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Convert An Old PC Into A Gaming System Ever wanted to relive those games you played as a kid. I am here to help you live that dream. This Tutorial will take 2-3 hours I used the following for this: HP Kayak Workstation PII @ 400 MHZ Hercules GameSurround Fortissmo II Standard PS/2 Keybord/Mouse 10 GB Hard drive Sony 40x CD-R Drive ATI Radeon 9200 SE PCI 256 MB DIMM RAM TATUNG 17' Monitor Software Used: CD Burner XP MS-DOS 7.10 Install CD (From Syschat) 5 CD-R Discs STEP 1: Download and burn the MS-DOS 7.10 Install Disc from Our Community STEP 2: Burn A CD Containing All Your Favorite Games From Yesteryear A Great Place To Start is Home Of The Underdogs If you are an old consoles fan be sure and check out Zophar's Domain For Win/DOS based Emulators STEP 3: Make A CD For Any Drivers For Your Hardware Make Sure They Are Compatible With MS-DOS For Drivers Visit Driver Guide STEP 4: Power Down your PC & Insert The MS-DOS 7 Disc STEP 5: Install MS-DOS 7 And Any Drivers For Your Hardware STEP 6: Install any Programs/Games You Compiled On Your Disc STEP 7 (Optional): Run A ScanDisk & Defrag to Ensure Optimal System Performance You Now Have A Custom made PC Dedicated To Preserving The Classics Of Yesterday. I did this initially as a project to give me a retrogaming system. So I thought I'd pass this knowledge onto all you wonderful "Geeks" as they call us on TechTV. Thanks for trying out my tutorial Daniel DaVinci Old Games Junkie/Desktop Designer |
Convert an old PC into a gaming system This can be possible with a old toshiba 420 CDT? |
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unless you install buzzsaw, get an external hardrive and install new ram into your pc |
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