SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO MY 'MAIN' COMPUTER
|
ITEM |
OLD SETUP |
NEW SETUP |
REMARKS |
|
CPU |
PII 350 MEG |
DURON 1.1 GIG |
|
|
FSB |
100MEG |
133 MEG |
|
|
RAM SPEED |
100 MEG |
133 MEG |
|
|
RAM |
256 MEG |
384 MEG |
|
|
HD |
8.4 GIG |
30 GIG |
|
|
FLOPPY |
YES |
YES |
|
|
DVD DRIVE |
YES |
YES |
TRANSFERED |
|
DVD DECODER |
YES |
YES |
NOT XP COMPATIBLE SO PUCHASED |
|
CD-R-RW |
YES |
YES |
TRANSFERED |
|
CD SOFTWARE |
YES |
YES |
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH XP - USED XP BUILT IN S/W PLUS S/W WITH SOUND CARD |
|
ZIP DRIVE |
YES |
YES |
TRANSFERED |
|
OS |
WIN 98 |
WIN XP HOME |
|
|
SOUND |
BLASTER |
BLASTER |
Purchased |
|
GRAPHICS |
DUAL HEAD |
YES |
TRANSFERED |
|
MONITOR |
17" |
17" |
TRANSFERED |
|
KEYBOARD |
LOGITECH |
LOGITECH |
TRANSFERED |
|
MOUSE |
LOGITECH |
LOGITECH |
TRANSFERED |
|
SCANNER |
|
|
OK |
|
PRINTER |
|
|
OK |
|
PHOTO PRINTER |
|
|
OK |
|
WEB CAM |
|
|
OK |
|
HP CAMERA |
|
|
S/W PROBS. GOT CARD READER |
|
MUSICMATCH |
|
|
OK |
|
REALPLAYER |
|
UPGRADED TO V.9 - FREE |
OK |
|
REAL PRODUCER |
UPGRADED TO HELIX - FREE |
OK |
|
|
TV CARD |
NONE |
YES |
PURCHASED |
I now have the above plus a back-up computer. - PII 350 - 8.4 HD - 15" monitor - 256 meg ram - Win 98
52X CD-R - FD