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COMPACT PASARIO UPGRADE?
by KERMIT
(EL PASO,TEXAS,USA)
MONTE,
WHILE IN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO I SPENT SOME TIME AT A GOOD FRIEND'S HOUSE THEY HAVE A LITTEL USED 2OOO YEAR OF MANUFACTURE COMPACT PASAARIO COMPUTER THAT IS IN NEAR ORIGNAL CONFIGURATION.(IT WAS WORKED ON TO GET A NEW PRINTER TO WORK WITH IT AS THE OLD ONE STOPPED WORKING).
I OPENED THE CASE AND LEARNED WHY IT IS CALLED A COMPACT. FOUND THE HINGED MOUNTING FOR THE (95 WATT POWER SUPPLY) INTERESTING. THE WINDOWS 98 OS IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. HAD 2 MEMORY MODS, AND A 8 GIG HARD DRIVE THAT WAS PARITIONED AT 7 GIG FOR C. DRIVE AND D. RECOVERY. AMD PROCESSOR; COMPACT CD/DVDROM CD WRITE; AND COMPACT FLOPPY DRIVE. THE COMPUTER IS USED ONLY AS A WORD PROCESSOR AT THIS TIME THOUGH I DID WIRE THE PHONE LINES A FEW YEARS AGO SO SHE CAN USE THE DIAL-UP PHONE MODOUM.
SHE RECEIVED A CD, THAT HAD ALL HER MILITARY RECORDS WHICH SHE WANTED TO PRINT FROM WHICH INCLUDED A DOWNLOAD FOR ADOBE READER 6 BUT WHEN I TRIED TO DO SO A POPUP CAME UP THAT SAID CAN ONLY BE LOADED ON A WINDOWS 2000 OR NEWER OS, SO COULD NOT DO SO. (ENDED UP USING MY LAPTOP AND THE HP D4360 PRINTER THAT I HAD WITH ME TO PRINT THE DOCUMENTS THEY NEEDED).
MY FRIEND ASKED ME WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO UP GRADE THE COMPUTER SO THAT SHE COULD USE THE DISK IN THE FUTHER. MY REPLY; "EVERY THING" NEW OS AT LEAST XP HONE EDITION 32 BIT A NEW HARD DRIVE. HER HP PRINTER IS CONNECTED TO THE TOWER VIA ONE OF THE 2; 1.1 USB PORTS.
I DIDN'T HAVE MY XP INSTALL DISK WITH ME AND AM NOT TOO SURE AS TO WEATHER THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM TO INSTALL IT ON THE 8 GIG HARD DRIVE, OR IF THE 95 WATT POWER SUPPLY WILL SUPPORT A 80 OR 160 GIG HARD DRIVE. AS THESE ARE THE ONLY UP GRADES THAT I CAN SEE THAT SHE NEEDS TO THE COMPUTER TO HAVE ADOBE READER INSTALLED.
YOUR SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE.
KERMIT
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