card is low spec but like new. If you have a need or use for either one, let me know. It will take me a bit of time to get shipping costs together, so let me know as soon as you can.  

 

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Reply #177 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The board has Nvidiagforce 6100 on board, for comparison for you all, I do not know specifics or which is better, I am an Nvidia lover though. You will have 7.1 surround, might need some speakers!.

 

Again, i am just offering details so you can decide better what you need.

 

Wizard, way cool, thumbs up from me.

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Reply #179 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting starkers, reply 172
Being that I slept all day yesterday, I didn't manage to sort out my account issues I mentioned to you regarding Paypal, either, but once I have I'll be able to transfer the funds directly to kona so that he can make the purchase with the MS store in the US.

As much as I applaud your effort I fear that it will not work. I haven't used my Paypal account in years and the Paypal debit card that I had with my account expired years ago. Getting a new one would take more time and effort than it's worth.

Quoting Uvah, reply 174
I still want to give Kona Win 7. Maybe he can dual boot. Its the Pro version so he gets all the bells and whistles.

Go ahead and sent that and whatever else you were sending. Looks like I will need 7 to run a few apps 8 will not run. Are we still having an issue with a product key? Has that been resolved?

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 173
One more reason WC is THE place to be. We are family!

Agreed. Thanks again everyone. I really appreciate it.

Quoting doortech1, reply 175
Sidebar, Kona, got confirmation on the phone today about the board and stuff. Also I noticrd, it appears you willbe getting some ddr2 with the board if I read the confirmation right. I should have got you a few case fans, hope you can get some free someplace, if not pm me.

No worries and thank you. What was the delivery date?

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 176
I also have an ATI 2400 Pro graphics card I have no use for

Is that card better than the onboard graphics system? No worries on speakers, I have that covered. :)

Reply #180 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 176
It will take me a bit of time to get shipping costs together, so let me know as soon as you can.

 

I'll cover the shipping, find out how much, lemme know.

Reply #181 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 179
Is that card better than the onboard graphics system?

Should be.

Reply #182 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Okay......7 is coming. You do know how to dual boot.....right. (Dumb question)

cause I got no idea :rofl:

Reply #183 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 182
You do know how to dual boot.....right. (Dumb question)

Yeah I do. Thanks!!

Reply #184 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Wizard do you have my address?

I got the DVD Burner in today. So far so good!

Reply #185 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Guys I don't want to go to far off topic but I had an issue. I thought I would install the new DVD-RW drive in the system I have so I could play a few games that I have on DVD. The old drive would not read the disc. After installing the drive and looking in my BIOS settings the drive is there and working fine. The problem is that XP itself does not show the drive. Any ideas on a fix? Was looking forward to playing some games to kill some time.

Reply #187 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 183
Quoting Uvah, reply 182You do know how to dual boot.....right. (Dumb question)

Yeah I do. Thanks!!

 

Dual booting with 8 can be problematic....be warned.  :ninja:

Reply #188 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Windows is still not recognizing the drive. I did everything in that article. Any other ideas?

 

Reply #189 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Kona, put 7 on it until you get 8. 7 will see the drive.

 

You can legally run 7 for 30 days before it has to be activated. By then, you'll have 8, or a product key for 7.

 

You can get 7 from MS all day long. The OS is free, it's the product key that costs you.

 

XP doesn't have sata drivers, by default, so maybe you just need drivers.

Reply #190 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Also, did you run the FixIt file from Microsoft?

Reply #191 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah I used the FixIt file from MS. It could not find the DVD-RW drive. Funny thing is that BIOS says it's there and the drive can boot bootable CDs and DVDs when the machine is turned on so this is a Windows XP issue. I would load 7 but the game I want to play only works on XP. I've tried it on 7 with no success. I have the SATA drivers for XP installed. Without them my hard drive would not work.

Any other ideas?

Reply #192 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I believe it is not showing up due to your old board. You have a sata dvd plugged into a ide plug? when you get your new old board, you should have no trouble

Reply #193 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Okay,try saying that again,.

 

Are you using a adapter to run your sata to a ide plug, could be the problem.

Reply #194 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Had a different thought, are you using a masterjumper setting on your hard drive or cable select? set to master and the dvd to slave or cable select on both, might help.

Reply #195 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The hard drive has a SATA interface. The DVD-RW drive has a SATA interface. My motherboard has 4 SATA connectors. The hard drive is plugged into one, the DVD-RW drive into another. This isn't a matter of a master/slave mess up. In fact the DVD-RW drive has no jumpers. It is a simple matter of Windows XP not recognizing the drive.

Reply #196 from WinCustomize Forums Top

O kay , but I run xp with a sata dvd with no problems. Does it register during post?

Reply #197 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I run xp pro by the way, incase there is a difference that way.

Reply #198 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Never mind Kona , I see you posted already that it shows in bios. Sorry.

Reply #199 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 179
As much as I applaud your effort I fear that it will not work. I haven't used my Paypal account in years and the Paypal debit card that I had with my account expired years ago. Getting a new one would take more time and effort than it's worth.

Hmmm, that might be a problem due to Microsoft's inability to assist me.  According to their Sydney rep I cannot make a purchase for your region, and the one I am able make here will not provide you with the correct product key for your region.   

There is another way, I just need to contact doortech1 via PM to arrange something.  Thing is, I have to go out for an hour or so, but I will sort something out when I get back.

Reply #200 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you Starkers for the update. By the way guys I started a new thread about the DVD-RW issue so we don't derail this thread to much dealing with the issue. Here is the link:

https://forums.wincustomize.com/439474