[TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:51:23 -0500
I agree, Ed.
I'm on my 6th step up from my first 10mhz 286 not counting the earlier RS
Color Computer - TRS80. Iv'e had several parallel units along the way. Three
486s at once, three 450mhz pentiums. Right now I have a 2.4G P4, 2.1G p4,
and 2 450mhz Pentiums networked. The P4 2.1G that I bought a year and a half
ago for $1200 can now be had for about $500.
I have found that I have done no upgrades on the ones I've bought in the
past 7 or 8 years except for adding what was needed to network them and more
memory.
I tried replacing a mother board once as an upgrade from Tiger. That fiasco
cost me enough money to buy two or three new computers, and I never did get
a satisfactory board. Finally Tiger's tech dep't wouldn't even answer my
calls.
Computers were really the first expensive and completely expendable
electronic items built.
Russ Hoyt
Hoyt's TV
Exeter, NH
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From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:34 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
> You guys are only heading for the "Final"
> Take it from someone that has been there.
> When Computers were $1500 to $2000 it was reasonable to try to upgrade.
>
> With your own Monitor, you now buy a complete system at $500. (2.4Gig)
> 40 Gig Hard Drive. Operating System installed.
>
> Latest Technology. My advice...if time is Money...go to a Reliable Box
> Store, buy a System. After 2 years...Technology will have changed again,
> and it will be obsolete.
>
> I don't work for Dell or Emachine. But as far as Computers. going the
> way of Calculators, VCR's,..Upgrades are not a "frugal" alternative
> these days.
>
> -Ed-
>
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
>
> Hi Jorge-Today I loaded XP on the 6630 and it had ALL of the system
> drivers.WOW !It's slow so I will try 128 mb of PC100.Will this computer
> accept 133 MHz ram ? Regards,Pete
> Jorge Camboni <geo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi again, Peter.
> I have just installed XP on a 330mhz PII and it runs great.
> I believe that machine comes with only 64MB ram, which is not enough
> even for W98.... You should add at least 128MB, better 256MB (PC100 or
> PC133).
> If you do not want to install XP you can use W98SE but you will have to
> download
> all the drivers for the 6630 from the HP site. Sometimes those
> modems'firmware
> don't put up very well with XP... but nowadays you can buy a pctel based
> modem
> for as low as 10 bucks... you can buy 256MB pc133 at zipzoomfly.com for
> as low
> as 70 bucks..
> That's what I should do, but it if you get the original CD and decide to
>
> restore the
> former system, increasing RAM amount a little be won't do any harm..
> you have a great day
> Jorge
>
> At 01:52 p.m. 09/03/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the assist Jorge.Will XP run on this machine? maybe upgrade
> >memory? If I can be of any help,I've been a board level tech for 40
> >Yrs.Regards,Peter
> >Jorge Camboni wrote:Hi Pete, in a casual search for
> >info and utilities for the Pavillion 6630 I
> >found
> >this page:
> >
> >http://www.computergripes.com/HP.Pavilion.6630.html
> >
> >It might be useful to you.
> >Most of the times, recover CDs are 101% worthless...
> >Maybe a fresh XP install - ntfs format can do much better..
> >good luck
> >Jorge
> >
> >At 09:54 p.m. 08/03/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > >need Pavilion 6630 recovery disk to reinstall system onboard
> > >utilities.Have stuff to
> trade..................................Regards,Pete
> > >
> > >Neal Electronics 1901 E Wm. Cannon,Austin,Tx Suite A295
> tel.5126635051
> > >Fax.5124438808
> > >
> > >
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