The *Fanciest* Windows VISTA PC!

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The Fanciest Windows VISTA PC!

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Hi there computer lovers! Today we are exploring a 2006 HP Pavillion a1700n, a PC with an AMD athlon 64 x2 dual core processer- the the first native dual-core desktop central processing unit designed by Advanced Micro Devices [according to wikipedia] I have been looking into retro computing and hoping to find my dream tower for several years, and finally found this whole setup for $30 on Facebook marketplace! Windows vista was not my childhood OS, but it was still cool to see all the original manufacturer OEM programs and other goodies. I'm still learning about retro computers, so please be informative and more importantly KIND! We all start somewhere. Hope y'all enjoy this video.
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Timestamps:
00:00 intro/how I got this PC
04:07 specs
08:00 monitor
09:10 mouse
9:30 keyboard
11:49 back of the PC
14:04 inside the PC
17:49 powering on the PC
19:34 windows Vista setup
29:11 exploring vista
31:51 fate gameplay
34:19 windows dvd maker
36:02 BIOS
37:23 more fun programs
45:42 subscribe!
#retrotech #pcgaming #windowsvista

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@krazykat64 2 ай бұрын

I was on a business trip in Fresno the day Vista came out. I bought into the hype about it and went to a store and bought a Vista upgrade disk and installed it on my laptop in my hotel room that night. I immediately regretted my choice, lol. It ran soooooo badly, lol.

@regularhumanoid 2 ай бұрын

1 GB of RAM is literally the minimum Vista requires for the full featured version. That explains why it was painfully slow, and the bloatware you mentioned doesn't help. A clean XP install will be much better for those specs. If you're considering making any kind of upgrade to it, I'd suggest a compact flash replacement for your hard drive first (make sure you know whether it is IDE or SATA before you buy). Anyway, cool video still!! Edit: I watched the again video more carefully, you definitely have a SATA drive so get yourself a SATA to CF adapter. Also, as someone else mentioned, you put the fan back on backwards! So get that flipped 😅

@VeerMaharaj 2 ай бұрын

Just get a cheap sata ssd. No need for a CF adapter. 20 usd and you're good. If you want to preserve the original HP install of windows, do a clone of the drive asap before it fails (which doesn't sound too far off)

@elektrokinesis4150 2 ай бұрын

Why the hell would you use a CF adapter my guy, the flash endurance of (non-industrial) CF cards is EONs behind that of an SSD, you are gambling with your data. Not to mention that all CF cards will be SIGNIFICANTLY slower than ANY SSD, and YES you would be able to see the difference on this machine! . . What an absolutely dull idea to be using CF on these...

@regularhumanoid 2 ай бұрын

@elektrokinesis4150 my reason for suggesting a CF adapter is the same reason it has been adopted by many in the retro pc community- it is physically easier to swap CF cards on a whim, and also easier to image a CF card on a modern computer so as to not actually have to install an OS repeatedly through the retro PC itself. Even if the same is possible on an SSD, its physically more cumbersome. An SD card can work too

@elektrokinesis4150 2 ай бұрын

@@regularhumanoid this ain't a dos box though, 20GB of bloated vista later...

@Biaanca5036 21 күн бұрын

Very true, these are actually XP media center edition machines and were just redecorated with vista advertising. This era is rife with lazy turnover machines that weren't designed for vista being forcefully rebadged into running vista - ruining windows vista's reputation 😶 I grew up with one. That said, they actually do run Vista fine . . buuuut only If you can find ram for it and upgrade it to 2GB of ram

@kingbroseph9773 2 ай бұрын

now THIS is relatable tech content

@dantenaimo 2 ай бұрын

Lovely video!! As a viewer I think it’s so much more fun to explore technology together through the video, than to be told all the facts without any surprises. You said you love MJD’s videos and I can see tons of the good things about his format in yours! Great job and you have a new subscriber right here 😁

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

He’s a big inspiration for me! I remember watching his ancient videos about windows startup and shutdown sounds 💚

@rertnerfurtheng3771 2 ай бұрын

The MOST fantastic Plastic Fantastic ever. I had a like 1 year newer version of this exact case and cpu and remember the pains of trying to running Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim on it. The internal graphics card also wouldn't output properly over HDMI so for the longest time I used it in 1600x1200 4:3 stretched into a 16:9 display.

