{"id":33,"date":"2009-01-05T13:34:32","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T19:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reallyuseit.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2010-06-17T09:25:13","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T15:25:13","slug":"resurrecting-a-pentium-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reallyuseit.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Resurrecting a Pentium 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have an old Windows XP Pentium 4 computer sitting around that is slow and no one wants to use it? Bring it back to life! Here’s what I did to breathe some life into an P4 2.0Ghz HP Pavilion with 512MB RAM. It’s about $150 and is not for the faint of heart, but if you really want to make the computer usable again and are on a limited budget it just might be the ticket.<\/p>\n

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  1. Upgrade the RAM to the maximum (This Pavilion’s max was 1GB, check Crucial.com for your systems specs): http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141437<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Install a SATA PCI card (I used an Adaptec 1210SA I had laying around):
    \n    http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102062<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. **Boot and install the SATA card driver**\u00a0 (VERY IMPORTANT)<\/li>\n
  4. On a separate computer make an image of the existing IDE hard drive: (This thing rocks)
    \n     http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161002<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. You’ll probably need an SATA power adapter. You’ll definitely need an SATA cable.<\/li>\n
  6. Restore image to a new SATA hard drive: (The Pavilion had a 60GB drive)
    \n     http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148231<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Remove the IDE hard drive and install the new SATA drive. Boot it up!<\/li>\n
  8. WOW<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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