yeah..i have no idea what specs my computer has(had), because i inherited it after it...stopped working...people said the BIOS is screwed, so i was wondering if i could just use the stuff in there that's good (power supply etc.) to do a little customization, i'll post pics later, and how could i find out what model/speed/etc. everything is? keep in mind it won't go any further than ms-dos when i turn it on, so it's screwed as far as taht goes, if i confuse anybody just tell me, ask me specific questions or something...most importantly how much would it probably cost?
it's shot, i've tried everything, it won't read the disc drive either, so i'd have to buy a new one of those, but i'm not interested in fixin it cuz..i already tried, i basically wanna redo everything except what i can get away with not gettin
i dont understand what you want to do? are you just trying to salvage some parts before you toss the comp?
to know your own specs, click start on your desktop(bottom far left corno of your screen) and then on the right side of the bar, click run and type the following "DIAG" and press the ok button, and bam should show up.
i could be a moron and say "you should've read the whole thing" but i skim through too, it doesn't come on all the way, if it came on i wouldn't fool with rebuilding it
does the floppy drive work? if it does you can try an os called damnsmalllinux...it comes on a floppy drive...all you need to do is dl it and put it on floppy...check it out....
it's windows <_< edit: i'll mess with all this later, in about an hour or two, then i'll see if i can get it on with the linux and stuff, i got sh*t to do know, shower, dishes, etc
actually scratch that idea...because when you use something like damnsmalllinux you need to know the specs of your hardware....your better off salvaging what you can...and going to a comp shop and have them figure out what you can do with them
if i was u i would just go to http://www.tigerdirect.com/ get your self a new asus mother board and a nice socket 939 amd 64 Processor and use may be a nice cdwr or a dvdrw and use your old case and hard drive and video card.....dont forget the ram.......... just got done doning the same thing saved old hard drives but had to get a new case asus mother board socket 939 amd 64 Processor Video Card ddr ram all for around 500 or so just look for whats on sale if u want to save some cash,.......
actually...i have a new plan...i was looking for a floppy for taht linux thing...i found this INTEGRATED CONTROLLER UATA FILES FOR WIN 95 and..considering it is a 95...this may work...*runs* edit: nothing...i can see when i turn the comp on that's it's a pentium II processor...greatness
