derSammlerRestore in progress.
This little #Compaq #Armada 1500c just got a 4 GB PATA SSD (yes, a real SSD) and will be a perfect DOS/Win9x machine.
While having the keyboard removed for some light cleaning, I thought why not upgrade the RAM. It now has 128 MB - which means I can disable the swap file in Windows 95 to prolong the life of the SSD. 🙂
Klaus FrankDid this thing sell with the PATA SSD or did you swap that one in?
If it sold with one and it is still working than that is quite impressive.
@agowa338 no, I added that myself.
Nazo@derSammler I didn't even know they made 2.5" IDE SSDs. Interesting.
@nazokiyoubinbou They existed for a very long time. This one's over 20 years old. I have an even older one with 64 MB (yes - MB, not GB).
In my A1200, I have a 32 GB one made by Transcent. I think you can even still buy those (but they are expensive).
@derSammler 64MB? Geez. At that point I'd rather go with a CF card + adapter or something.
Andreas (82MHz)@derSammler
Nice! What are the specs of the machine?
Nice! What are the specs of the machine?
@82mhz Celeron 400 MHz, 32 MB RAM, ESS 1869 sound card, 800x600 TFT screen.
@derSammler Perfect 95/98 machine 😊
@82mhz Very true. And that was the fastest recovery I ever experienced so far. Booted from the CD, entered the serial number and 15 minutes later, the whole system was installed with all drivers and nothing else to do.
@derSammler Impressive, that's almost the speed of 98 quickinstall :) I guess with the SSD this thing is super snappy.
I have a compaq evo 410 (I think) with a 1.1GHz PIII.... it has a problem with the keyboard and the fan runs almost continuously, which is annoying. But maybe I should dig this out again and have another look. Could be fun.
I have a compaq evo 410 (I think) with a 1.1GHz PIII.... it has a problem with the keyboard and the fan runs almost continuously, which is annoying. But maybe I should dig this out again and have another look. Could be fun.
Boris Kretzinger@derSammler Very nice, I have two of those Armada 1500 series as well and like to use them for DOS and Win98 gaming. Great little machines. Cheers!
aaron@derSammler Since you mentioned using an SSD: is there any chance for using TRIM in a Win 9x environment?
@aaronk6 Not that I know of. The SSD I used is a 20+ year old "SiliconDrive II" for industrial use. Back in those days, these SSDs had direct support for FAT16/32 and were able to monitor which blocks were used and which ones were free, so they should not need TRIM.