Re: [aclug-L] Dell 486s

[Carl D Cravens <raven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Jeff wrote:

> Whoever it was that said, "Don't plan on upgrading those Dells without a
> sledgehammer" wasn't kidding!  If I find who designed these cases, I'll
> ... well, I dunno what I'd do to them.  Here's the story:

Use the sledge on them?

> What ho!  Not only is there ONE IDE channel (and one for the floppy), but

Don't be surprised at that... the dual-IDE controller is a relatively new
thing.  Pick up an old machine, especially pre-PCI, and you're likely to
find a single-IDE, if it has built-in controllers at all.  This being a
pre-CDROM-in-every-machine machine, I'm not surprised at what you found. 

I'm also not surprised that the design of the case is a mess...
mass-market computers used to be built with (apparently)
non-upgradeability in mind.  These companies would rather have you buy a
whole new machine than modify the contents of the box...  they've gotten
much better about this kind of thing recently.

--
Carl (raven@xxxxxxxxxxx)

---
This is the Air Capital Linux Users Group discussion list.  If you
want to unsubscribe, send the word "unsubscribe" to
aclug-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx.  If you want to post to the list, send your
message to aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx.