So after much struggling and hassle, I cracked open the case and now my $3000 computer looks like this:
How’s that for obsolete. I found it had an Intel BP810 motherboard which can support up to 500Mhz CPU and 256Mb of RAM; currently it has a 433Mhz CPU and 64Mb of RAM from the factory when I bought it back in 2000. However, it only supports ONE 168 pin SDRAM DIMM. I got the CPU off Ebay for $8 but it seems trying to find a cheap PC-100 256Mb stick of RAM is becoming fruitless. I’m surprised its still retailing for about $45 on Ebay. I was expecting to find it for like $20. I bought my Kingston 128Mb DDR Ram for only $30 at BestBuy (with a rebate of course). But even without the rebate it was $45.
This computer is as old as the dirt Jesus Christ walked on so I’m not trying to put a whole bunch of money into upgrading it when its still not going to be fast; I only want it to be tolerable to handle paperwork. The only thing I’m putting on it is Windows XP, Office 2003, Norton Systemworks, Adaware and an external CDR drive so I can backup my data … other than that – that’s it.
I have decided to keep the hard drive though; it’s a regular 5.25″ 10Gb hard drive.
Even when I upgrade it and put Humpty Dumpty back together again, it’s still going to be a slow computer compared to my 1.67Ghz that I am working on now. The Profile came with Windows 98 but I want to get it up to Windows XP and use it as a business PC and to do my homework on and save this Ghz system for my gaming and other multimedia shit PC.
I already ordered the CPU so I want to get the RAM too. Can’t wait. YAY new toy!
