learninmypc
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Since the pc I'm using right now XP Pro has a dying power supply https://www.techspot.com/community/topics/problem-rebooting-my-xp-pro-mce.187556/
A friend saw this & asked me how it sounds. Your thoughts are welcome. I told her it sounds great.
[FONT=Times][FONT=Times]ONE USED DELL OPTIPLEX GX 270 DESKTOP COMPUTER[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][FONT=Times]OPERATING SYSTEM[/FONT][FONT=Times]Windows XP Professional with SP3 installed[/FONT][FONT=Times]DESCRIPTIONDell Optiplex GX270[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.2 GHz[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Memory 2GB of DDR (4 x 512MB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Hard Drive 80GB[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]DVD-CD-ROM [/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Intel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]8 USB 2.0 connectors. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Printer Port[/FONT][FONT=Times]VGA Port - this has an addon video card with dual VGA outputs[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Headphone Jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Microphone Jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times][FONT=Times]THE HARD DRIVE WAS WIPED CLEAN AND I RE-INSTALLED WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL AND USED THE PRODUCT KEY WHICH IS ON THE TOWER.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I WENT TO THE DELL WEBSITE AND INSTALLED ALL THE DRIVER UPDATES NEEDED.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I DID ALL THE WINDOWS UPDATES, INCLUDING UPDATING TO SERVICE PACK 3 AND INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I INSTALLED MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS, ADOBE READER, ADOBE FLASH, AND JAVA AND SET THEM TO DO AUTOMATIC UPDATES.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THE SYSTEM HAS A 3.2 GHz PENTIUM 4 CPU WITH NEW THERMAL COMPOUND APPLIED, AND AN 80GB HARD DRIVE, PLUS I INSTALLED 4 X 512MB = 2GB OF RAM.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I TESTED THIS UNIT FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS GIVING IT A WORKOUT PLAYING GAMES, WATCHING VIDEOS AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING GREAT.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS ALL YOU'LL NEED TO DO IS HOOKUP A MONITOR, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED AND YOU'LL BE ON YOUR WAY SURFING THE WEB.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THIS IS A USED UNIT SO THERE ARE SIGNS OF USE INCLUDING SMEARS SMUDGES SCRATCHES AND A LITTLE DUST.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THIS LISTING IS FOR THE TOWER AND GUTS ONLY, THERE ARE NO CABLES, DISCS, KEYBOARDS, OR MOUSE, OR MONITOR.[/FONT]
A friend saw this & asked me how it sounds. Your thoughts are welcome. I told her it sounds great.
[FONT=Times][FONT=Times]ONE USED DELL OPTIPLEX GX 270 DESKTOP COMPUTER[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][FONT=Times]OPERATING SYSTEM[/FONT][FONT=Times]Windows XP Professional with SP3 installed[/FONT][FONT=Times]DESCRIPTIONDell Optiplex GX270[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.2 GHz[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Memory 2GB of DDR (4 x 512MB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Hard Drive 80GB[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]DVD-CD-ROM [/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Intel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]8 USB 2.0 connectors. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Printer Port[/FONT][FONT=Times]VGA Port - this has an addon video card with dual VGA outputs[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Headphone Jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]Microphone Jack[/FONT]
[FONT=Times][FONT=Times]THE HARD DRIVE WAS WIPED CLEAN AND I RE-INSTALLED WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL AND USED THE PRODUCT KEY WHICH IS ON THE TOWER.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I WENT TO THE DELL WEBSITE AND INSTALLED ALL THE DRIVER UPDATES NEEDED.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I DID ALL THE WINDOWS UPDATES, INCLUDING UPDATING TO SERVICE PACK 3 AND INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I INSTALLED MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS, ADOBE READER, ADOBE FLASH, AND JAVA AND SET THEM TO DO AUTOMATIC UPDATES.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THE SYSTEM HAS A 3.2 GHz PENTIUM 4 CPU WITH NEW THERMAL COMPOUND APPLIED, AND AN 80GB HARD DRIVE, PLUS I INSTALLED 4 X 512MB = 2GB OF RAM.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]I TESTED THIS UNIT FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS GIVING IT A WORKOUT PLAYING GAMES, WATCHING VIDEOS AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING GREAT.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS ALL YOU'LL NEED TO DO IS HOOKUP A MONITOR, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED AND YOU'LL BE ON YOUR WAY SURFING THE WEB.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THIS IS A USED UNIT SO THERE ARE SIGNS OF USE INCLUDING SMEARS SMUDGES SCRATCHES AND A LITTLE DUST.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times]THIS LISTING IS FOR THE TOWER AND GUTS ONLY, THERE ARE NO CABLES, DISCS, KEYBOARDS, OR MOUSE, OR MONITOR.[/FONT]