I've restored a few of these and still have 3 sitting in my workshop. I completely repainted one, painted the keyboard and mouse to match, and it ended up pretty good. Anytime you can prevent something from becoming another piece of E-Waste it's a good thing.
I am still using this computer and I am very happy with it. Of course, I had to replace several electrolytic capacitors, both on the motherboard and the power supply, upgrade the cpu to the maximum allowed (E6700), ram to the maximum allowed (4GB), and of course ssd. The result was a computer that is running cool, silent, and quite fast. For those interested, there is an affordable (10 Euros) add-on card (by HP) that gives DVI output, and you can connect it to any HDMI monitor or TV.
That's very cool. But I have older version of this pc model, it's HP DC5100. Mas support Ram only 3.12GB although it has 4 slot and im already put a 6 gb ram to it and it not working well haha. But Im so happy to use it as my office pc :D
@@MRNVCDIY Unfortunately My HP DC5100 doesnt have a pci-e slot :( it was very old model. And it still have Pentium 4 3.00GHz run on it. BTW love your restoration video :D
These core 2 duo machines still run surprisingly well with a modern OS. They also just refuse to die. You can swap parts in and out all day long and it just keeps going.
Actually, this is not a Core2Duo, it is an older dual core Pentium E5700, but you are right. I've scrap built a couple of rigs with Core2Duos, loaded them with RAM to their limit and added a 25,00 euros SSD each. Also bought a 5,50 euros Windows 10 pro license and gave them to some fellows that I new could not afford to buy new ones, and to this day they are still thanking me. They work like a charm as long as you don't expect to play Fortnite at ultra settings lol.
@@johnphilippatos Exactly. For office work, these are set, especially when hooked up to a lower-resolution display. Cleaning, thermal paste, an SSD, and even putting in a cheap USB WiFi adapter can really bring these machines back to life.
@@johnphilippatos I have one and it came with a core 2 duo e6400. I think that the video one is the DC7600. The DC 7700 don't have the floppy disk unit.
@@joshuaanri1556 If you put the playback of the video at one quarter speed, at precisely 8:14, you will see that the CPU is an Intel Pentium E5700, not a Core2Duo. But I guess that these machines would come out in many different compositions. Or perhaps someone may have already changed the CPU. Everything is possible.
You can get the top notch core 2 duos very cheap,like the e8500 or so with more than 3.3 GHz all the time, not only when the tdp allows it. I think those were also capabl of running with quad cores.
What this lacks on production values you more than make up for it with a very thorough job and I think the video is better for it. This is the exact kind of videos I want to see when I’m stressed. Subscribed.
i had one of these i used with a few added nics with pfsense on an ssd which made a great little router and firewall....liked it so much i bought a later quad core version to use as an ubuntu nas for a while....these are great lil workhorses for sure!!!
Don't do it. The website is in violation of Microsoft's TOU and TOA by acquiring a license key / agreement and selling keys for cheap. Once they find out that this is happening, your key will be invalidated. I see this all the time; it's going to screw you over eventually.
My friend, you made a really good work, but it should be better to upgrade it with 4 or 8 gb of DDR2 rams that doesn't cost a lot and a better supported cpu. You should also tried the lightweight modded versions of Windows 10 (light or ultralight version), without lots of features that are overweight the pc performance.
@@moforetro3612 it is also other hardware which makes it possible I also have a 32 bit pc with 6gb but its not all the 32 bit supported intel made its possible or its a feature
Just fixed the same PC, was so slow it cannot run any software. I ended up changing the processor from a Celeron G1820 to a dual 2 core duo, added 4gb ram and an SSD disc. Now it runs pretty nice to be honest.
This one is a LOT more than ten years old. I have one with the P4 3.0GHz HT CPU, it is from 2005-2006. HP changed the case design so a ten year old computer (in 2022) looks a LOT different. I ran Xubuntu on mine until they quit supporting 32 bit CPUs, I haven't turned it on in a couple of years but I would have to guess that even Windows 7 would be a problem on it.
