Optiplex 380 Transformation?

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I received a Dell optiplex 380 from an auction and am planning on using it to turn it into a well working modern PC. When I got it, it had the password on a note card for the Windows XP professional account. I lost the card later and now I'm stuck with a locked PC that has barely any CPU power and around 2 gb of RAM... I looked up how to get in without the password and nothing worked. I didn't try the Linux USB drive thing tho. I want to know if I can buy an SSD(put Windows on it after taking the HDD out) that will be compatible with it. I read that you need to update the bios but I don't know how to do this... Also will new ram be compatible with the old CPU....
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PC in question:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/servicetag/1qwsgq1/configuration

224-7554 : OptiPlex 380 Minitower Base St andard PSU
310-9444 : No Quick Reference Guide,Dell OptiPlex
310-9505 : Chassis intrusion switch, Dell OptiPlex Minitower
313-8647 : 16X DVD+/-RW and 16X DVD,Data Only,Dell OptiPlex 780 Minitow er
313-9156 : OptiPlex 380 Minitower Standar d Power Supply
313-9164 : Internal Chassis Speaker Optio n,Dell OptiPlex 380
317-3258 : OptiPlex 380, Core 2 Duo E7500 with VT/2.93GHz,3M,1066FSB
317-5561 : 4GB,Non-ECC,1333MHz DDR3,1X4GB ,Dell OptiPlex 380 and 780
320-3704 : No Monitor Selected, Dell Opti Plex
320-7407 : Integrated Video,GMA 4500,Dell OptiPlex 760/980
330-1186 : Shipping Material for System Smith Minitower,Dell OptiPlex
330-1710 : Documentation,English,Dell OptiPlex
330-1711 : Power Cord,125V,2M,C13,Dell OptiPlex

Sorry for the unorganized specs...I copied it from Dell support website...
 
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It's weird that the Dell support says 4 gb ram but when I checked on the PC it said like 2. It's probable the previous owner changed it like he changed it to windows XP pro.
 
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Because the pc is locked with a password, we can't help. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2317968/read-passwords-lock-codes-pin-numbers.html

I will add though that the only way to turn a 10 year old pc into a modern pc is to buy a new pc. I still have my c2d rig running but beyond lower end/old games or basic tasks, you won't get much out of it. I hope you didn't spend more than $50 on that, because $50 could have gotten a c2q version.
 
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