Re: Upgrading this old XP desktop
 

"Sarah Houston" <SHoust@pndfnospam.com> wrote in message
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> Now that the RAM upgrade has worked so well, I'm thinking in terms of
> upgrading this old desktop and saving some money over a new PC.
>
> I see that I can add DVDRW for $39: http://tinyurl.com/5syb4n
>
> Should work on regular old IDE, right? Even with my 2 hard drives?
>
> And I see I can get a little USB2 5-port for like $10?
>
> But what about upgrading these two 40GB drives to bigger SATA ones?
>
> Do I need any special interface for SATA or will my EIDE controller just
> pick those up and handle them, all the same?
>



Sarah

I seriously suggest you leave your PC upgrades at adding the RAM you have
already done.
Sure a new DVD's only $39 and a USB 2 card $10 etc but then when you start
adding new SATA drives and their controllers it all starts to add up.
eg why not a new motherboard and CPU, or faster Video card etc.
In the end you could spend the same if not more than the price of a new PC
but still have an 'old' PC if you know what I mean.
You are far better off just saving the $ toward a new PC.

I've also noticed you've posted a lot of hardware queries over the last few
weeks.
May I suggest you seek out a copy of Scott Muellers 'Upgrading and Repairing
PC's'
Sure it's not cheap but it is very comprehensive (try your local public
library)
A couple of weeks wading through that book will bring you up to speed with
the whys a wherefores of PC hardware.

Best
Paul.

Re: Upgrading this old XP desktop
 

On Sat, 10 May 2008 01:15:27 -0500, Sarah Houston wrote:

>"PeeCee" <abuse@local.host> wrote :
>
>>
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> I seriously suggest you leave your PC upgrades at adding the RAM you
>> have already done.
>> Sure a new DVD's only $39 and a USB 2 card $10 etc but then when you
>> start adding new SATA drives and their controllers it all starts to
>> add up.

<snip>

>> I've also noticed you've posted a lot of hardware queries over the
>> last few weeks.
>> May I suggest you seek out a copy of Scott Muellers 'Upgrading and
>> Repairing PC's'
>> Sure it's not cheap but it is very comprehensive (try your local
>> public library)
>> A couple of weeks wading through that book will bring you up to speed
>> with the whys a wherefores of PC hardware.
>>
>> Best
>> Paul.
>
>Thanks Paul. :)

Excellent book, I have a shelf full of these from the (IIRC) 3rd edition
to 17th.

http://www.amazon.com/Upgrading-Repa.../dp/0789734044

The series has branched out to same for laptops and networking.

Me