It's getting late...

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After so long fussing with the way suggested by a guy on Microsoft Answers and Microsoft to restore the Windows Update service, I finally happened on a program on MajorGeeks.com, downloaded it and BINGO, Emily started updating after nearly six months. ABOUT TIME.

 

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I made the big mistake the other day and opted to try the new version of AVG...I have finally got the thing OFF Emily and am trying a new antivirus. If/when AVG (now owned by Avast) decides to switch Phoebe over I should be ready to switch completely, if not sooner.

I and apparently dozens if not hundreds I see on the AVG Community Forums are not happy and you have a ton of users posting to say f--- off and good bye. I would guess that would be a sign.

 

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I got the right version back on Emily and have her off for a bit while I get Valerie back to current, the MPC hasn't been used since 11/30 last year.

Saw a nice bit of PC2 6400, a few 5300 and even three PC3 10600 at $2 a piece...I asked a family member to help some if they could as I really needed those 1GB modules to get otherwise idle yet working machines running without swapping and these come up invariably when I'm unable to get them.

 

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Took two MPC Clientpro 385s into the Digital Orphanage this weekend, got two PC2-5300U 1 GB and two 80 GB hard drives with that and they have DVD drives.

A general idea of what is inside:

https://www.cnet.com/products/mpc-c...6300-1-86ghz-512mb-ram-80gb-hdd-xp-pro/specs/

LGA775? I should have on laying about maybe.

 

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No names yet, they have to be 'born' first.

 

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I guess I can throw the switch and see if the monster rises from his slab before I go to bed now.

 

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Well, I got this after changing the settings to read SATA as IDE and other stuff, no boot...

Sounds good enough for now.

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Don't suspect either of the drives have anything on them.

 

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And now after a chance location of the old Linux drive I am actually posting from the same machine. No Windows yet.

What's in the box... https://www.cnet.com/products/mpc-c...6300-1-86ghz-512mb-ram-80gb-hdd-xp-pro/specs/

2 GB PC2-5300U 2x 80 GB HDDs, two DVD-RW drives at the moment...could hold either my 500 or 320 GB IDE drive as well as a DVD drive because that is the one IDE connection.

Actually NOT a piece of junk...they were worth the 20 bucks!

Meanwhile I found another 2x 256 MB PC3200 to bring Valerie up to 2.5 GB and maybe get some Geritol in her.

 

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You're not going to believe this...the computer orphanage and parts refuge just got a ton of more stuff donated by the computer shop. Only one tower (fairly old HP/Compaq) and a Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop with an XP sticker inside and 2000 Pro COA on the bottom, three Tripp-Lite SATA quick ports, one with the power supply...processors both loose and on boards (a few AM3 and some Intel) and a BIG BOX OF MEMORY (and I have no idea yet what all is in there or memory size of each one)...CPU shrouds, replacement keyboard pads...just a tonne of stuff.

I don't know whether to holler for joy or shrug yet. I'll get some pictures up shortly, and there is a card reader in there too.

 

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First batch of pictures attached.

 

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Got an Apple thingie as well...what the heck is it, a computer, external gizmo?

AHA! It's a PowerPC G4...but that's all there is of it.​

 

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This RAM was separate from the big tub o' RAM and CPUs...The first batch of Kingstons are pretty busy looking and I have to look them up to see what these are.

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This board looks practically brand new, and other than lack of documentation and whatever else came in the box, it probably is.

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WOOHOO! I have TWO AMD Opterons and a Pentium 4 3? GHz (hard to read), so I can populate the board I just got!

The CPUs are OSA250FAA5BL

and the motherboard is at http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-MA74GM-S2-rev-1x#ov

 

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And there are two Asus boards, one with another 2.20 GHz Pentium dual core and another with a Pentium quad core. I have enough PC2-6400/800MHz 1 and 2 GB to make some mighty large total RAM for a couple-3 computers and I think I got all the SDRAM and other laptop/other modules they had spare. a bunch of really long SATA cables too. I just slipped a card reader into one of the MPC 385s and I have to find where it plugs in now.

Having fun with all that crap

 

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There are the screen, frame and other parts of an HP widescreen notebook, lots of keyboards, mice of all types, I found the Inspiron's power supply but not the odd power cord they came with (three circles in a triangle, kinda like Mickey Mouse) the Apple's keyboard but no power supply or idea how to get video out.

I'm sure I can find the cord for the Latitude and try to start it.

 

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I managed to locate the mini USB to regular USB and the one power adapter I could find for the Triipp-Lite SATA Quick Docks and Ho and LeBold I got me a D: to register! Then I plugged my WD Passort into the USB jacks on the base and BINGO!

Wicked KEWL!

I also figured out where to plug the 4-pin card reader (the four pin side of the USB2, red wire to red from as compared to the other plug). I have it ready to load, I hope, with 8 GB of PC2-6400 and I tried to match it as best as I could, if it doesn't work right I'll have to pull a pair and try again.

I got a lot of 256 and 512 MB DDR for all of the 1 and 2 GB and even more SDRAM but I'm getting somewhere. Now if I could only fix the power cables on the IDE USB drive adapters you sent me way back then or find a snap on IDE to SATA adapter that will let the drive slip into the SATA drive adapter.

This is pretty fun junk indeed, more useful than stuff this time.

 

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the only ting holding me back with Alison is getting the comm/internet related drivers installed, won't go yet and HP seems to have discontinued carrying the drivers.

 

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After proceeding carefully and scanning I found at least the network driver so I can finish updating and install the antivirus. Little victory!

 

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I had the wrong version of 7 Home Premium but I got that fixed. It's been rainy so it has been perfect to get things fixed around here. Hopefully I can spend time tomorrow finishing painting my bike frame!

 

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Alison is officially back!​