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I recently acquired a dell xps T800r loaded with win98SE.
No docs (got this almost free).
Can anyone help with a few questions:
a) no label on power supply that is visible except the ink
Foxconn QC 08-b. Anyone know the wattage of this so I don't have
to remove it to see if the remaining side has a label?
b) any place I can get manual for this machine. Dell uses
javascript, which I don't, so if I do use it can I d/l this from
dell?
c) which bios upgrade is best for this machine? from my reading
drives over 127GB are not supported by any bios upgrade.
machine has one open pci slot. rest are taken by network card,
video, modem & sound.
for maximum data portability and transferability as well as easy
backups would it be better to:
a) add a usb 2.0 port-will the card, generally speaking,require
install win98 disks, which I presently do not have.
b) after researching the dell site it appears the upper limit on
hds is 127GB. Instead of a, would it be better to ad a controller
card to extend that limit and install hard drive caddys for easy
swapping of hard drives?
a seems to offer alot for newer machines, but will mean I can only
use with usb machines.
b would seem to offer more interchange possiblities but means that
any new computer the case would have to come off first. I'm going
to be doing some travelling so may be using internet cafes; that's
one consideration. Actually, not sure I'd want to hook up any
drive to a net cafe machine, so maybe I should consider dvd-rw for
data transferability, except that the cd-rw I use are so flaky, I
can't imagine the dvds would be any better.
also a, I have read, is problematical with many data backup
programs that have not fully developed their usb capabilities.
which option is cheaper/easier a or b?
Sorry if this post is somewhat disorganized, I pooped right now.
thanks for any helpful ideas.
I recently acquired a dell xps T800r loaded with win98SE.
No docs (got this almost free).
Can anyone help with a few questions:
a) no label on power supply that is visible except the ink
Foxconn QC 08-b. Anyone know the wattage of this so I don't have
to remove it to see if the remaining side has a label?
b) any place I can get manual for this machine. Dell uses
javascript, which I don't, so if I do use it can I d/l this from
dell?
c) which bios upgrade is best for this machine? from my reading
drives over 127GB are not supported by any bios upgrade.
machine has one open pci slot. rest are taken by network card,
video, modem & sound.
for maximum data portability and transferability as well as easy
backups would it be better to:
a) add a usb 2.0 port-will the card, generally speaking,require
install win98 disks, which I presently do not have.
b) after researching the dell site it appears the upper limit on
hds is 127GB. Instead of a, would it be better to ad a controller
card to extend that limit and install hard drive caddys for easy
swapping of hard drives?
a seems to offer alot for newer machines, but will mean I can only
use with usb machines.
b would seem to offer more interchange possiblities but means that
any new computer the case would have to come off first. I'm going
to be doing some travelling so may be using internet cafes; that's
one consideration. Actually, not sure I'd want to hook up any
drive to a net cafe machine, so maybe I should consider dvd-rw for
data transferability, except that the cd-rw I use are so flaky, I
can't imagine the dvds would be any better.
also a, I have read, is problematical with many data backup
programs that have not fully developed their usb capabilities.
which option is cheaper/easier a or b?
Sorry if this post is somewhat disorganized, I pooped right now.
thanks for any helpful ideas.