Found a vintage computer somewhere.

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Found a vintage computer somewhere.

Found a vintage computer somewhere.

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WD_Trashster
Senior Member

454

02-03-2016, 02:31 AM

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I visited a big yard sale with friends hoping to find affordable computer components for my room setup. I found a decent one and bought it for $15. After installing it on my monitor, keyboard, and mouse, it booted up normally and displayed the XP loading screen for about 30 seconds before going black. I’m curious about the HDD and wondering if removing it to install this one would help.

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WD_Trashster

02-03-2016, 02:31 AM #1

I visited a big yard sale with friends hoping to find affordable computer components for my room setup. I found a decent one and bought it for $15. After installing it on my monitor, keyboard, and mouse, it booted up normally and displayed the XP loading screen for about 30 seconds before going black. I’m curious about the HDD and wondering if removing it to install this one would help.

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miniyonce16
Member

202

02-03-2016, 10:07 AM

#2

Insert the HDD into your machine and check it through your operating system. This is the method I used when recovering data from laptops.

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miniyonce16

02-03-2016, 10:07 AM #2

Insert the HDD into your machine and check it through your operating system. This is the method I used when recovering data from laptops.

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Hetchok
Member

172

02-05-2016, 09:26 AM

#3

Remove the dust from the CPU cooler. It can overheat and cause shutdowns.

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Hetchok

02-05-2016, 09:26 AM #3

Remove the dust from the CPU cooler. It can overheat and cause shutdowns.

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natsu40
Member

239

02-06-2016, 07:42 PM

#4

Place the CPU carefully inside your PC. Remove any additional drives to prevent potential infections if a problematic drive is present.

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natsu40

02-06-2016, 07:42 PM #4

Place the CPU carefully inside your PC. Remove any additional drives to prevent potential infections if a problematic drive is present.

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happicreeper
Junior Member

32

02-08-2016, 11:17 AM

#5

Perform a fresh installation of Windows XP if possible.

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happicreeper

02-08-2016, 11:17 AM #5

Perform a fresh installation of Windows XP if possible.

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harryrust
Member

58

02-10-2016, 02:55 AM

#6

It's an older hard drive, and it doesn't work with my system—tried it already.

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harryrust

02-10-2016, 02:55 AM #6

It's an older hard drive, and it doesn't work with my system—tried it already.

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majorpain96
Junior Member

46

02-10-2016, 02:23 PM

#7

Refers to using a hard disk drive as the storage component.

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majorpain96

02-10-2016, 02:23 PM #7

Refers to using a hard disk drive as the storage component.

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Supr3matt
Member

73

02-10-2016, 02:36 PM

#8

It means setting up a system from scratch without any previous data or configurations.

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Supr3matt

02-10-2016, 02:36 PM #8

It means setting up a system from scratch without any previous data or configurations.

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i3z___
Senior Member

559

02-12-2016, 06:34 AM

#9

It seems you're questioning the difficulty of English. Would you like to discuss it further?

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i3z___

02-12-2016, 06:34 AM #9

It seems you're questioning the difficulty of English. Would you like to discuss it further?

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Thumps209LV
Member

226

02-12-2016, 10:38 PM

#10

Reinstall it. Fresh copy.

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Thumps209LV

02-12-2016, 10:38 PM #10

Reinstall it. Fresh copy.

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