@brandonlehman7440 Ай бұрын

love the genuine vibe of the channel, very cozy.

@Fuzy2K 2 ай бұрын

I used to have an external USB LightScribe drive. I may be weird but I actually kind of liked Vista

@regularhumanoid 2 ай бұрын

Vista really wasn't bad in retrospect. Microsoft just made a booboo releasing it when manufacturers weren't ready for the jump in system requirements. Windows 7 is hardly different under the hood, which shows the industry just needed a little more time to adapt to Vista.

@tookeydookey 2 ай бұрын

Just like what regularhumanoid said, I would think Windows XP will fit this machine a lot better in my opinion! Plus, I've had better luck with XP far as playing old CD-ROM edutainment games that I grew up with. You can choose whichever flavor of Windows XP you can put on it, as long as it's 32-bit then you should be fine!

@teclego007 2 ай бұрын

I had a very similar version of this desktop running windows xp back in the day. I had a good time using it 😊.

@supertec2023 2 ай бұрын

the lightscribe DVDs are required to use for the DVD burner if you want to make the custom covers-lables for them, You can still buy them but they do cost more then the normal CDR or DVD R and you will deff want to add more ram to the PC at least 2 and thats still so so good luck and have fun

@dasmin1135 2 ай бұрын

Windows Vista era PC, floppy disk drive was no longer included.

@stefanegger 2 ай бұрын

I dont wanna say anything but I have to. 1.) 12:27 - it is a main voltage input select switch. Make sure this is set for 115 Volts when you are in USA, if you switch it it will say 230 Volt, that is what you need in Europe. If you set it wrong, you damage your PSU/PC 2.) 13:05 - this is a surround output, front and rear speaker, center speaker, subwoofer for bass. For normal speakers (Stereo) you need the green plug, or else get a 5.1 surround system. 3.) 17:33 - is there any reason why you put on the fan differently? When you got it, the label was visible from the outside, and now it is in the inside of the PC, meaning you turned the airflow from blowing to sucking. Not sure if that is supposed how this case works.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

Great, thank you for the info!! I thought I looked at the footage to get the fan back in right but I must've done it wrong. So no reason other than being a little unfamiliar, will fix it!

@Psycheitout 2 ай бұрын

I made that mistake when I was a kid. The four pin connector going to my GPU literally exploded! I am so lucky that didn't damage my GPU.

@ccalhoun3908 2 ай бұрын

Computers have come a long way since 2005/2006.

@mrmerlin6287 2 ай бұрын

Vista with all it's Service Packs was essentially Windows 7. As I'm sure other people have written in the comments, Vista isn't where you'll see the best from this machine in it's current form. I'd install Windows XP Professional SP3 and apply the Unofficial Service Pack 4.

@moviebod 2 ай бұрын

Wow what a beautiful machine. I love Vista. Those card reader slots are so perfect. I also have a Dell PC which was new to me about three years ago that I have as dual boot Vista and XP PC. I do spend most of my time in XP but that is the default on the dual boot. It's fine to leave it plugged in. Mine is plugged in all the time.

@jeroen1158 2 ай бұрын

The sound of the hard drive while the PC is booting up is so satisfying.

@jackbriant1244 2 ай бұрын

Not good in a new machine on a newer OS (cough Windows 10 and higher) but the sounds of HDDs in old systems is a blessing ❤

@kingcarcas1349 26 күн бұрын

I remember a program that used to let you tweak a ton of things in Vista, even stripping stuff out of the OS to make a new Iso and burn it to usb/cd to install faster.

@bramvandenbroeck5060 2 ай бұрын

I've built a sandy bridge platform inside this case, i have removed the firewire port and built a usb 3 port in its place, everything works from the front panel, i've built rgb so it shines down on the desk, and you can change the colors and the options by pushing the door down, because i've built 2 micro-switches under the door, 1 dud and 1 actual wired up to the rgb board. I put some more stickers on it like wifi 6 and such :p i had so much fun building this system :) It has an i7 2600, 8gb of ram and a gt 1030. I know that the graphics card is not that good, but it is more than adequite for the old games i like to play on it

@bramvandenbroeck5060 2 ай бұрын

And you've mounted the back fan wrong, these types of fan blows air towards it's label ;)

