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12-07-2010, 08:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Buzz
i have a gig of ram ....
and "may" have a terabyte external drive soon on loan
was "why" i was askin... about it
VB said he could HOOK me up with the software was why i was wondering.
Maybe SANTA will put another gig of ram in my stocking 
sorry , not trying to derail the thread... |
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12-07-2010, 08:52 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
i have a gig of ram ....
and "may" have a terabyte external drive soon on loan
was "why" i was askin... about it
VB said he could HOOK me up with the software was why i was wondering.
Maybe SANTA will put another gig of ram in my stocking
sorry , not trying to derail the thread... |
What do you have for a processor? What kind of computer / mobo?
I would say stick with XP - you want a decent processor, chipset, 2GB of faster memory (for example you may be running DDR and not DDR2 or better), and a faster SATA drive (your 40GB is likely a PATA) for W7 to be tolerable. Your machine will probably be faster with XP than if you installed 7 on it. There is no eureka moment to having Win7 unless you have suffered through Vista. |
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Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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12-07-2010, 09:42 AM
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Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) Dell Inc. OptiPlex GX280
System Service Tag: H402W61 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: H402W61
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Dell Inc. 0X7967
Serial Number: ..CN137404BJ0027.
Board: Dell Inc. 0X7967
Serial Number: ..CN137404BJ0027.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A08 03/03/2006
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A08 03/03/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
11.50 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8483B [Optical drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
ST340014AS [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5MQ10P3L, rev 8.12, SMART Status: Healthy 1528 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 430C2C83)
Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM4' is Empty
Local Drive Vo
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12-07-2010, 09:45 AM
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it's still playing the
surprise your keyboard and mouse no longer work game
but i think it's a result of playing a pc game robbing the resources
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12-07-2010, 10:06 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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With different support topics - start a new thread - gets kinda confusing  |
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Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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12-07-2010, 11:16 AM
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aye !
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12-07-2010, 11:28 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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I split the tread - use this one.
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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12-07-2010, 07:29 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
1528 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 430C2C83)
Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM4' is Empty
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Fill all those empty slots with (cheap) memory, if 1G each then you'll have more than enough for Win7. Replace the 512 in #2, also. |
 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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12-07-2010, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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just noticed this
been busy today
makin hay while the sun shined
out back in the tubular environment
Quote JOHNR:
I would have you sign an "Against Geek Advise" consent form.
HAHAHAH gee maybe we should have some similar forms for the casting contest at the ice fishing event....
contestant assumes all responsibility for injuries to casting shoulder, wrists, elbo's and back .... sign here.... on the X  |
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