The Life Of My PC

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26014148213156184902011-11-27T18:49:17.592-05:00The Life Of My PCCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-43181192793475689332010-06-14T01:27:00.005-04:002010-06-14T01:56:45.734-04:00New Video Adapter.

Notice I said Adapter?Ha! I went to my favorite site "Directron" and found a card I wanted. I'm sorry... I meant an adapter!I sent in my order for a $50 Chaintech with 128Mb of memory. A few days later I was informed that they were out of that model. They sent me a much newer "adapter" for the same price! I love when that happens.Long story short, it worked perfectly and I'm still using it. It'll

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-36436372186111346292009-07-24T01:57:00.009-04:002009-07-24T02:50:56.182-04:00Where Was I?

I finally got my video issues resolved and was relieved about that. I knew it was a crappy card but it would do for a while. What I really wanted now was a good sound card. Preferably not a Soundblaster because of the cost and the potential compatibility problems with my Athlon system.I always watch the Sunday Ads and pounce when I see something at a reasonable price. I try to balance the price

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-83405508129324532272009-07-08T01:29:00.006-04:002009-07-24T02:39:28.118-04:00A Break In The Flow

I'm breaking the flow of my Blog to write about my most recent troubles. It's ironic that I'm writing here about how difficult it can be to get help with a computer problem without getting steered from one place to the next for "New Drivers", or the same old advice.A little over a Month ago I was happily surfing the net when a terrible thing happened. It wasn't storming out like it does in my

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-72852915573193858002009-05-25T04:02:00.005-04:002009-05-25T04:59:46.680-04:00One Beep... Two Beeps.

The sound of fans whirring, something you don't really want to hear from a computer. The local shop that built her had set up Windows for me, so I didn't have to go through the usual array of dialog boxes and screens like an "Off the rack" PC.All I needed to do was decide on a new password, and go on to seeing what this new operating system had to offer. I'm not going to go into my particular

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-81802411011345488652009-05-24T00:55:00.004-04:002009-05-24T01:22:48.153-04:00Home From The Nursery.

Er... Home from the local PC Shop, no diapers required.The very first thing I did after removing my baby from the box was make sure everything was in place, with no loose parts. Then I opened up the case, a standard ATX case with four external bays, well six counting the two little 2.5" bays.There is enough room for about three HD's if you really cram em' in there. I wouldn't suggest that in this

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-23552138974520037822009-05-24T00:41:00.004-04:002009-05-24T01:19:56.603-04:00Privacy Policy

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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-16628168524584556082009-05-22T02:38:00.009-04:002009-05-22T06:09:40.756-04:00The Spark Of Life.

Early October 2001... I'd been using an old 486 hobbled together from a hodgepodge of parts from around the World. A "Frankenstein" PC as it were. That sounds so ancient, and it was... still, it was a world above my earlier machines.Some of which I still own, others I wish I still had. An original IBM 5150, A Zenith 286 with a backplane motherboard, XT's, A Compaq "Suitcase" XT Computer. That was

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234166182792480844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601414821315618490.post-74563494813876051612009-05-20T20:31:00.001-04:002009-05-21T01:24:51.372-04:00What's It All About?

This is a Blog chronicling the History of my personal PC. From day one almost eight years ago, to the present day. Why would any one care about that?Well, they may not, but I still have a lot of unanswered questions about my PC and maybe this way I'll get the answers I seek?How many times have you found yourself banging your head against the wall trying to get a straight answer to your problem?

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