@RetroTinkerer 2 ай бұрын

Hi, nice to see new faces messing around with these old computers and sharing their experience and memories here. It's cool you found such a good complete example for that price, the fact that it is AM2, DDR2 and have SATA and PCI express + PCI will help you a lot if/when you would want or need to upgrade it. (The integrated GPU might be a bit underpowered, a low power one like a 7600GT/GS would be a huge upgrade & 1GB of RAM for vista, doesn't cut it, I would go all the way to 4GB) Don't know if the owner included rescue media or if you can still burn yhe DVDs with the included utilities, but I would use a cloning utility to make an image of the hard disk as clean as it is right now, if the HDD end up biting the dust you will have a way to restore the PC it to its original state using another HDD. You were right about getting nervous about the idea of cleaning the innards of the power supply unit, you should leave that alone until you understand the dangers and learn what to do and what not to do, there are capacitors charged inside with main voltage. Just enjoy the hobby and block the gatekeepers (leave them talking to themselves) they don't add anything to anyone. There are shitty people in this hobby but I think most of us are pretty decent. 😅 Enjoy your machine! BTW. If you are finding difficult to get ahold of physical games for this period at a decent price the games at GOG have an installer download link, copy that to a pendrive, install and enjoy away no DRM or copy protection nonsense!

@YasmineCollects Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and helpful comments!!

@sirena7116 10 күн бұрын

My mum bought one of these new and it was a nice pc for a while. It was just super loud when the fan came on and that was a common complaint about these. It was also in the era of media centre pcs, which didn't last very long as there were much better purpose built computers for that.

@otakuman93 2 ай бұрын

That port you didn't know what it was is a firewire port, it was mainly used by Apple to connect things like iPods but isn't used these days as USB took over

@mrmerlin6287 2 ай бұрын

Algorithm working is magic. Subscribed.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

So happy to have you here!

@ColdRFusion 2 ай бұрын

Hi, love your enthusiasm! The X2 Athlons while 64bit lack some modern instructions so while they can run more modern Windows up to 10 they need the 32bit versions, with as much RAM as you can fit. The side screw is a thumbscrew, they were just coming into fashion at the time. Be careful opening up the power supplies, the larger capacitors can keep a charge. Oh & an anti-static brush should really help you clean without damaging anything electrically and a new CMOS battery is probably needed if the time keeps resetting, usually it's a CR2032. Have fun!

@InsanityPrevails 2 ай бұрын

Great job cleaning it :3 And the blue power button looks so pretty! Edit: Also, woah, I've been watching your videos for a while and had no idea you did drag! I googled the name and found your account, and you look absolutely stunning! 😊

@TheDc1984dc 2 ай бұрын

I had a Dell with a Core2 non Duo with a 512meg ATI video card I bought just before Windows 7 came out. I had to reset the Vista multiple times the 4 months before 7 was released. The Dell was way over the requirements Vista needed, but could barely run it. It was definitely an experience I'll never foregt. Once I got my free 7 upgrade, it ran 2 to 3 times faster than Vista.

@stereomann83 2 ай бұрын

i remember those besttec power supply's having problems with the Capacitors they used back then. you might want to think about changing it if your going to be using the pc for everyday use as it could result in motherboard damage.

@computersetc1123 Ай бұрын

I have a Windows XP Media Center. It needs some work. Long story short when I got it, it came on and was doing some HP/XP Setup. This was brand new old stock. It all of a sudden shut down. I started testing things taking motherboard out etc. I found out the HDD had very little hours. Not sure if this was just a lemon and somehow got sent back and got put to the side and then sold.

@Compact-Disc_700mb 2 ай бұрын

That's a cool computer! The 1394 connector is also called fire-wire, It is useful for external drives and DV tape camcorders etc. The card inside with the green connector that says line is a modem. The thing on the front that says expansion bay is a 5.25 in bay for Optical drives like a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner. It is fine to leave the PC plugged in if you are using it regularly, just unplug it if you won't use it for a while. I have a similar HP desktop (its a few years newer) that I got from my grandma after she got a new PC, I used it for many years till the motherboard died. then I built a new PC for the first time, after that experience I got some upgrade parts and a motherboard for the HP and use it as a backup now. The best way to learn about PC hardware is just to take a PC and start taking it apart and messing with it and upgrading it, replacing parts etc. You might break a few things but its worth it. There is always new things to learn!

