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Hi MartyBuntu. Thanks for the reply. You know, it was a challenge, I won't lie, to replace those capacitors. What got me the most was that one side of the breadboard brought the positive, with a very...

I'm downloading Xubuntu right now. I'll give that a try. Thanks for the links. I'll mark this thread as being solved.

Old_Printer

@oldfred -- Thanks! I'm now using Metacity and everything is working smoothly.

So, what is it about Ubuntu's 14.04 GUI that won't work on a powerful IBM like this one? This computer has always...

I once attempted, at my best, to repair my beloved Gateway monitor. I paid about $700 for it back in 2006. By 2012 the capacitors were crowning. I bought a kit and replaced them, but there must have...

The color of the yogurt at the end of this TV commercial, which you can see here on YouTube, reminds me a little bit of the unique color of Ubuntu. :rolleyes:

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I just remembered something else about this NetVista. If I try to watch a YouTube video, it's jerky and won't play smoothly. It does this regardless of what browser I use. Other than that, everything...

Here's what I ended up with, CantankRus. Can you tell by this if the computer is compatible with this version of Ubuntu?



Old_Printer

@kurt18947 Cool! I took a look at the link. My printer isn't listed. Get this, though, I did buy some compatible cartridges about five years ago: blue and red. When the OEM toners finally made their...

@yancek Yes, I know that XP is no longer supported, but it gets me online. I have a half dozen ghost copies to restore the drive in minutes if something happens. O:)

@CantankRus Okay, I tried to...

I installed Ubuntu on my Internet computer, installing it as a dual boot system when the installation failed for Ubuntu to be the only system on the machine. This way I can still get on the Internet,...

@coldraven. I don't know why I called you Raven. I apologize for that. I never, ever do that. I just simply typed what I was thinking, I guess, without looking back. Thanks, coldraven.

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It worked! Thanks for the posts. O:) I found help from both of them.

Old_Printer

I just finished loading Ubunto. I first loaded Windows 7, then Zorin, and now Ubuntu. When I'm in Ubuntu, I can hover my cursor over the hard drive icons in the launch bar and see "Windows" over one...

Hi Raven. Thanks for the reply. Nope, I have to read up on downgrading PDFs with what you suggested. Due to the fact that I used the laser printer to output my taboid job, I didn't have to use my...

I like to share new things that I discover with computers and other electrical devices. Yesterday I performed an emergency toner hack. I don't recommend it to anyone -- especially if you're just...

@Temüjin, I'll look into it possibly overheating. Last night I loaded x64 Ubuntu 15.04 on that machine. It's a x32 machine when you're running Windows. Could this have caused some long-term problems...

Can I jump in here? Just a comment, something I learned. It may not apply, but it may. I work with fonts all the time, and I need a pretty good level of clarity. HDMI from the computer to the monitor...

My ASUS froze and re-froze today. I tried all different configurations with the RAM -- and three different hard drives with existing installs of Ubuntu and Zorin. When each drive was inserted, they...

Thank you for the replies. Bucky Ball, I think I may indeed have a spent stick of RAM. This morning the machine couldn't / wouldn't finish loading the desktop all the way. I had to force a shutdown....

I downloaded the trial version of VMware Workstation 12 Pro this evening. I have it loaded on Ubuntu 15.04 x64. Windows 98SE went on without a problem. ACPI wasn't initiated in the registry right out...

Thanks, QIII. I appreciate the reply -- and the info.

My two sticks that are 2G PC-6400 should give me 4GiB total. I can understand these and they're brand new from last weekend. Those other two...

Okay, I have all 4 sticks installed, and I went by Bucky Ball's configuration: 1 & 3; 2 & 4. Ubuntu shows, in the "About" window, that I have 5.8 GiB. The BIOS shows 6071MB. I think I should have 8...

Thanks for the reply, Bradly_J_Doern. I'll take a look in the BIOS. The labels on the two sticks with the parenthesis 2G (2X2G) are a bit unusual for me. That's why I had to ask. I can post back when...

I have a question about configuring RAM. I have two matching sticks of DDR2 2G PC2-6400 and two matching sticks of DDR2-800 2G (2X2G) PC6400. There are four slots on my ASUS, color coded, of course:...

Thanks for the replies on this. I really appreciate it. I was able to find some brand name sticks, new, not refurbished, 8g each, for $8 for both online today -- free shipping. The seller has almost...