Re: Upgrade from WinMe
- From: Ron Martell <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:39:27 GMT
Colin Westley <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Thanks for your concerns Ron, I do appreciate the point you are making
>and on reflection my plan would probably be to upgrade the motherboard
>and CPU to a spec that would accomodate XP and use the WinMe or Win95
>route to enable a lower cost installation of XP.
If you do your shopping on eBay or if you are content with used
components then you might be able to get away with just upgrading the
motherboard and CPU.
However if it is a Windows 95 era machine then in order to upgrade to
reasonably current specs you are likely to have to replace:
- motherboard
- CPU
- RAM
- Power Supply (especially for motherboards that support the Intel P4
class CPUs)
- Case, if the existing motherboard is the older AT style rather than
the newer ATX style. The power on/off switch and the rear panel
connectors for keyboard, mouse, USB, etc. are major differences
between the AT and ATX designs.
If you do need to replace all of these it is probably going to be
cheaper to buy a complete new computer and keep your existing one as a
second machine or sell it as an intact functioning computer.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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