@santossanchez9141 2 ай бұрын

Hey Yasmine Collects, how are you doing today? I am doing good here today. You have got yourself a very good winner in a classic computer because they are really hard to come by. I have been a PC Savoy/techie for more than 23 years there. One thing that you always have to make sure of is that since that computer already has the HP apps preloaded in it is that you also have a program in it called HP create recovery disk/CDs so that you can ensure yourself of having a hard drive disaster happen to your computer due to its age and also not know what the operating condition of your hard drive there. Here is a heads-up on that. Otherwise, what a classic treasure you really have there!!! Have yourself a great day there and enjoy your classic rare treasure of a computer there !!!! 😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👌👌😁😁

@PCGamer1732 2 ай бұрын

when it comes to Vista and people hating it, it mainly boils down to Vista being advertised as being compatible with the hardware of the time; but when it released, there was a lot of hardware incompatibilities that were frusterating for end users, and it was also bloated for the hardware of the time other than that though there's not much inherently wrong with it!

@theGamerzx3 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact, win 7 know as one of the best os released by microsoft is literally a rebranded win vista😂

@RetroReviewYT 2 ай бұрын

I recommend bumping that up to 4gigs of RAM if that’s Vista 32 bit or 8 gigs of RAM if it’s 64 bit… DDR2 is cheap as heck to get ahold of.

@RetroReviewYT 2 ай бұрын

The card with a line jack is a 56k soft modem.

@simeonchristensen5551 2 ай бұрын

I remember playing thes games that came with HP computer we have for 15 years ago

@itate68 2 ай бұрын

My cousin gave me the same machine and I installed a dual core cpu, now I'm using it with my Dazzle Creation Station 200 to rip video tapes.

@stereomann83 2 ай бұрын

That was a pretty good PC back in the day the Athlon CPU's ran good. A Gig of Ram was lot back then. 250GB was Good also for the time.

@H3adcrash 10 күн бұрын

Gosh darn that's fancy! Imagine having one of those badboys when it was new. You would've been the coolest kid on the block :D

@YasmineCollects 9 күн бұрын

I can’t even imagine the fun I’d have making custom labeled cds for all my friends 😂

@H3adcrash 9 күн бұрын

@@YasmineCollects Oh saaaame! :D You'd be the coolest kid ever if you could burn CD's AND print custom labels on them! Hot damn! :D You inspired me to dig out my old custom built XP gaming rig out of the basement btw! Lots of fond memories of that thing! :D

@Thiesi 2 ай бұрын

11:50 - Oof - my allergies were killing me just from _looking_ at that!

@TypicalPolar 2 ай бұрын

This video made me feel so old... I recognize/used ever port you weren't familiar with. Also, if you're doing this a lot, look into a DataVac. They're WAY better than compressed air. You don't want to use a vacuum as it can build up static.

@JessicaFEREM 2 ай бұрын

6:07 Line In jack, for plugging in like plugging into a tape deck or stereo for recording. 12:29 voltage selection 13:15 that's a surround sound port selection, basically can do a 7.1 surround sound just out of those. some retro klipsch surround speakers would go great. You could also use the coaxial audio out that's the orange stereo lookin plug. 13:23 that's a dial up modem card, for dialing into the internet like the 90's. practically useless unless you want to start faxing or something. You probably want to repaste the CPU cooler because the thermal paste is probably dryer than the Sahara desert :p that could be partly why it's slow since it's not cooling effectively I guess. Thermal paste is only supposed to last about 10 years before it dries out and turns into a heat insulator. 18:35 this is a common misconception, there's this thing called ACPI that turns pressing the power button into a command that tells the computer to turn off usually (but can be changed). before that you would have to shut the PC off with a power switch that cut 120v from the wall. any computer running windows that turns itself off and doesn't say "it's safe to shut down your computer" is ACPI compatible. the seller just yanked the plug outta the wall or held the power button till it force shut down. other than that, all you need is to maybe stick a newer hdd or ssd and stick some more ram into it, maybe repaste the CPU and you'd have a pretty decent desktop for vista.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