As you correctly guessed, this is a mid 2000s machine, 2007 judging from the optical drive date, so it's 16 yr old now, soon to be 17, and 15 when this video was shot. A decade old HP model would be for instance an Elite 8300 from the 3rd gen i3/i5/i7 era. I have 3 of them in my storage space, real bargains if you know where to get them.
Max out the ram, higher ssd and get highest possible processor compatible. While you're at it, a low profile videocard and blueray burner should make that thing fly.
Actually on most of these older computers, "upgrading" to windows 10 is a downgrade; W10 takes more resources than previous OS's so i it would be performing way worse, the right install would be A) the final version of the original OS (in this case Windows XP), B) In case of doubt install windows 7 C) just install Linux Mint or Lubuntu.
@@Rainbow__cookie Many of these old computers still run DDR2 memory, and that means usually being limited to max 8GB of ram (if you are lucky enough to find 4Gb sticks and your mobo is only two dimm slots, which is usually the case if you are buying prebuilds for lowcost pc solutions like this video), so even if you ad an SSD, due to low cache on the CPU and many other optimization problems found on W8, 10 and 11, installing any of those OS's (or certain linux distros) will make any hardware upgrade you make pointless, i've ran socket 775 mobos, with Xeon's X5460 thanks to bios modding overclocked at 4.2ghz and more, with 8GB of ram and installing anything newer than W7, or newer ubuntu like distros just smashes all performance, you wont even be able to watch 720p videos at 30fps without major hiccups or "lag", the solution is just not going past W7, or if you use linux sticking to light distros like Linux Mint, Lubuntu, or Manjaro with KDE plasma.
@@Rainbow__cookie I had a similar old pc maxed out with 8gb ram on Windows10. It is really not that great but if you revert back to Windows 7 it makes a big difference. Win10 is a memory hog!!!!
i have 8 pcs of same model, out of these only one's power supply is not working ... great job i will also try windows 10 light version on any of them ....
Processen med kølepastaen til CPU-køleren, springs der lidt let henover - kølepastaen dækker ikke hele fladen på CPU´en. Der kan opstå problemer, i form af at CPU´er bliver for varm på grund af manglende køling!
Overall great work,it looks almost like new,but i'd replace that hard drive with an SSD. Windows 10 is painfully slow on mechanical drives. I have a lot of these at my work and i'm the one that maintains or fixes them,it's a real pain waiting for those drives to load something
I had one of these a few years ago. I didn't like it that much. The power supply was specific to these. You couldn't just drop any power supply in there. And you could only use half height GPUs.
@@MRNVCDIY The key may be legitimate, but this website is absolutely violating Microsoft's TOU and TOA. You tried to activate Windows 10 likely using a Retail/OEM installation and that's why the key didn't work. This is because it's a VLK. I'm not saying you did anything wrong. The website is - not you.
@@MRNVCDIY Don't buy anything from that website. They are violating Microsoft's TOA and TOU. Buy legitimately from Microsoft. The keys that this website hands out will get invalidated, and you'll be left feeling cheated.
I bought HP and it didn't work. I took it back and exchanged it for another, and it died the next day. I took it back and got an IBM PS/2 and it was the best computer I ever owned. I take it all back. It wasn't HP, it was Packard Bell. Now I remember - other people had issues with Packard Bell, too.
Suprise ! I dont think 20 yrs old pc can run a 5 yrs old os. The beep at the start is a beep of ram issues or hdd maybe. For the windows 11 upgrade, if you want to you can update the hdd to ssd with the 2.5 ver or a nvme converter. The CD drive can also be a place for u to add a additional hdd.
Since he didn't upgrade the RAM to 4 Gigs (which is quite a mistake if you are to revive this old horse), 32bit OS run better with lower RAM. 64bit OS is ideal, but it will be too slow on 2Gigs only. That said, if you want to keep using it, 4GB and Win 10Pro x64 is a must.
