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I'm considering doing a major overhaul of my pre-built computer.
The overhaul would consist of me using the same motherboard and DVD drive.
I would be swapping out 160GB OS drive for a 320GB with windows XP.
I would also have to add PCI card to support 4 more SATA ports.
I would be using a 500GB for music and a 750GB for movies , that I already own..
I would also have to get a new case.
Basic Spects are:
1.6 Ghz dual core intel atom 230
2 GB DDR2
does any one think it this is is worth overhauling or not.
More in depth specs are at this link:http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=EL1600-01 |
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| Posted on 01-18-11 04:08:46 AM (last edited by PYRATROOPER at 01-18-11 01:09 AM) |
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emachines
Not worth it. Get a new computer.
Thanks for your input. I forgot i should tell you about use: web browsing and file storage |
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| Posted on 01-18-11 04:37:23 AM (last edited by PYRATROOPER at 01-18-11 01:46 AM) |
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I see.
Well, you might be able to make it work. However, you may not have a free PCI slot or a powerful enough power supply.
You'd be better off building a new computer instead.
I getting a case with a power supply because my current power supply would not work in most cases. and i have a free PCI slot by removing the modem. |
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| Posted on 01-18-11 08:15:39 PM (last edited by PYRATROOPER at 01-18-11 05:16 PM) |
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Originally posted by Joe
Are you sure that's a PCI slot? I've seen a lot of motherboards with special modem-only slots.
yes its looks like one of these guys.
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| Posted on 01-18-11 08:39:14 PM (last edited by Metal_Man88 at 01-18-11 05:39 PM) |
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| | Metal_Man88's Post | Not unusual at all, every modem I've encountered plugs into a PCI slot.
Indeed, I even had an eMachine with a modem plugged into a PCI slot.
Also, eMachine does really cheap things with their computers, so using that old configuration isn't a surprise.
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5273 | I don't even have any PS/2 ports on this computer... however, there seems to be serial and parallel ports on the motherboard (maybe I can get a serial/parallel plate or something? They seem to be a different shape from a normal serial or parallel port)
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Originally posted by Joe
Originally posted by PYRATROOPER
here is some of some off the parts I would be buying for are this:
PCI card
For ten dollars more, you could get a motherboard with that many SATA ports.
You really should consider building a new computer.
Don't have the money for even a OEM OS, which is $100 |
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| | Metal_Man88's Post | If eMachines are like back the way they were in 1999, it will only check your motherboard, which is exactly why he is not replacing it.
My only question is: Why SATA? Why not get an uber cheap IDE? The extra speed of SATA probably won't be felt with such an anemic computer anyway.
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| I already have a 750GB and 500GB hard drives both SATA. |
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| | Metal_Man88's Post | Well, I guess you shouldn't waste those then.
Your situation is unusual, but you seem to know what you're doing. Carry on.
Other people: His machine is weird and, like most eMachines, doesn't work like other computers would. He cannot update the motherboard without buying a new OS due to how eMachines pre-done OSes work; he is buying SATA card because he already has all these hard drives just laying around. Now he could upgrade to a new computer, but... as he just said, that'd cost even more.
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Originally posted by Metal_Man88
Well, I guess you shouldn't waste those then.
Your situation is unusual, but you seem to know what you're doing. Carry on.
Other people: His machine is weird and, like most eMachines, doesn't work like other computers would. He cannot update the motherboard without buying a new OS due to how eMachines pre-done OSes work; he is buying SATA card because he already has all these hard drives just laying around. Now he could upgrade to a new computer, but... as he just said, that'd cost even more.
Well put,
I'm surprised they have not keyed the HDD yet. |
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| | Metal_Man88's Post | I figure it's an old thing they've been used to doing since my ancient eMachine 366i2. They aren't likely to change it because many of the people who buy their computers don't get that sort of thing--they don't figure how to reuse it.
Well, that, and they want you to keep using their motherboard, but hard drives sort of come and go. We replaced the HDD in the old 366i2 for similar reasons to what you did, for example.
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