Yay! This is so friggin helpful thank you 🥰

@davidhazard512 2 ай бұрын

i will say i was a beta tester for Vista , there were many... i did make suggestions ... however i think the goal was to release to market as fast as possible. Coming off of XP Pro , I did notice how much more resources it took. Also it was the first time we dealt with a hardware specific OS. It is pretty , Windows 7 is what what Vista should have been. I loved 7, But Vista paved the way it did work for me on the PC i had

@dragonxblkangelx216 2 ай бұрын

I have the Windows xp version and it runs really good despite being a 2006 model

@PCGamer1732 2 ай бұрын

That green plug in the PCI area towards the bottom might be an RJ11 modem? (dial up)

@TheGodOfAllThatWas 2 ай бұрын

If you unplug your CRT's I'd Unplug the Computers too, anything newer then about windows 98 is going to be atx, which will use power even when off. Not sure how you triggered the boot selection menu, but just like some more modern computers you got it to ask you what device you want to boot from and the only possible options it saw at the time were the Optical Drive and The hard drive, so really you didn't have a choice unless you put a bootable cd in. This is actually kind of a fun age of computer to toy with. IDE and SATA, i'm not sure but you might have a floppy port on board (the bios thinks you do, and there is an unpopulated (I can't tell) either IDE or Floppy port on the board) . Just fast enough for pretty much everything except the modern internet, and enough Ports and stuff to go most directions you'd want to go. I'm not sure about slow down options if you wanted to go really old school with dos games or anything else that would require the system to be slower. I actually think it might be interesting to install windows 98se and see if you can make all the drivers happy..... But it's also a much more painful angle, so maybe you don't want to go through that much pain. I dislike that the "expansion" bay is basically locked to either being internal, or an optical drive, and as I recall one of the reasons those doors stick when going back in is if the drive was replaced at some point. I'm not sure if that's the problem you're having with it not closing correctly, but the sizing difference I had the issue with was something small, so it could just be age wore down a part that messed up the sizing. I can't remember if you take off the front plate of the drive tray if it stops it from sticking.

@damian9303 2 ай бұрын

I remember having this same computer as a little kid and exploring much of the old internet through it, that thing was running XP Media Center '05 though. Sold it off on Craigslist back in 2011 and upgraded to a Win7 laptop, even though I remember mine having that "Vista Capable" designed sticker variant its for this reason Vista had such a bad rap when these machines did better running the Home Basic SKU that was almost as limited as Win7 Starter (though that wallpaper restriction is quite ridiculously arbitrary). Either way, actually affordable hardware that didn't fetch near the thousands of dollars capable of such an OS only really came out when 7 already was released hence the upgrade. I wonder if you can find a disc image for an HP Pavilion on the Internet Archive that ran XP MCE05 and downgrade it to that version, I still have the backup set we used to restore the hard disk to factory for when we sold it if you'd like to try.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

Omg I would love to get an iso!!

@damian9303 2 ай бұрын

@@YasmineCollects I tried sending a link but unfortunately it seems KZfaq doesn’t like that and removes the comment, where else could I reach you?

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

@@damian9303 instagram! Send me a message @ yasminecollects

@damian9303 2 ай бұрын

@@YasmineCollects Let me know if you got it :)

@PCGamer1732 2 ай бұрын

Be careful with vacuuming near components unless it's an ESD-safe vacuum, because it might build up a static charge and then discharge and kill components, albeit unlikely Instead of compressed air I'd recommend an electric air duster, non-consumable and better for environment 😁

@humidbeing 2 ай бұрын

Good pickup! I always though Vista was hated for no reason. Unfortunately, this machine will be pretty slow for Vista. I would definitely go for XP. Do you take donations? I have a warehouse of parts you could use to upgrade this machine.

@YasmineCollects Ай бұрын

I really want to start a PO box but lord it's expensive!

@OnTheRocks71 2 ай бұрын

That's a decently spec'd home machine from the early Vista era. The graphics are built into the motherboard so not really suited for gaming, but that was something that could be remedied with a separate graphics card. Green port at the bottom back is for an old school telephone dial-up modem. Red switch is so the power supply can run on either 115 volts like we use here in North America or 220 volts like in Europe or other places that use a higher voltage power grid. If you want to get really wild, you can technically install Vista and XP on a modern Solid State Drive (SSD) that will operate many times faster than that 250GB mechanical hard drive. I recently swapped a SSD into my grandmothers old Windows 8 laptop and it's absolutely revitalized the machine. Like...boot up in 8 seconds fast.