Жаль, что hp не сделала поддержку q6600, а только поддержку 2 ядерных процессоров. В таких старых компьютерах надо разбирать блоки питания и чистить их и проверять конденсаторы.
Upgrade to core2duo e6700 or q6600 and put 4 GB DDR2 and it runs like a hell for Windows 10. Also put a GT 630 or 710 LP and you can run alot of good old game's 2004-2012 in High settings.
e-series or that exact model of E5700 is still capable as of this days im still using that model of desktop pc w/ 8gig of ram and still very useful, you should have used a older model like the pentium D of that small form factor desktop
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I've restored a few of these and still have 3 sitting in my workshop. I completely repainted one, painted the keyboard and mouse to match, and it ended up pretty good. Anytime you can prevent something from becoming another piece of E-Waste it's a good thing.
Yea.
I am still using this computer and I am very happy with it. Of course, I had to replace several electrolytic capacitors, both on the motherboard and the power supply, upgrade the cpu to the maximum allowed (E6700), ram to the maximum allowed (4GB), and of course ssd. The result was a computer that is running cool, silent, and quite fast. For those interested, there is an affordable (10 Euros) add-on card (by HP) that gives DVI output, and you can connect it to any HDMI monitor or TV.
I bought a vga card to upgrade but it didn't arrive in time
That's very cool. But I have older version of this pc model, it's HP DC5100. Mas support Ram only 3.12GB although it has 4 slot and im already put a 6 gb ram to it and it not working well haha. But Im so happy to use it as my office pc :D
@@MRNVCDIY Unfortunately My HP DC5100 doesnt have a pci-e slot :( it was very old model. And it still have Pentium 4 3.00GHz run on it. BTW love your restoration video :D
@@FakhriCox you need to install 64 bit operating system
@@FakhriCox в настройках администрирования постам память в ручную , и конечно же 64 бит должно быть .
These core 2 duo machines still run surprisingly well with a modern OS. They also just refuse to die. You can swap parts in and out all day long and it just keeps going.
Actually, this is not a Core2Duo, it is an older dual core Pentium E5700, but you are right. I've scrap built a couple of rigs with Core2Duos, loaded them with RAM to their limit and added a 25,00 euros SSD each. Also bought a 5,50 euros Windows 10 pro license and gave them to some fellows that I new could not afford to buy new ones, and to this day they are still thanking me. They work like a charm as long as you don't expect to play Fortnite at ultra settings lol.
@@johnphilippatos Exactly. For office work, these are set, especially when hooked up to a lower-resolution display. Cleaning, thermal paste, an SSD, and even putting in a cheap USB WiFi adapter can really bring these machines back to life.
@@johnphilippatos I have one and it came with a core 2 duo e6400. I think that the video one is the DC7600. The DC 7700 don't have the floppy disk unit.
@@joshuaanri1556 If you put the playback of the video at one quarter speed, at precisely 8:14, you will see that the CPU is an Intel Pentium E5700, not a Core2Duo. But I guess that these machines would come out in many different compositions. Or perhaps someone may have already changed the CPU. Everything is possible.
You can get the top notch core 2 duos very cheap,like the e8500 or so with more than 3.3 GHz all the time, not only when the tdp allows it. I think those were also capabl of running with quad cores.
In many countries these kind of PC are STILL the government standard for schools, administrative and medical use
Yes
that's what causes waits 😂
Unfortunately Yes. I can confirm , here in Italy It is
God thx my school pc is win 7 but yea is still use a "made in china" PSU so sometime i get electrocuted by the case... just.. everytime 🗿🗿
Old optiplex too
used to work on these daily at work .. fleet of several hundred to be maintained ...remember moving them from WinXPpro to Win7 Business
That was a great restoration, keep up the good work!!
What this lacks on production values you more than make up for it with a very thorough job and I think the video is better for it. This is the exact kind of videos I want to see when I’m stressed. Subscribed.
i had one of these i used with a few added nics with pfsense on an ssd which made a great little router and firewall....liked it so much i bought a later quad core version to use as an ubuntu nas for a while....these are great lil workhorses for sure!!!
