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From: jimmyleadfoot on 7 May 2010 18:36 There seems to be a limitless number of "how to build a pc" guides on the internet. Can anyone recommend one that they like? Thanks! Jimmy
From: SkyHigh on 7 May 2010 22:32 Buy a cheap second hand computer. Take it apart and note where everything goes. Then put it together and try troubleshooting it to get it going again. Best experience you can get. "jimmyleadfoot" <jimmyleadfoot(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:bd2ec8f9-1a04-4a4d-960a-56910159121c(a)k19g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > There seems to be a limitless number of "how to build a pc" guides on > the internet. > > Can anyone recommend one that they like? > > Thanks! > > Jimmy
From: jimmyleadfoot on 7 May 2010 22:39 On May 7, 10:32 pm, "SkyHigh" <andreas.ha...(a)vodafone.co.nz> wrote: > Buy a cheap second hand computer. > Take it apart and note where everything goes. > Then put it together and try troubleshooting it to get it going again. Best > experience you can get. > > "jimmyleadfoot" <jimmyleadf...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bd2ec8f9-1a04-4a4d-960a-56910159121c(a)k19g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > > > > There seems to be a limitless number of "how to build a pc" guides on > > the internet. > > > Can anyone recommend one that they like? > > > Thanks! > > > Jimmy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I actually am starting with Sony Vaio box that runs slowly... I figure I will replace the motherboard first, but that is just a quess...
From: Mike Easter on 8 May 2010 02:09 jimmyleadfoot wrote: > I actually am starting with Sony Vaio box that runs slowly... > > I figure I will replace the motherboard first, but that is just a > quess... > I wouldn't start that way. What are the specifics of the Sony Vaio? Specifically the hardware resources, cpu, ram, hdd, modelno of the box. What OS are you trying to run in it/ on it/ that is 'slow'? What resources do you own/ have access to/ in terms of installable operating system? -- Mike Easter
From: Flasherly on 8 May 2010 02:39
On May 7, 10:39 pm, jimmyleadfoot <jimmyleadf...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 7, 10:32 pm, "SkyHigh" <andreas.ha...(a)vodafone.co.nz> wrote: > > > > > Buy a cheap second hand computer. > > Take it apart and note where everything goes. > > Then put it together and try troubleshooting it to get it going again. Best > > experience you can get. > > > "jimmyleadfoot" <jimmyleadf...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:bd2ec8f9-1a04-4a4d-960a-56910159121c(a)k19g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > > > There seems to be a limitless number of "how to build a pc" guides on > > > the internet. > > > > Can anyone recommend one that they like? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jimmy- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > I actually am starting with Sony Vaio box that runs slowly... > > I figure I will replace the motherboard first, but that is just a > quess... SkyHigh's suggestion is good -- problem w/ brandnames, some, is they can be a Chinese jigsaw to figure. I'd add a qualifier to that -- get a *generic* ATX case that will fit virtually all standard sized motherboard mounting holes, with the same holding true for power supplies. What's left -- a hard and optical drive, and things start to look pretty simple from the assembly point. Meaning, there's more time to concentrate on the component factor, researching and understanding what's going inside a box, facilitating "swapping", instead of unwanted proprietary part hairball issues. Also, since the box is square one -- think about one with adequate cooling. Starting up a "clean machine" shouldn't involve heat, or be fundamentally problematic about causing software-related glitches and potential hardware failures. I've got a lot of older gear I built that's been holding up "OK" over the years. Not worth much now if I were to sell the stuff -- which I guess means cheap *and* good. Good being a matter of focus and application, and what-if scenarios when eventually, as will happen, stuff quits, breaks, or gets too outdated and has to be replaced. |