-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 CA> Well W9x versions have an upper limit to how much memory they
 CA> will actually use. I'm not certain W9x's will use more than
 CA> 512meg. If you purchase new and max out the memory the only
 CA> other potential problem I can envision would be the dead floppy
 CA> drive and high price to replace it from HP (as my daughter has
 CA> found out).

Can a standard diskette drive be used if you leave of the front
decorative cover? Such a situation exists with my NEC as well
but O just left the cover off.
The H.P. manual mentions some addon where it flat out states you must
leave the front cover off.

 WC> I can at least use the listing at H.P.'s web site to get
 WC> the list for Pavilions using the same RAM DIMM's. No
 WC> mention of upgrading the processor anywhere either :-(

 CA> It would seem advertising easy upgrades of processors would
 CA> hurt sales of higher priced equipment?

So it seems :-(
Lack of info on the web seems to indicate there are far fewer
hardy souls and risk takers as years past.
Perhaps I'll see if there's an H.P. newsgroup, I think there must be.

 WC> Next system I'm getting as a kit from Pricewatch after
 WC> evaluating motherboards at least that way you can buy stuff
 WC> that takes cheap generic parts and RAM, start with a lower

 CA> I looked at some of those but to put legacy equipment into or
 CA> attached to such a box would seem a contradiction and when I
 CA> was adding all that was _not_ included I was reaching typical
 CA> whitebox prices as I've found them to be here locally.

 CA> The 'quarterback sneak' is to find legacy hardware with just
 CA> enough oomph to tweak a good OS and use that. To run with the
 CA> 'big iron' is going to cost one way or the other with
 CA> questionable results IMO.

 I've got two fast CD-ROM drives, two PCI 56K modems,
 2 PCI sound cards, memory and drives for cutting edge systems
 has come way down in price.
 New hard drives I'll buy anyway plus a CD burner so for me
 a Pricewatch kit would only lack real memory.
 The ethernet card Ive got is cool to as it's ISA and will
 go intoeither the NEC or the H.P. it's in now.
 Matter of fact as I'm already running an ISA sound card in the
 NEC were I to move the ethernet card over there I could
 use an external modem, have all the perks and still have 3
 PCI slots available on that machine!!!
 A special thanks to Jim Holsonback for being thoughtful enough
 and have taken the effort and time to have sent me the precise cable to
 hookup the old ISA card to the audio from the new fast CD drive :-)
 I'm going to keep on the lookout for this older equipment that's
 becoming cheaply available.
 Next month ask the landlady how much she wants for one of her
 2 spare monitors which she has alreadyoffered me for free.
 She's just thrilled with the latest and greatest flat screen she's got
 now  and to tell you the truth it does look better than the CRT
 types I've here.

 
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