Coolie

Alright I have to reveal my secret identity...I work for HP...DOH heehee

i can probably find out some info on the machine for you. I can tell you I'm pretty sure that HP wouldnt keep parts for it anymore...we wouldnt have them here in Oz at least.

Coolie

USB was only introduced in 98 SE, and no it wont support USB 2.0 natively.

Z Car Barbie

Hmmm, ok, I'll keep the Win ME then. It's really not that bad of an OS, but the puter just kept crashing. I finally tweaked it enough to stop the crashes, but it's still slower than molasses. Hopefully, the hardware upgrades will help with that.

Woo-Hoo! Thanks for that link! I knew there had to be somewhere I could find out my puter's specs.

It says I have a max. capacity of 256 MB and 2 slots, but it has to be installed in a "set of 1". So, what this means is that it'll accept two 128 MB cards? When I right click on My Computer, it says I have 120.0 MB of RAM. I didn't think cards came with 120 - thought 128 was the standard size. Is that right? Do I currently have a 128 MB card?

Also, since I previously thought I could upgrade to 512 MB, but now know my max. is 256 MB, should I just skip the idea of getting a CD/DVD drive and buy a CD-RW instead? I'm afraid the DVD will be so slow that it won't function properly.

RodMoyes

Just kill it... put it out of its misery!!!

Bite the bullet, Shed a tear and move on. Replace it with something that doesn't suck already! You're fighting a losing battle with this one.


Rod.

Z Car Barbie

I don't wanna. I'm keeping my dinosaur, and when I'm done upgrading, it'll be awesome ... just you wait and see.

Fast240Z

Set of 1 means that you can put in any stick, as long as it's 128mb or lower. Any more, and the computer won't read it. Your computer has a max of 256mb of memory that it can take, so the memory has to be spread across the two.

Also, keep in mind that ME and 2k are way different operating systems. Win2k is designed for server/business use, whereas ME is a client based operating system, meaning that it was designed for home computer users. ME is quite a bit more primitive than 2k, and Microsoft doesn't even support it anymore. You can find copies of 2k online (I'm not saying that you should pirate it ), or you can buy 2k at most computer trade shows.

As for the DVD burner, some can and will work with only 256mb of memory, but can be slow during the burning process. If you're not set on a DVD burner, than a CDRW will do a great job, and uses very little resources to work correctly.

Coolie

Hey Barbie, your computer would show 120MB because there would be 8MB reserved for the video memory. So if you have a max of 256 then you can install 128 more.

One other thing, if you go for a drive larger than 33MB the age of computer you have may mean that the BIOS does not recognise anything over this. Most drive manufacturers have (or at least had) a large disk utility to get around this.

BTW, Win2K would be a better option for you...get all the service packs as well, it wont run as fast at Me but it will be stable

snwbrderphat540

you know...deNILE is not just a river in egypt.

z-hag

barbie--i had a problem with my pavilion--mine is a 2002 model with 163/4 " screen--had all the upgrades and then some and was slower than snail snot in january on ashes--i wanted a new one. instead i found a programmer--now i enjoy the thing, even with dial up broadband service. and i still have all the extra goodies hp gave it in the first place. and the programmer was verrrry nice.