oldgreywolf
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I have Acquired an IBM Aptiva 2137-E74 PC Complete Setup & Monitor 1997/8 any advice on this model would be appreciated.
thanks Chuck, nothing for me to play with then.Specs here
Not particularly interesting.
I will look at the thermal paste/lube situation with the fan if I can get near it with a screw driver! the boss likes it the way it is and it works fine for her, (End of!) maybeOnly advice is upgrade the soundcard. That crystal soundcard , way it was implemented is pretty bad for dos gaming. The built in ATI Rage isnt too bad for the era, just dont go beyond Win98se with it. Also replace any thermal paste and lube the fan bearing if there is a fan installed.
Hi, when you say a USB card can you explain further please...If those printers are Parallel port, yes. If they're USB you will likely need a USB card.
both the printers use USB so I will look for a USB card, I am running win 95 and considering installing win 98,I have similar model Aptiva. I installed Win2K and OS/2 Warp 4 and Linux. Just because. It looks like you have a couple of USB ports on the back. But those are probably only USB 1. The printers, if USB, may like USB 2.0 better. If so, you can install a USB expansion card to add USB 2.0 ports. It may not matter though. Try the USB ports you have - if your printers are using USB. If they are using parallel then you should be able to use the LPT1 port on the back of the computer.
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What version of Win95?both the printers use USB so I will look for a USB card, I am running win 95 and considering installing win 98,