Restoring A Windows 98 Gateway 2000 PC!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Years ago I found this old Gateway G6-300 desktop computer being thrown out. It's finally time to give it some TLC and restore it to its former glory :) #retro #Windows98 #Gateway
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System Specifications:
300MHz Intel Pentium II with MMX
256MB 133MHz SD-Ram
40GB Seagate Hard Disk
4MB Nvidia Riva 128 (Prior to upgrade)
Music Used:
"Jazz Brunch "
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Before watching the video: "Dear god please tell me there's gonna be eucalyptus oil"
lol
Your wish is granted
Don't forget about those methylated spirits.
But no lens cleaner tho :(
Sorry, but Methylated Spirits are the new Eucalyptus Oil in this video. :(
Hear "eucalyptus oil" is just like hearing "Scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level7". You're doing very well :3.
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@@paperbutterflystudios6361 Of course 😂
@@ghostattca1658 oh yeah....... >o
I watch Jerryrigeverything sometimes. xD
Some parts of his videos are Soo satisfying to me!! xD
jerryrigeverything time
Watching a Psivewri video on a 2007 17" MacBook Pro feels like the only proper way to watch a Psivewri video.
Pendleton 115 I have a late 2009 macbook we both have the most dangerous technical equipment ever
I have a 15" 2007 A1226 MacBook, it's very slow nowadays.
chez cake dangerous?
@@Pendleton115 yes our technology is so dangerous that these manufacturers building new computers will have a heart attack if they see our futuristic technological equipment.
Antonino nice
Old computer: breathes
Eucalyptus oil has joined the chat
This is definitely my longest tech video yet! Hope you enjoy it 👌
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Psivewri I’m the first one to reply
And why did you not buy a classic display
One of the best youtubers that doesn't clickbait.
If you are in india....you would have more than a million subs
But good work anyways...carry on and eventually u will be there soon
Psivewri: "i wont retro-bright it because its cloudy today"
also Psivewri: "in the ot sun i began sanding...."
flandz that crap is fake
I said the same thing 😂😂 it was sunny , he just didn’t want to use bleach
@@Danimations2015 Retrobrighting works, though, unless you are talking about something else.
@@davongreen60 Retrobrighting actually doesn't use bleach, it uses high percentage Hydrogen Peroxide in the sun or UV lighting to bleach the yellowing of plastics
@@NotPython i forgot, but i'm pretty sure it wasn't retrobrighting
Psiverwi: *cleans the crap out of out power supplies on old computers*
Me: *goes to Amazon and gets a new power supply*
I mean if the computer was to be turned on a bit I'd replace the power supply I don't trust those old capacitors.
big brain
You can and should really buy ATX to AT power supply adapters and use modern power supply, I have 2 "older machines" a generic beige box Pentium 100 and also a Gateway P2-233. The P100 i dont really care , so if it blows no big deal. The gateway has little use and is in great condition, all caps are good, so i guess gateway did not use the sub standard caps at the time.
If the machine is valuable and you can use a generic supply then it is a smart thing to do
Regards
George
It’s not hard to replace the capacitors
YES!!!!
Eucalyptus Oil Squad where we at?
Team Methylated Spirit
Squad
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work, you do such a great job restoring computers, I love your channel, keep up the amazing work! ❤❤❤
Only just found your channel. Seeing you test with Motocross Madness 2 is wanting me to play again.
take a shot for every time he says “dust”
And debris
And Methylated Spirit
Soren or rust
oh no now i dont have any memory anymore
Or clean
Y is this so relaxing?
And of course... eucalyptus oil!
Ikr why is this so relaxing?
relaxing voice
You could just retrobright the case.
For a tutorial for that you should checkout the tutorial from the 8bit guy
Agreed. IMO painting the case is a mistake. Although he does great work and is sincere I can't fathom the reason for spraying. Just wait for better weather and retrobrite! 😟
before watching this, i thought you would find some bigass spider in there just like hugh jeffreys because, Australia
Man, I love your vids, and I am impressed with your IT skills.
Love to hear the old Microsoft boot up sounds too
Ikr
The Windows 98 startup sound is my favorite.
I would rather wait for a sunny day(s), (and yeah, there were sunny days in this video) to retrobrite the plastics rather than painting them because without a clear spray coat on the plastic, the computer will probably have nasty brown spots after a short time on the spots you touch it the most.
My dad bought one of these in 97 we actually still have it.
Ahh it was so satisfying to see you f u l l y restore this computer!! Awesome job!!!
You: methylated spirits
Me( a guy from the states): 🧚🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️🧝🏼♀️?? 🤨🧐🤔
@@joebidenofficialpotus ohhh, so basically isopropyl alcohol
@@kovyvuri methylated spirits is mostly ethanol with some methanol added so people don't drink it
When you watch a Psivewri video, you know you're learning how to restore things to their former glory.
