That would have been a pretty nice machine for its time. If you don't want it, I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding someone who does. It's perfect for Windows XP, even if it is capable of running a newer OS. I don't think the modem will be of much use today, though maybe someone has ideas. Those components were very popular, so I doubt you'll have trouble finding drivers for them. BTW, It's going to be an Athlon 64.
Thank you😊 i thought it was decent, reckon it cost my granny upwards of £1,000 at the time. Thought i might put a form of Linux on it for a slightly wider appeal and a few modern applications but i might just reinstall the old OS yeah that's what an enthusiast would want.
Thanks for telling me the specific processor, that was very interesting, I'm having trouble getting to the BIOS to find out, it just goes to the error screen saying no OS
Linux would greatly reduce the appeal. It may technically be capable of running a modern distro, but not in a way that will be of any real use. As a vintage Windows XP gaming machine, it will shine.
I assume you've tried Delete, F1, and F2 to get into the BIOS? If those don't work, look up a copy of the motherboard manual.
BTW, you might want to check the PSU for bad capacitors. That was peak capacitor plague era. While FSP PSUs weren't bad, I've seen bad capacitors in many of those.
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That would have been a pretty nice machine for its time. If you don't want it, I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding someone who does. It's perfect for Windows XP, even if it is capable of running a newer OS. I don't think the modem will be of much use today, though maybe someone has ideas. Those components were very popular, so I doubt you'll have trouble finding drivers for them. BTW, It's going to be an Athlon 64.
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Thank you😊 i thought it was decent, reckon it cost my granny upwards of £1,000 at the time. Thought i might put a form of Linux on it for a slightly wider appeal and a few modern applications but i might just reinstall the old OS yeah that's what an enthusiast would want.
Thanks for telling me the specific processor, that was very interesting, I'm having trouble getting to the BIOS to find out, it just goes to the error screen saying no OS
MWink64@reddit
Linux would greatly reduce the appeal. It may technically be capable of running a modern distro, but not in a way that will be of any real use. As a vintage Windows XP gaming machine, it will shine.
I assume you've tried Delete, F1, and F2 to get into the BIOS? If those don't work, look up a copy of the motherboard manual.
BTW, you might want to check the PSU for bad capacitors. That was peak capacitor plague era. While FSP PSUs weren't bad, I've seen bad capacitors in many of those.