@lukedavis436 20 күн бұрын

Fanciest?, i thought i had some semi decent fancy Vista PCs, those being both the Dell XPS M2010 and my Sony VAIO TP3, granted this HP is pretty special. first time viewer and i am loving it, not many girls are into tech, especially retro tech!. Subscriber earned!

@YasmineCollects 20 күн бұрын

welcome to YC!

@chevycaprice87 2 ай бұрын

I have used Vista until 2018, it wasn't any worse than Windows 7 at all by that time. But since 2017 it started to outdate very fast.

@blablagal94 20 күн бұрын

With an 480GB SATA SSD and 4 or 8GB of RAM it should be pretty functional

@pierreinthavong181 2 ай бұрын

I love your videos as well now!😁

@sheenaQuarto83 2 ай бұрын

That is a pretty cool pc you have there

@remoschramm 2 ай бұрын

nice to see a female pc enthusiast keep going! everyone has to start somewhere

@RetroReviewYT 2 ай бұрын

Vista was the bane of my existence… slow, crash happy (programs would stop responding) I had a Compaq Presario SR5262NX which also had a Lightscribe drive as well. I also watch all those KZfaqrs you mentioned 😊 (I’m the guy behind Vista-C)

@RealTPFanatic 2 ай бұрын

you can probably upgrade the RAM for cheap, xp can use up to 3gb, vista will be a lot happier with more ram. I feel like 8gb should be supported but the 32-bit windows is only going to use up to 3gb anyway. Also gotta ask, thinkpad video sometime?

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

Thinkpad video for sure 😇

@maiconvengrzennunesbusolog4864 2 ай бұрын

Em 2007 um PC desses era top 😮😃👏👏

@PCGamer1732 2 ай бұрын

your vids are good !!!🔥

@williamsjp1000 2 ай бұрын

This will be a great pc for windows xp, but i would get another 2x 512mb of ram to take this to a total of 2gb. Also get a second hard drive to install xp on to so the original system doesn't get borked up it would suck to kill the nostalgia , a 256gb ssd would be overkill. As for graphics it currently has a pretty poor gpu some thing like a hd5670 or gtx 750 just as long as it doesnt require extra power connector, just so ya can play classics like crysis.

@stereomann83 2 ай бұрын

i1394 is a Firewire Port

@TheDc1984dc 2 ай бұрын

Not gonna edit my previous comment. I would definitely get a dedicated vodeo card. Minimum 512meg, best results will need 1gig memory. Would also max out the memory to 4 gig. Good luck. Lol

@Psycheitout 2 ай бұрын

I didn't catch during the cleanup. Did you repaste the CPU? If not you should really do that? That thermal interface is guaranteed to be bone dry.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

Nope! I have no thermal paste in this house 😂

@Psycheitout 2 ай бұрын

Smh 😔... lol jk. Tho might be a good idea if you want to keep tinkering with it. Dynamic power management wasn't as advanced back then, and the CPU will cook itself if you let it. Do hope you keep messing with it tho. This era of computing is when I got into PC gaming and damn did it used to be fun. Take that mobo out, slam it in a all plexi case, throw in a beastly 4gb ram kit, a 750gb hard drive, a ATI X1950, some single color UV cathode lights and TWO DVD drives. You got a the envy of your LAN party right there. Tho I doubt you would want to go that crazy. UV cathodes are a fire hazard lol.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

@@Psycheitout is it pretty much expected to need a repaste at this age? Once I get XP installed I have plans to start getting inside and tinkering more. I’m really excited to learn more and have a machine that’s more customized to what I’m looking for 😇

@Psycheitout 2 ай бұрын

@@YasmineCollects Oh yeah no doubt. Average life span of consumer thermal paste is like 4 years. I've opened Xboxs from that era that have their paste so dried on it was like a layer of concrete. On that note, warm your PC up before taking the heatsink off. That things gonna be stuck on! Also while your in there see if you can find the model number of your power supply. Maybe your motherboard too while your at it, and Google them to see if there's any reported issues. If it's post 2005 it should be clear of the capacitor plague but it would suck for the system to get fried because of a dodgy PSU. Especially when that's one of the few parts that could be easily replaced.

