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cincyrob
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 21:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont know what it is right now. they bought it off one of them home shopping network shows. 6 years ago.ill all them tomorrow and ask what the name brand is.
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 21:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by cincyrob:
 i dont know what it is right now. they bought it off one of them home shopping network shows. 6 years ago.ill all them tomorrow and ask what the name brand is.
Rob if you can "update" their computer that would be cheaper I'm sure but if you "upgrade" their computer it will last a few more years for sure!! :) I think it can be done CHEAP too!!! :D Maybe about $300 if we (you) do some serious shopping. :P

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Rob,
Did you take the cover off and look on the MB? There's almost always some sort of letters, numbers or something you can identify the MB with

Russ

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cincyrob
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 21:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea i got in it but didnt see any kinda name.
i wrote down as much as i could find that might give me some clues but i cant find anything specific about it..

this is what i got off of it right in the middle of the board

P4 Vmm rev 1.0

this is what i got off one of the little chips on the board
PCNET HT20010143(might havebeen HT20016143 cant read my writing)


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found it guys

http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/ecs/P4VMM.htm
http://www.pcpartscollection.com/ecsp4socddrs.html
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theonejrs
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cincyrob,
The MB is an ECS! Model P4Vmm rev 1.0 and is about 4-5 years old! Remarkable life for an old ECS! ECS has no archives that I can find so no other info seems to be available. The model is not on their MB list!

It's an HT chipset MB. Not as good as the HX!

Russ
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cincyrob
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looks like this is the mem i can use in it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141218

outside of the mem and a 100+gb hdd. not much i cna do with it. maybe find a bigger P4 for it.
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theonejrs
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 22:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Rob,

How fast was the CPU?

Russ

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Russ NOT to spend RedRob's money or his in-laws but wouldn't be better to "upgrade" to something with a 775 socket and some cheapy RAM?? Just those items can be had for well under $300 maybe even $200 if you go for the low end Dual Core and MicroATX mobo with some "value" RAM. :) I can provide some prices.... lol. :P

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add: RedRob let's spend some CASH!!!!! heheehe. :P
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cincyrob
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 22:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Russ i think it was a 1.8ghz P4.

if i can talk them into $300 to do a cheapy build im sure i could get them to go $500 and they could have something nice for awhile//...lol
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greensman
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
 looks like this is the mem i can use in it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141218

outside of the mem and a 100+gb hdd. not much i cna do with it. maybe find a bigger P4 for it.
DON'T buy any RAM.... I have some that would be cheaper if you decided to add some RAM to the existing PC. :D

.....gm
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cincyrob
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krj15489
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you could also get a 780g board an an athlon x2. it might be slower than an e2180 but it will be plenty fast for internet and email. it is also nice because of the built in graphics. and you dont need to spend that much on a psu for a cheap build. an antec earthwatts would be great.

mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186141
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103257
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005
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_ 		24. August 2008 @ 23:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
gm, must be an echo here as i already asked him that.

that is a ver 3 board to be a via chipset
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product...enuID=1&LanID=9
ver 1 board is a sis chipset
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product...enuID=1&LanID=9

if lived in canada.
http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=5524
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greensman
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Originally posted by ddp:
 gm, must be an echo here as i already asked him that.

that is a ver 3 board to be a via chipset
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product...enuID=1&LanID=9
ver 1 board is a sis chipset
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product...enuID=1&LanID=9

if lived in canada.
http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=5524


Good finds there ddp. ;)

I repeated because Rob is sometimes a little hard of reading and he's hardheaded too. :) It did produce something tho. ;)

...gm

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krj brings up a good point RedRob and that's the route I was thinking if going with a "new" build for the parentals. :) You can go either AMD or Intel.... which ever produces the better product for the money. :D
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Deadrum33
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Looks like everythings been ID'd and a fix/upgrade has been started for Robs in-laws (you fix the in-laws machine? I'm figuring out how to inject viruses into mine...LOL) This might be a little late but for next time try the Belarc Advisor if you need mobo ID'd or other information about the guts of a computer.
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greensman
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_ 		25. August 2008 @ 01:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Deadrum it's never to late to help. ;) I always forget about that little progie. ;) It's great and tells you everything you want to know about your setup. :D

Try it RedRob and see what it says. lol. I'm curious.... :P

.....gm
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theonejrs
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cincyrob,
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Russ NOT to spend RedRob's money or his in-laws but wouldn't be better to "upgrade" to something with a 775 socket and some cheapy RAM??

Hell, get them an AMD 5200+ brisbane Dual Core for $67 and a $50 Biostar MB complete with very good nVidia 6150 graphics. Memory don't get no cheaper either, DDR2/800! For less than $160 they've got a much faster computer. Much better deal for the Folks! Easier on the old Wallet, too!

Best Regards,
Russ

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cincyrob
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_ 		25. August 2008 @ 08:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Mobo $55
CPU $70
MEM $57($30 mir)
PSU $30
Hdd $54
Case $60

$326 before $30 MIR
$296 after MIR

i think i might be able to get them to do this here.

with that being a small mobo. i could put it in there case they have now and save another $60 that take it down to $266 before MIR
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_ 		25. August 2008 @ 08:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
might give this RAM a look too. ;)

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redice
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if i have one main sata hard drive and i plug in another one to be used for extra space. will the 2nd sata hard drive be picked up as slave on its own by the computer?
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I thought they got rid of the whole master/slave business when they came out with SATA.
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redice,
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 if i have one main sata hard drive and i plug in another one to be used for extra space. will the 2nd sata hard drive be picked up as slave on its own by the computer?

There is no Master/Slave with S-ata drives. It will read the boot drive as the "C" drive, and the others will be assigned their own drive letters. The additional drives can be used with different operating systems, except for Vista which as far as I'm concerned M$ can shove where the sun don't shine! Who in their right mind would want an OS that isn't compatible with a lot of older software, and is slower than XP-Pro, to boot! I would have to replace most of my existing programs that work perfectly fine with XP because more often than not it's not compatible with Vista! UGH!!

Best Regards,
Russ

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ok thanks Russ
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i replaced xp with vista 64 13 mtonhs ago, no problems here.
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