Glad I'm not the only one who does this.
Parabéns pela manutenção! O gabinete HP ficou parecendo novo. Muito bom!
cức bò cức thối việt cộng vc giặc ác
wow all the time and effort you put into this! respect!
Amazing Restoration 👍👍
I used to have the smallest version of this computer and it was my main machine for quite some time.
that came out very good well done i used to have 2 of those but since i have got rid of them scrap
Gorgeous work , tremendous attention to detail.
Nostalgia has been fixed
Nice job. Better to use the common eraser on RAM contacts, works like a charm
Good job! I loved watching this!
nice video, i will buy 1 key window 10, thanks share video
Don't do it. The website is in violation of Microsoft's TOU and TOA by acquiring a license key / agreement and selling keys for cheap. Once they find out that this is happening, your key will be invalidated. I see this all the time; it's going to screw you over eventually.
Very good job!! It's a miracle windows 10 running with only 2GB of RAM lolol
My friend, you made a really good work, but it should be better to upgrade it with 4 or 8 gb of DDR2 rams that doesn't cost a lot and a better supported cpu. You should also tried the lightweight modded versions of Windows 10 (light or ultralight version), without lots of features that are overweight the pc performance.
This PC is 32 bit architecture so it can only support maximum ram UpTo 4GB and it supports ddr3 ram.
@@awaisaliofficial2259 I'm watching this video on exactly the same machine with 8GB of ram installed running windows 10 x64 bit.
@@moforetro3612 it is also other hardware which makes it possible
I also have a 32 bit pc with 6gb but its not all the 32 bit supported intel made its possible or its a feature
Fantastic machine, even today.
Interesting, the old disk was not compatible?
Good work.
Just fixed the same PC, was so slow it cannot run any software. I ended up changing the processor from a Celeron G1820 to a dual 2 core duo, added 4gb ram and an SSD disc. Now it runs pretty nice to be honest.
I have the same model pc mine is fully functioning and currently it's used for my work gotta love the floppy thoe it helps. :)
Nicely done! Very meticulous work! 👍👍
Beautiful detail your part in computer , good luck, guys
A very good video. The last computer that I built. was an HP. Eventhough, it it a core i5, the insides look the same @
Solo dire ...10/10 😌👌
Another fine video, sir!
Thank you for the activation key i did work on my old samsung notebook n145 plus with 2gb of ram and intel atom processor.
Great restoration vid
Great restoration, next time however replace thermal paste on south bridge chipset..
Okay
Great job!
This one is a LOT more than ten years old. I have one with the P4 3.0GHz HT CPU, it is from 2005-2006. HP changed the case design so a ten year old computer (in 2022) looks a LOT different. I ran Xubuntu on mine until they quit supporting 32 bit CPUs, I haven't turned it on in a couple of years but I would have to guess that even Windows 7 would be a problem on it.
As you correctly guessed, this is a mid 2000s machine, 2007 judging from the optical drive date, so it's 16 yr old now, soon to be 17, and 15 when this video was shot. A decade old HP model would be for instance an Elite 8300 from the 3rd gen i3/i5/i7 era. I have 3 of them in my storage space, real bargains if you know where to get them.
Awesome job! Thumbs way up!
Max out the ram, higher ssd and get highest possible processor compatible.
While you're at it, a low profile videocard and blueray burner should make that thing fly.
How much ram does it supports?
Congratulations!!!!
Te felicito desde chile tienes una virtud y paciencia
Actually on most of these older computers, "upgrading" to windows 10 is a downgrade; W10 takes more resources than previous OS's so i it would be performing way worse, the right install would be A) the final version of the original OS (in this case Windows XP), B) In case of doubt install windows 7 C) just install Linux Mint or Lubuntu.
