HP Pavilion a744x
made in November 2004 for Windows XP Home Edition.
Pentium 4 515 2.93 GHz CPU
upgraded to Pentium 4 550 3.4 GHz
Memory Installed 512 MB (2 x 256)
upgraded to 4GB (4 x 1GB)
Video Integrated, no AGP slot, no PCIe
upgraded to PCI GeForce 8400 GS
Replaced Windows XP Home Edition
with Ubuntu 14.04LTS
PNY nVidia GeForce 8400 GS 512MB PCI graphics card
Internet connectivity is accomplished via a TRENDnet 54Mbps Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter TEW-424UB. When I first used it on a Windows XP Professional machine it would only work after the drivers were installed. Today when I plug it in to Ubuntu computers the system automatically installs generic drivers and utilizes the adapter on boot.
After many changes in configuration and installation of nVidia's own Linux drivers I finally abandoned the use of this expansion card. Possibly because of the PCI format instead of AGP or PCIe configurations each attempt to install the card resulted in a blank screen on bootup. Eventually I installed Ubuntu 15.04 to see if the newest version of the operating system might work. It did not. I removed the graphics card and configured the system to use the Intel® i915G Integrated Graphics and keep the Ubuntu 15.04 installation.
The CPU I ordered from eBay was supposed to be a Pentium 4 3.4GHz but when it arrived it was stamped with two identifying marks. The 1st showed the 3.4GHz information but the 2nd mark, stamped sideways, identified the chip as 3.2GHz. Software in the computer BIOS confirmed the lower speed. I emailed the seller and told them of the discrepancy as the item not being as listed (I also told them I'll still keep it) and they refunded 100% of the money I paid. This CPU ran hot and I finally re-installed the original 2.93GHz Pentium.
Internet connectivity is accomplished via a TRENDnet 54Mbps Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter TEW-424UB. When I first used it on a Windows XP Professional machine it would only work after the drivers were installed. Today when I plug it in to Ubuntu computers the system automatically installs generic drivers and utilizes the adapter on boot.
The system is now Ubuntu 14.04LTS stable and reliable.
ACER
Another rescue is a 2003 Acer Pentium4 2.6GHz
ACER
Another rescue is a 2003 Acer Pentium4 2.6GHz
AcerPower SV
Processor Intel® Pentium®4 processor 2.59GHz
Memory (2) 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM
Video NVIDIA G8 (512MB GeForce 8400GS PCI)
Audio Intel® ICH4 Controller, Integrated AC´97 Audio Codec
Storage 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive
52X maximum variable-speed CD-RW
40GB and 80GB Hard Disk Drives
Power Supply 200W power supply (110/220V switchable
Wireless Linksys WMP110 PCI
Operating System
Ubuntu 15.10 Wiley Werewolf
Linux 4.2.0-14-generic (i686)
Processor Intel® Pentium®4 processor 2.59GHz
Memory (2) 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM
Video NVIDIA G8 (512MB GeForce 8400GS PCI)
Audio Intel® ICH4 Controller, Integrated AC´97 Audio Codec
Storage 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive
52X maximum variable-speed CD-RW
40GB and 80GB Hard Disk Drives
Power Supply 200W power supply (110/220V switchable
Wireless Linksys WMP110 PCI
Operating System
Ubuntu 15.10 Wiley Werewolf
Linux 4.2.0-14-generic (i686)