@PCGamer1732 2 ай бұрын

BRUHHHH the nokia is so cool

@elektrokinesis4150 2 ай бұрын

IEEE1394 is FireWire

@NutkeyDoesMinecraft 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing lol

@johnyx3802 2 ай бұрын

Who is here from Windows Vista Extended Kernel.😁

@YasmineCollects Ай бұрын

tell me more!

@johnyx3802 Ай бұрын

We use it to make the incompatible things to run again on Vista or let's say it in this way, to run modern software. You can google it because this thing became well known. There are videos and on KZfaq. :)

@sethdexter3196 2 ай бұрын

Back when a PC was as such a big deal to own. Now no one cares they’re spending all that money on new iPhones.

@mirrorcatz 2 ай бұрын

"I don't know what this is: The video". But she watches Michael MJD and This Does Not Compute, so I guess she said to herself: "I can do this, these kinds of videos, I can do this, this could be MY THING on KZfaq, this can be my niche on KZfaq, these videos seem easy enough, I just have to buy an old computer on Facebook Marketplace, and just ramble for like 46 minutes or something, and I'm golden". She is a very "legit" Retro Tech KZfaqr guys, very legit 🤣 Of course, I will acknowledge that it's technically possible that she actually likes retro computers even if she doesn't have much knowledge about them, anything is possible, buuut... I highly doubt it, she seems more like a grifter to me. I apologize if I'm wrong.

@YasmineCollects 2 ай бұрын

I probably shouldn’t respond to this. But I’m human too and this hurt my feelings. I had a sh*t home life and grew up as an undiagnosed autistic woman. I was not encouraged to get into computers or ANYTHING tech related throughout my early childhood…wasn’t even allowed to touch a video game. I was taught to do one thing and that was look pretty so I can perform. I’ve always had an interest in tech (more specifically VCRs) and tried my best to fumble around with little to no support and mostly outside of the home. Pretty much gave up the idea by high school and college and spent a significant portion of my social media presence as a beauty influencer because it was all I knew. I already HAD my ✨niche✨and exited that space because I was not happy. Yada yada yada, I healed some and now we’re here. I told this story in a Q&A already. I gained an audience from my second video on this channel and had no idea that was going to happen. In all honestly I am not really prepared to deal with all these opinions of me so quickly. I’m already trying to personally deal with the doubts I have about pursuing this, let alone having to deal with comments like this. The accusations you’re making is the same imposter syndrome I talk to my shrink about :) Anyways, the more content I make the more confident people seem to be in doing exactly what you’re doing here, and it sucks a lot. I’m very transparent that I often don’t know what I’m talking about. I really believe that my appearance/style/gender is what some people get hung up on. Please, genuinely, ask yourself: would you have the same suspicions if you had no idea what I sounded like or looked like at all? Either way, you’re not here for what I do so move on. Don’t waste your time watching a grifter. Also (human to human) I’d avoid addressing KZfaqrs in the way you did here. It’s very dehumanizing. You type as if “she” (ME) won’t read this and feel hurt or discouraged.

@elektrokinesis4150 2 ай бұрын

pin of shame! get ratioed mirrorcatz u loser

@Well_hello_there_ 2 ай бұрын

Why would you take the time to write such a comment? So cringe. 😆

@stereomann83 2 ай бұрын

@@YasmineCollectsDon't worry about what other's think just because someone doesn't know one thing about something does not mean you can't learn & enjoy doing what you love. I'm still learning new things everyday no one can know everything even if it's something I'm into like stereo's PC's or whatever it may be.

@humidbeing 2 ай бұрын

No one made you watch this. If you didn't like it, click stop and move on. I highly doubt you'd make this comment on a guy's channel. We all have to start somewhere. LGR's early videos were shot with an ancient VHS-C camcorder and looked/sounded horrible. I highly doubt a 'grifter' would know about partitions and dual booting.

@BedStuyGuy1043 2 ай бұрын

Hi Yasmine, Glad to see you so happy on this find. I believe this model was released in 1995. By chance I googled the model and I got response on the newegg website listing a bunch of details on that baby. I have experience in IT for about 30 years working for corp/shops. I used to service these in various models in 1997. I recall replacing a ton of modems and hardrives on these. That "motor" is the cpu fan. Also, look closely at the power supply label, it might have date of manf. If you need help with more info feel free to contact me. Al from Ocala.