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Dimension 3100c, USB Device (not present) in BIOS
Hope someone can help. Trying to install Windows 10 (currently XP) on this 2005 PC.
Downloaded Windows 10 Installation Tool on to USB.
BIOS (Dell System DC051) shows 1. USB Device (not present)
Thank you
speedstep
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March 25th, 2020 03:00
Dimension 3100c is too old and DOES NOT meet Bare Minimum system requirements.
It also DOES NOT HAVE F12 usb booting.
Models from 2006 and newer with Pentium D 915 to 960 or newer work with 10. Older models do not support NX or LAHF SAHF CMPXCHG instructions and therefore will not run windows 8.1 or 10.
Ubuntu would work on this model as would puppy linux 5 etc if you have at least 2 gigs of ram. 4gigs is preferred.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.8/lupulibre-528.005-1.iso
http://distro.ibiblio.org/ubuntu/18.04.4/ubuntu-18.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso
savvy2
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March 25th, 2020 04:00
sell it , buy a dell 9020MT and use that. spend money on things that have a future and this PC has no value now.
zero.
ieee488
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March 25th, 2020 07:00
I wouldn't say it has no value.
It has value if Linux can be installed and can run on it. Linux is a much more secure OS than Windows.
I mostly use Linux these days.
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savvy2
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March 25th, 2020 08:00
trying to install Windows 10 (currently XP).
They said that and did not ask about linux at all.
it IS no good for w10.
ieee488
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March 25th, 2020 08:00
I know what they wrote. I can read.
I am simply offering him/her an alternative that he may not have considered before.
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