Computer Upgrade
22nd July 2006
My dear old computer is starting to show its age. Back in the year 2000 it was a top of the range Packard Bell iMedio with a 1 GHz processor, 256mb RAM and integrated DVD and CD-R drive. Although, it's debatable that it's the same computer! Parts have been gradually replaced and upgraded; the only surviving pieces of hardware from the original system include the floppy disk drive and a stick of RAM.
We've had some rough times: The DVD drive dying, the graphics card short-circuiting, the daily system overheat, the fried motherboard, the second DVD drive dying, the first "I hate DVD drives so I’m buying a standard CD drive" dying, the completely random system resets, and just recently, the third DVD drive dying. You little bugger.
I'm already looking around to find a successor for my computer, but today, my current computer receives an upgrade. An addition that will dramatically improve system performance.
We've had some rough times: The DVD drive dying, the graphics card short-circuiting, the daily system overheat, the fried motherboard, the second DVD drive dying, the first "I hate DVD drives so I’m buying a standard CD drive" dying, the completely random system resets, and just recently, the third DVD drive dying. You little bugger.
I'm already looking around to find a successor for my computer, but today, my current computer receives an upgrade. An addition that will dramatically improve system performance.
Brilliant! 1ghz faster at least, I'll bet.
Posted by Craig E. Laycock, 26th August 2006