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Almost Everything You Need to Know About Your Packard
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Ray's Packard Bell Computer
Many of you may be wondering what my computer is. I bought a Packard
Bell Platinum I (with the PB 640 motherboard) back in May 1996.
My original system configuration -
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Motherboard #FOD640PT
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133 MHz Pentium, in type 7 socket.
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Original 16 MB ram
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1.2 GB Maxtor hard drive (model 71336A)
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4x CD-ROM drive Matshita (CR-581)
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Zero L2 cache
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1MB of video memory
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Packard Bell 2020 color monitor
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28.8 Modem sound card
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Packard Bell 2020 Color monitor
Ray's Packard Bell Platinum I
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As you can see I have the Pizza Tower case, I find this case to be the
simplest Packard Bell case to work in. The top just slides off and
you can run the computer with the case off. It is also nice because
the computer sits upright at all times while performing upgrades.
Any computer eventually gets outdated and upgrades are necessary to
avoid buying a new computer. Even though I was told by many that
Packard Bells were not upgradable, I set out to prove them wrong and my
web site is a catalog of my achievements.
Upgrades to my system - (in the
order the upgrades were performed)
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Canon BJC - 210 Color Bubble Jet Printer
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I added L2 cache (256kb Pipeline burst)
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1MB of Video Memory that I upgraded to 2MB
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Upgraded RAM to 48 MB
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Gravis PC PRO Joystick - I got for Christmas
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100 MB PP Iomega Zip Drive
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3.5 Gig Maxtor hard drive set as master with one 3.5Gig FAT 32 partition
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PowerLeap adapter with a 233MHz MMX Intel processor.
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Evergreen MxPro 200 MHz upgrade
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UMAX Astra 300P
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Stealth II S220 4 MB Video Card
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Upgraded RAM to 64 MB
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Color Quick Cam
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Upgrade the BIOS with Mr. BIOS
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Then a 300 Mhz K6-2 which I am now overclocking to 333 MHz
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512 KB L2 cache
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Cable modem and NIC (Network Interface card)
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HP 8210i CD-RW
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Network in a BOX
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RIO Mp3 Player
If you want to know more about the PB 640 motherboard, visit my PB
640 motherboard page. It has detailed info on some of the upgrades
I have performed. My Upgrade Section
also has lots of valuable information for those of you who want information
about upgrading.
Who knows what I will be upgrading next. You will just have to
come back to my site and visit every few months to see. You can also
sign up for my newsletter
that way you will be notified of important changes to my web site.
I will be sure to write reviews or articles on my upgrade experiences as
time permits.
Remember I am just one of many who have upgraded their Packard Bell
computer, I have a whole section devoted to Upgrade
Stories. You can read about what others have done to their systems
or you can add your own story to my web site for all to read.
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