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Answer» hi all, hi gx1, What is the Optiplex model number and/or Service Tag? I don't understand what you are saying in your post at all. It won't run on this machine or the other. Take your time and type a lot of words and cover all the details. Any other issues?well, for one thing, its not the best thing to be running XP pro on a pentium III, or anything below a pentium four for that matter (unless you can find a 1.0ghz celeron, or PIII)sorry gx1, this machine is an optiplex gx150 from dell it has a pentium III with 512mbs memory at 133mhz so its says runningxp pro with sp2 . i use this comp to get what i need to put on other comps that i am trying to fix. if the file is to large for a floppy (yes i still use one) i burn it to a cd+r to install in the comp i fixing.the tradewin i is one that i'm working on it has no ethernet card to hook to the internet plus its in my shop its running win98se.i'm trying to upgrade the memory on the tradewin the memory stick in the tradewin has no stickers and i still haven't found out if it is dimms or ddr.according to what i have found it says only 26mbs of ram.to which i don't understand when i have placed 2 128s in there.they are compaq m9104 and have 2 groves just like the one i took out.and yet the 128s have stickers on them and only have the m9104 number.upon further checking the sticks i found in very small writing that they are sdrams. (bad eyes needed a magnifier to see it still had a hard time of it. getting glasses next week) as to the optiplex gx150 i have seen on this forum lots of times mentioned of everest but hadn't put it on this machine.wanted to try it and after install tryed to run it and it froze my comp several times in admin mode and user mode.it runs to where it scanning DEVICES and it freezes.i have to shut off my comp and reboot. so i'm trying to understand why. just so you should know i come to this forum to learn what to do how to do it and and find useful info on what programs are best to have on my machine and the ones i try to fix.a lot of the posts of yours that i have read have been very helpful in understanding the problems and complex nature of the computer,as does the post of so many in this forum. i have learn alot from you and others on here an i know that i will continue to learn from everyone on this forum.if you need anything more let me know. i have it checked to notify me when a reply has came.alot of things i can do and other i'm still learning. my wife says my caveman brain is getting better lol. looking forward to your post. bmacgurkIf I were you i would Try everest on the tradewin computer, even tho it wont work on your Current Computer, that could be a Sign that there is something wrong on the computer your using Everest should tell you what kind off ram you are using and it would get you over that hump, you could Buy a PCI network card for less than $20, just so you know oh and XP will Run on a PII 266, just so you know. but it needs 256 megs of ram minthanks panboy, money tight around here now a days and its good to know i can run xp on a p2 just need to burn it to disk to do that on the tradewin or pull out the ethernet on this on and put it in. oh before i forget my optiplex gx150 is 1.0ghz. thanks , bmacgurk does anyone know anyting on tradewin computers they came out of win tech in manassas va is all i can find bmacgurk :-/ Dont GO swaping around networks cards, well not till you have everything working any way ^.^ Just Burn Everest to a disk and runit on the TradeWin , comp You can Run XP on a 266, but that does not mean its a Good idea Take the added RAM out of the Tradewind until you find what is in there. COmpatibility with existing RAM may be causing further problems. And be sure and thing about using some capitall letters and paragraphs in long posts. It makes it more readable and retains the reader's interest. Sorry GX1, I was never good at puncuation.I'll try your and panboy's advice bmacgurk |
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