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[[Image:2007-02-18 hypertwins network neighborhood.png|right]][[category:recordkeeping]]We have too many computers – looked at one way; in other ways, we don't have enough.
[[Image:2007-02-18 hypertwins network neighborhood.png|right]][[category:recordkeeping]]We have too many computers – looked at one way; in other ways, we don't have enough.
See also: [[MAC addresses]]
See also: [[MAC addresses]]
==In Service==
This is a brief record of the specs of the various machines we use.
===Beaker===
* '''OS''': [[htyp:Windows 98|Windows 98]]
* '''sysbd''': [http://www.shuttle.eu/_archive/older/en/ak11_pr.htm Shuttle AK11] v3.2
* '''RAM''': 768 MB (1.5 GB max) - 3 x 168-Pin PC100/PC133 SDRAM
* '''CPU''': AMD Duron 1 GHz
Harena's Windows-addiction machine, now used only for Eudora and games


Basically decommissioned as of March 2014; Eudora has been moved to FakeBeaker (Win98SE running in VirtualBox on [[Bunsen]]). Beaker is still the only machine currently capable of sharing a printer on Samba, but the Brother is now plugged into Bunsen anyway. I can't remember what the status of Linux-based sharing was; possibly the planned OS update to Bunsen will fix zeroconf.
These pages are a record of the specs of the various machines we use or might be called on to troubleshoot for family.
===Bunsen 3===
* [[/active]]
see [[Bunsen]]
* [[/retired]]
 
* [[/offsite]]
===Floyd===
Harena's laptop
====2 (FloydPepper)====
* '''Hardware''': [[htyp:Thinkpad|Thinkpad]] [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:R32 R32]
* '''CPU''': "Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 - M CPU 1.80GHz" at 1.2 GHz
** '''bogomips''': 2399.92
* '''HD''':
** sector access velocity: 2,304,443 / burst: 38,650,085 / sustained: 60,408,977
** SpinRite says HD is misconfigured in BIOS, but BIOS actually has no HD config feature that I can find...
* '''RAM''': 1.25 GB --
** 2 GB DDR SODIMM 266 MHz 200-pin
** 256 MB PC2100S-25300 266 MHz DDR
** 2012-01-31: ordering [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145068 this], which has the right number of pins
*** '''success''' -- making a note here...
*** Newegg order #101016069
** 2012-01-24: ordered [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178282 this], which seems a more likely match
*** Newegg order #117223556
*** oops -- that was desktop memory...
** 2012-01-08: ordered [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147089 this] -- but socket does not fit
*** Newegg order #149425238
 
====1====
* '''Hardware''': [[htyp:Thinkpad|Thinkpad]] A30-2652-DU1
* '''RAM''': 514992 kB (PC133 SDRAM, max 1GB)
* '''CPU''': "Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile CPU 1133MHz" at 730 MHz
** '''bogomips''': 1465.47
* '''HD''':
** '''sector access velocity''': 1,837,214; 1,846,122
** '''burst xfer rate''': 48,953,918; 48,753,275
** '''sustained xfer rate''': 41,764,732; 40,364,575
* '''OS''': Kubuntu <s>7.10</s> <s>8.04</s> 9.something
* '''Links''': [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=/product.do?template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo&brandind=10&familyind=50328&machineind=89068&modelind=94491&partnumberind=0&subcategoryind=0&doctypeind=100&doccategoryind=0&operatingsystemind=52305&validate=true Lenovo] [[:File:92p1902.pdf|manual]]
 
===Gonzo===
[[File:Gonzo the Great.jpg|thumb|Gonzo the Great]]
====3====
Purchased sysbd, CPU, RAM on 2011-08-13
* '''OS''': <s>Ubuntu 11.10</s> <s>Linux Mint 5</s> currently trying to get to Xubuntu 11.10
* '''CPU''': Intel Core i3 - dual core - 3.1 GHz Socket 1155
** but system will see it as quad-core due to hyperthreading
* '''Sysbd''': [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dh61be.html Intel DH61BEB3]
** [http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-board-dh61be-interactive-layout-demo-video.html this diagram] has the audio inputs wrong:
*** M (pink) is mic in
*** L (green) is out
*** K (blue) is presumably line in, though I have not tested this
* '''RAM''': 4GB (2x2)
* '''HD''': <s>640 GB main drive</s> 500 GB main drive, 2TB <s>external</s> backup
 
====2====
Died an untimely death -- kept rebooting. Seemed unfixable.
* '''OS''': <s>Kubuntu 8.04 9.04 9.10</s> Ubuntu 11.04
* '''sysbd''': [[htyp:P4M900-M7FE|Biostar P4M900-M7FE]] v7.0 [[wikipedia:Socket 775|Socket 775]] ([[:Image:2008-11-01 TigerDirect packing slip.detail.jpg|invoice]])
** Supposedly uses a [http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=37&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=144 RealTek ALC662] for sound, but lspci detects "VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio Controller (rev 10)"
* '''CPU''': dual-core Intel Pentium D "3.20GHz" but actually running at 2.1 GHz - ??
* '''RAM''': 3,050,268 kb
* '''HD''': <s>2 x 500 GB</s> 640 GB main drive, 2TB external backup
 