Get more ram and a ssd then it will be alot better
@@Rainbow__cookie Many of these old computers still run DDR2 memory, and that means usually being limited to max 8GB of ram (if you are lucky enough to find 4Gb sticks and your mobo is only two dimm slots, which is usually the case if you are buying prebuilds for lowcost pc solutions like this video), so even if you ad an SSD, due to low cache on the CPU and many other optimization problems found on W8, 10 and 11, installing any of those OS's (or certain linux distros) will make any hardware upgrade you make pointless, i've ran socket 775 mobos, with Xeon's X5460 thanks to bios modding overclocked at 4.2ghz and more, with 8GB of ram and installing anything newer than W7, or newer ubuntu like distros just smashes all performance, you wont even be able to watch 720p videos at 30fps without major hiccups or "lag", the solution is just not going past W7, or if you use linux sticking to light distros like Linux Mint, Lubuntu, or Manjaro with KDE plasma.
he should upgrade to windows 7
@@Rainbow__cookie I had a similar old pc maxed out with 8gb ram on Windows10. It is really not that great but if you revert back to Windows 7 it makes a big difference. Win10 is a memory hog!!!!
Windows 10 is a Bloat of Crap Piece of Cunk!
i have 8 pcs of same model, out of these only one's power supply is not working ...
great job
i will also try windows 10 light version on any of them ....
The dusting part of the motherboard with the brushade me sneeze lol
Fun fact:
This same model was my first ever pc I owned :D
È appassionante vedere le cose che riprendono vita mi è piaciuto molto bravo
Did u really use gasoline to clean everything?
I had one of these computers with Windows XP would play Sims 3 on it so laggy but loved it
This desktop was also used by some schools in Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida.
Yes.
Esse computador me traz muita nostalgia.
Eu usava para conversar com minha namorada que hoje é minha esposa.
Processen med kølepastaen til CPU-køleren, springs der lidt let henover - kølepastaen dækker ikke hele fladen på CPU´en. Der kan opstå problemer, i form af at CPU´er bliver for varm på grund af manglende køling!
Overall great work,it looks almost like new,but i'd replace that hard drive with an SSD. Windows 10 is painfully slow on mechanical drives. I have a lot of these at my work and i'm the one that maintains or fixes them,it's a real pain waiting for those drives to load something
Watching full my video. i replaced hdd with ssd near the end of the video
@@MRNVCDIY Yeah,i commented too early,my bad
I will never use any modern os again.
@@MRNVCDIY Better to use Win7 as Win 10 is a memory hog.
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7:28 The electrolyte in the capacitor is leaking and it is recommended to replace it.
Wow
U can see the burn mark
A 10'board with sata drives
Which one?
@@mspinelli6520 Burn? Where?
I had one of these a few years ago. I didn't like it that much. The power supply was specific to these. You couldn't just drop any power supply in there. And you could only use half height GPUs.
The site acquired a volume license to Windows 10 and is selling it as individual licenses. Once Microsoft catches wind, they'll invalidate the key.
Oh no, key very good from Microsoft
@@MRNVCDIY The key may be legitimate, but this website is absolutely violating Microsoft's TOU and TOA. You tried to activate Windows 10 likely using a Retail/OEM installation and that's why the key didn't work. This is because it's a VLK. I'm not saying you did anything wrong. The website is - not you.
I active very good. Next video i will buy window 11. I will upgrade for my old laptop
@@MRNVCDIY Don't buy anything from that website. They are violating Microsoft's TOA and TOU. Buy legitimately from Microsoft. The keys that this website hands out will get invalidated, and you'll be left feeling cheated.
@@Anawashaw да , без наклейки , это не лицензия .
Покупка все равно что KMS .
Ssd + pci-x vga card low profile its still running very well
I bought HP and it didn't work. I took it back and exchanged it for another, and it died the next day. I took it back and got an IBM PS/2 and it was the best computer I ever owned. I take it all back. It wasn't HP, it was Packard Bell. Now I remember - other people had issues with Packard Bell, too.
