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Speed-up my PC though a faster IDE Controller -- will this work? I am hoping to speed up my PC by installing a faster IDE Controller -- my system (see below) came with an ATA-33, various posts have recco'd I go to a an ATA-100 for speed. A few Questions:
- Will this approach work?
- Will it speed up the system?
- See below -- will my 2-for-1 swap out of existing PCI cards work (Ethernet card + 1394 card replaced by one combo card)?
- If I install an IDE Controller (ATA-100) in the newly open spot, do I just disconnect the IDE Cable from the mother board and connect to the card? Anything else necessary?
- It appears as if the existing IDE Cable won't reach any IDE slot, so do I just buy a longer one at Comp USA or something? (It is currently connected to 2 drives (orig 14 gig + one 80 gig I installed a few years back)?
- SYSTEM: Dell XPW T-500 (Pentium III 500 MHz) with 768 MB RAM (just maxed it out)
- PCI Slot situation: All PCI Slots are full so...I intend to swap out the Ethernet card and the 1394 / firewire card and replace with ONE combo card (which will also include USB 2.0) thus freeing up one slot
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why not just get a cheap new thing? celerons cost like dirt these days, and any given celeron-D 3.2 is better than the old p3 you will have sata and a fast ide controller
Real stupidity always beats Artificial Intelligence. (Terry Pratchett)
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New IDE Controller about $25... new PC at least $500... moreover, when I do get the next PC, I'll want to do a serious upgrade... the whole dual processors, 19" flat screens, etc... probably $1,500+... so Just want to make this oldster last one more year...
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$500 is for a good strong thing, a cheap celeron (at least here) costs $40 for the processor, $50 for the MB, and $30 for a RAM module. everything else you've already got, except maybe a PSU - another $20
this way, by the time you get a new computer, you will have two quite operational machines, both with 3yr warranty, and capable of running fresh SW
this way, by the time you get a new computer, you will have two quite operational machines, both with 3yr warranty, and capable of running fresh SW
Real stupidity always beats Artificial Intelligence. (Terry Pratchett)
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BA BizMg, MCSE, DCSE, Linux+, Network+
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