Did I mention that our main computer, T-Bird 1200, upped and died? Did I mention that my kids, lacking their game machine, voted me worst dad ever?
Picked up a MB-CPU combo at Frys for $99.99, tossed in a new fan, out of the store for under $125. Open the computer, unbolt and set aside the power, unscrew the drives and slide them forward, remove cables and remove old MB, CPU, fan. Unpack new. Mount CPU, fan. Transfer the 256M DDR from old to new. Mount in case, connect cables, power up. OKAY!!
WinXP wouldn't boot, but that was only a few hours work to get running.
The main computer is now a Thoroughbred 2400+. SETI crunches a WU in 2-3 hours.
Posted by at June 8, 2003 11:07 AM