Io lo uso ancora oggi, core 2 duo E6400, 8GB RAM, nvidia gt 710 2gb gddr5, ssd. Va ancora una bomba
Thanks for your sharing
Use an Android OS as an option instead. Upgrade the memory and use a 500 GB solid state drive as those options.
Suprise ! I dont think 20 yrs old pc can run a 5 yrs old os. The beep at the start is a beep of ram issues or hdd maybe. For the windows 11 upgrade, if you want to you can update the hdd to ssd with the 2.5 ver or a nvme converter. The CD drive can also be a place for u to add a additional hdd.
nice video i have the same pc and i still run it with vm for media center and hyperspin for arcade gaming
1: why 2 gb ram?(you can make 4 gb ram)
2: why old monitor?
3: why x32 bit os? (the prossesor is x64)
Since he didn't upgrade the RAM to 4 Gigs (which is quite a mistake if you are to revive this old horse), 32bit OS run better with lower RAM. 64bit OS is ideal, but it will be too slow on 2Gigs only. That said, if you want to keep using it, 4GB and Win 10Pro x64 is a must.
Good job!
It would be a good idea to change capacitors in those PSUs. I had the same PC and needed to replace them as it stopped working.
Thanks
amazing job
i wish i could have this computer again, (it was my first computer) to mod it an have it as a capture pc
what a great video!
This old computer running windows 10 better than my new windows 10 laptop. Shit...
Good job👍👍👍👍👍
I recommend use intel core 2 quad q6600 or q9000 series
Жаль, что hp не сделала поддержку q6600, а только поддержку 2 ядерных процессоров.
В таких старых компьютерах надо разбирать блоки питания и чистить их и проверять конденсаторы.
I learn evrything in litlle computer hp compaq dc ,gta sa ,conter strike ,gta vc ,ps eveything ,study he can do all
Good job!)
naa that pc booting faster than my 5000 gaming pc
Excellent!
Wow interesting videos nice 😁👍
it would be possible to change the swollen capacitor and the fans could be disassembled and cleaned
У меня есть HP Compaq Evo D310 Desktop. это вообще ностальгия. Отправить вам?, сможете реставрировать? (пожалуйста?)
I have the dc7700p which has a core 2 duo and runs win10 and 11 perfectly
Что бы компьютер не выдавал ошибку и заработал - надо его покрасить!
Передернуть надо .😁
iv got d same one. you can get driver updates from drivermax etc.. or avg tuneup.. avg driver etc... ;-)
Just can say wow amazing... :)
the monitor makes me miss the old monitor that has been sold by my dad 😢
Que beleza1! muito lindo!!!
bonjour tu te sert de quoi comme produit pour nettoyer les composants électronique merci a toi
было б прикольно когда в старые такие вот корпуса вставляли новую начинку...
Я запах старого пк через экран почувствовал
Upgrade to core2duo e6700 or q6600 and put 4 GB DDR2 and it runs like a hell for Windows 10. Also put a GT 630 or 710 LP and you can run alot of good old game's 2004-2012 in High settings.
Que tarjetas gráficas son compatibles con esa PC?
I would upgrade that CD drive over to a DVD drive.
Puf una bestia
Esta mejor que .mi laptop del 2015
please make another video on how it performs after ssd upgrade
The company I worked for, still has this computers running Win 7 today 😆
Чего-то памяти RAM пожадничал? Надо было хотя бы 4gB поставить
e-series or that exact model of E5700 is still capable as of this days im still using that model of desktop pc w/ 8gig of ram and still very useful, you should have used a older model like the pentium D of that small form factor desktop
За все время увидел первый раз как ключ вводят лецензионный =)
Pentium 2 .. Nice 👌
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Amaazzingg !! :-)
min 7:30, la placa madre tiene 2 capacitores inflados, la computadora se va a reiniciar sola cada tanto si no se cambian :(
I still watch even literally have same age laptop and know it's run
I like this kind of videos
how much ram did you installed in it bro