===GuySmiley===
This was a computer we found in someone's front yard on trash day, presumably sitting out for the bulky item pick up (you put bulky items out on trash day and they pick them up the day after). It had been rained on a little so I wasn't expecting anything much, but when I fired it up it seemed to be a perfectly good WinXP system... with a lot of spyware, which I killed using ClamAV, and Symantec malware, which I killed using RegEdit.
* '''Model''': Dell OptiPlex GX300 - service tag GPYL201 - express service code 36398261089 - [http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx300/en/ug/specs.htm specs]
* '''CPU''': Pentium III, 927 MHz
* '''Memory''': 512 MB (1 GB max, but memory type is not clear -- RDRAM, RIMM)
** [http://www.pricewatch.com/gallery/system_memory/brand,rambus this] may be what is needed
* '''Video''': nVidia GeForce <s>256</s> 6200
** The 256 card developed some kind of minor electrical glitch which caused horizontal banding, so we replaced it
 
'''2009-12-29''' Refuses to acknowledge USB keyboard or mouse running through KVM switch. Maybe it's a switch-compatibility issue, or maybe it's just too old to handle USB devices through the BIOS.
 
===Rizzo===
[[File:100 6576.JPG|thumb|Rizzo in his nest]]
{{:Rizzo}}
 
===Scooter===
Woozle's Sony Vaio laptop
* '''OS''': <s>Kubuntu 8.10</s> Ubuntu 9.10
** ran Kubuntu ok up through v8.04, but 8.10 was very sluggish so had to downgrade to Ubuntu
* '''CPU''': ~600 Mhz
* '''RAM''': 256 MB (max)
 
===Strangepork===
====Strangepork II====
* '''origin''': Ebay
* '''OS''': Windows 7 (came with)
* '''model''': HP G60-535DX
* Same fix as below worked here too.
====Strangepork I====
* '''origin''': JERS
* '''OS''': dual-boot Win7-64bit (Home Prem OA - came with) and Linux Mint
** known on the LAN as Winpork when running Windows
* '''model''': HP G60-530US
* '''serial #''': 2CE934FN7H
* '''part #''': VM084UA#ABA
* '''Product Key''': HYRC6-BKMFT-R9KDT-B4J23-6CVJB
* [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-desktop/cant-change-my-wallpaper-settings-ie-stretch/891bddb0-9e97-4976-87c1-7a19ae4dc86c This fix] worked.
 
==Off-Site Family Computers==
===Anna Nikola===
* '''OS''': WinXP, I think
* '''Model''': [http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=77564&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us&submit=Go%20%BB HP Pavilion 511n]
* '''CPU''': Intel Celeron 1300 MHz
* '''RAM''': 256 MB
* '''HD''':
 
Not sure if she's using this anymore; she got a Mac sometime over the summer of 2009.
==Brainwiped==
===Vincent 1.2===
* '''OS''': [[htyp:Win98|Win98]]
* '''Sysbd''': [[htyp:Asus A7N266-VM|Asus A7N266-VM]] (1 GB RAM max)
* '''CPU''': AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+, 1529.384 MHz
* '''RAM''': <s>743172 kB</s> 992 MB
* '''History''':
** '''2009-02-20''' Replaced power supply; traded 256 MB memory module for another 512 MB from NewEgg
** '''2009-02-22''' Updated BIOS from v1004/AA to v1008 beta; re-ran Windows setup to get it working again
** '''2009-??''' I *think* this stopped being happy with Windows, so I gave it to Harena to become [[#Bunsen]]. This would have happened shortly after we found [[#GuySmiley]].
Woozle's Windows-addiction machine; used for [[htyp:CoolEdit Pro|CoolEdit Pro]], PaintShop Pro
==Retired==
===Animal===
* '''RAM''': 0.5 GB (509400 kB)
* '''CPU''': Pentium III 731.594 MHz, ~384 MB RAM, ~40 GB HD
* '''OS''': <s>[[htyp:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] 6.10</s> Kubuntu 9.04
This is officially <s>Zander's</s> [[Josh]]'s machine (Zander now has Bert)
===Bert 1===
* Old Rizzo-[[#Vincent 1.1|Vincent1.1]], with refurb HD and Ubuntu <s>8.10</s> 9.04
* Zander's machine
* '''CPU''': Intel P4 1.5 GHz
* '''RAM''': {{frac|1|2}} GB as of 2012-03-20
** uses 133 MHz [[wikipedia:DDR SDRAM|SDRAM]] DIMM
** max 1.5 GB
* '''HD''': 152 GB
===Bunsen 1.1===
* '''Sysbd''': [http://www.soyo.com/product/search/1/SY-K7VME/228 Soyo K7VME]
* '''OS''': <s>Fedora Core 6</s> Kubuntu 8.04
* '''RAM''': 1/2 GB (483064 kB)
* '''CPU''': 1.6 GHz AMD Sempron(tm) 2400+ (1664.574 MHz)
 
