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Plankowner
Posts: 9153
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: Back in operation
Had the main PC in the shop. After talking with my repair guy we thought that some hardware was getting old and "tired".
They ran full diagnostics on the machine and everything passed but we still needed to find out why I was still crashing and freezing. After talking it over and some research we decided that the cheapest fix to try for now would be to up the amount of RAM from 1 to 4 Gigs and then do a complete reinstall of the OS, Linux Mint 18.1, 64 bit MATE version.
Then I download all the current fixes and upgrades to take care of any hardware gremlins that there may be hanging around after they did a virus scan and purge.
The upshot, this this thing is quick and after a few hours of testing it still is not having any issues with its old problems. So far, so good.
Next possible things I could do, for laughs, is to upgrade the processor and video card if I wanted, but for now that doesn't seem necessary.
Still have a few more things to down load and or install before I am back to work on updates for PigBoats.COM.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2490
Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Hope it keeps working for you,
Ron |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3660
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Way to go
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Admin
Posts: 2294
Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Not likely... |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9153
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Back in operation
I sure do... what are you interested in? |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2667
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Ok Ric, it's time to get rid of that Commodore 64k...You milked that thing long enough!
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Plankowner
Posts: 9153
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Never had one of those but I started with and IBM PCjr. Had to program it in Basic before I got a few game and program cartridges. Fun games. Wish I still had some of those. Had to hook it to a TV for use. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3660
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Back in operation
Gosh Dang It, I was thinking just the other day while watching a Royals game, been to Tiger Stadium, been to Yankee Stadium, been to Comiskey Park, what do they have in common? Now I'm reminded of old PC's.......then I walked by a mirror, and looked at something truly scary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk-l8Gm0MY
Edited by GaryKC 2017-05-16 3:05 PM
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