Thread: Computer cactus?

Originally Posted by sheerluck

I might have an EISA or ISA card kicking around

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

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Gahhhhhh. That means I'll have to climb up in the loft.

It was an old Matrox card, about as long as your arm, from back in the day when a 1MB card gave you stunning graphics. Or a series of big blocks, depending on how you looked at it.

I kept it as there was a whole series of motherboards that retained an ISA slot, and it was useful for testing them.

I have now built a few computers. I`m mainly one ore two generations behind the latest stuff. The power supply has been mentioned and is a good thing to look at. I have had several fail. Mainly because I`m a tight ---- and buy cheaper. But any will fail. Have had one voltage drop out. The one I`m posting from now is a good age about seven years old. Has gone through two power supply's One from age and one from the boss inadvertently leaving the power cord under the corner of the tv cabinet. If your computer has shuffled of it`s mortal coil. If you are not into huge graphic`s as in games new ones can be pretty dam cheap for what you get. Really not worth me getting the bits and putting one together. If you are worried about losing stuff just slave your hard drive on another computer and then get what you want from it.
Cheers Hall