Developed problems in 1/2 of RAM, and wouldn't boot Kubuntu 9.10 liveCD even after RAM was fixed; set up new Bunsen on former-Gonzo, then installed Bunsen's original main HD and copied user files over.
===Cookie===
''Renamed to '''Animal''', presumably when I wiped it and installed Kubuntu 9.04''
===Ernie===
Benjamin's desktop
* '''Was''': Gonzo 1
* '''Sysbd''': [[htyp:Asus A7N266-VM|ASUS A7N266-VM]]
* '''CPU''': AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+, 1529.384 MHz
* '''RAM''': 1026456 kB (1 GB max)
===Gonzo I===
* '''OS''': Kubuntu 7.10
* '''Sysbd''': [http://www.mikeshardware.com/reviews/review_a7n266-vm/review_a7n266-vm_review.html ASUS A7N266-VM] (1 GB RAM max)
* '''CPU''': AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+, 1529.384 MHz
* '''RAM''': 743172 kB
Was woozle's main desktop; replaced by Gonzo 2. Hardware became Bunsen 2.
===Josh's machine===
Not on the network; very outdated Pentium-something running Windows 98.
===Melorr===
* '''OS''': [[htyp:Windows XP|Windows XP]] (not by ''our'' choice...)
Mel's laptop -- currently out on a mission
===Mokey===
* [[htyp:Windows 98|Windows 98]]
Currently in retirement; needs new power supply. Slated to become Benjamin's PC (though at this rate it will be obsolete before we find a place to set it up).
===Vincent 1.1===
* '''CPU''': "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz" at 1495.302 MHz
* '''Specs''': Compaq Presario 5320US ([http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?product=93212&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&tool=softwareCategory&docname=c00009492 HP] [http://www.amazon.com/Compaq-Presario-Desktop-1-5-GHz-Pentium/dp/B00005QDWC Amazon])
* '''RAM''': 512kb
* '''HD''': 55.8 GB primary, also a ~20 GB secondary ("Nymineteen")
* '''OS''': [[htyp:Windows 98|Windows 98]]
 
Sysboard became "Bert" (Z&B's machine) after refurb HD was added; the 55 & 20 GB drives were moved to Vincent 1.2
==Deceased==
===Vincent 1.0===
* '''Sysbd''': [http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=u8668+d Biostar U8668] (2 GB RAM max)
* '''CPU''': Intel x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4, whatever that is
* '''RAM''': 1022 MB RAM (1 GB)
 
Sysbd died suddenly; see Log below.
==Log==
==Log==
* '''2016-11-07''' There has been a distinct lack of logging of any of the many computer changes which have taken place since 2011.
* '''2011-10-??''' Current Gonzo died; got new sysbd, CPU, RAM.
* '''2011-10-??''' Current Gonzo died; got new sysbd, CPU, RAM.
* '''2010?''' Turned Bunsen into Ernie. Gave Harena current Gonzo. New hardware for Woozle. (At least, I ''think'' that's what happened.)
* '''2010?''' Turned Bunsen into Ernie. Gave Harena current Gonzo. New hardware for Woozle. (At least, I ''think'' that's what happened.)

Revision as of 01:55, 8 November 2016

2007-02-18 hypertwins network neighborhood.png

We have too many computers – looked at one way; in other ways, we don't have enough.

See also: MAC addresses

These pages are a record of the specs of the various machines we use or might be called on to troubleshoot for family.

Log

  • 2016-11-07 There has been a distinct lack of logging of any of the many computer changes which have taken place since 2011.
  • 2011-10-?? Current Gonzo died; got new sysbd, CPU, RAM.
  • 2010? Turned Bunsen into Ernie. Gave Harena current Gonzo. New hardware for Woozle. (At least, I think that's what happened.)
  • 2009-11-04 Set up new 500 GB HD on former Gonzo 1.1 (which wasn't really being used) with Kubuntu 9.10; became new Bunsen. Old Bunsen not in use. Moved Bunsen 1.1's main HD over to copy files from.
  • 2009-02-03 Moved Vincent's HDs over to Gonzo I; video and most system drivers seem to work.
  • 2009-01-19 Gonzo I got replaced by Gonzo II over the summer
  • 2008-01-02 Vincent got fried by a dying power supply; it turns out Rizzo's only problem was an electrically-problematic HD, so old Rizzo is now taking Vincent's place. All it took was finding Win98 drivers for the video and onboard ethernet.