1:52 Windows 98 startup sound, “The Sims Livin’ Large”.. I’M CRYING 😭
Pisveri plz dont paint ur computers, because it tends to soften up over time and there will be old paint everywhere
You could just soak the white panels in hydrogen peroxide dissolved in water and expose it to the sun, that is UV light, and it would have a white color like from the factory.
12:20 You removed the glossy lamination from it, that's why.
You know you're a geek when videos like this satisfy you haha!
I loved the old defrag tool, being able to see a map of the sectors was great. Now we just get percentage bars... Booo
This guy is like your friendly neighborhood Aussie.
OMG! A Zip drive! Boy that takes me back to when I was at design school - they were the best thing in the world back then, we could finally transport large graphic design projects around. I'd completely forgotten about Zip drives. :) Thanks for a great video.
Where do you store all of your second hand equipment, you have so many? I'm really impressed by your patience with these old machines I am mesmerized each time. I've taken apart a couple of items just for the sake of it but I really don't have a clue, so I just end up putting it all back together again. Lol. I would really like to use my old cpu tower (is that right name) as backup storage, is this possible? With increased memory of course!!! (Handover face)
Keep doing what you are doing
Nice Job! Those old Gateways were built like a tank.
That computer was a serious heavy smoker
First
seriously no one cares if you're first
+1
ohhh yeah, computer porn lol ;) JK :)
If he comes to my house to help me with my computer:
Me three
Deploy a dispenser here
Thanks. Keep up the good work :)
Can this Windows 98 PC be installed with Windows XP?
Love your videos man :D
Hi All. Wow a great find, i actually have the model from the year before, G6 233, also with 100meg zip drive and 4meg nvideo Vanta card, usb x 2 and Ensoniq PCI sound card
I also have about @ 205 Gateway OEM install floppies so if you need anything i can check, btw i have 2 space 100 zip disks
The OEM floppy worked 2 times then jammed the metal slide door of a floppy and the disk drive is ruined, i have a generic one in the re but the eject button is different, so i just use a pencil to press the eject button.
The machine has been upgrade to a new internal 5 port usb2 PCI usb card ( get the one with NEC chip as uses stock win98 drives ) - As i had some trouble with lan cards, i use realtek usb ethernet adapter
Win98 mods was only the large usb drive patch , i can see 16g usb cards.
Machine works fine and is actually quiet.
Hard drive is by Compact flash adapter using a 4g card with 2 x 2G partitions, the second partition has cdrom images mainly for games
I do have a 3dfx 1 or 2 card to place, when i get around to it.
A hint on the painting from a panel beater friend, you seen to be spraying to much / heavy coat, while maybe not the best method, i tend to spray side to side with so fast short squirts, it never covers the item in full and takes about 5 or 6 swipes to cover, i was told many light coats is better than a heavy coat, allow about 20 to 30 seconds between each swipe for it to flash off. Try to spray in a corner so you dont get any wind or dust ( or loose paint spray ) , then move it into the sun to bake and dry off. When you mask if you want to keep the serial numbers logos etc, use plain paper or post it notes and cut it to almost the exact shape, then trims is back about 3 to 4 mm all the way around, now position in place, it should cover 99% of all the writing ( seldom does it go all the way to the edge, and now you can tape it down , as the paper protects the text it wont peel it of when you remove the tape.
Regards
George
Honestly if you paint the case, over time the paint might chip or come off, it's better to just do a retro bright job on the plastic its self
hard drive rubber was implemented for noise suppression. not drop protection. I have over 50 of these still in a drawer. These hard drives are remarkably solid work horses. WD were in a huge mess at that year with most of their HDD failing. The ever only ones I have still working is a WD Bigfoot HDD at a measly 4 gigabytes (lost 400mb with CRC issues). but still works fine when the hard drive is limited to no scanning the error area (thankfully it was at the front area furtherest away from the platter.
Ah the good old days.
Get your self a Sous Vide and a large bin, add water + high % hydrogen peroxide just add heat; its less uv light and more heat that whitens bromide plastics; 120-125°f should do it.
Windows 98 appearing as Windows ME is usually caused by a patch. It happened to me after installing the USB mass storage patch.
9:25 I have that same exact one set as my primary hdd in my 2002 which finely runs vista and aero, it has a p4 chip
I don't understand why everyone tries to eliminate yellowing from old computers, I think it's part of their charm :)
painting over the rust and yellowing has not saved this pc... it will continue to both rust and yellow under the paint and worst of all the plastic that was yellow was not just a colour change, the process of yellowing also weakens the plastic meaning it will eventually be a rusty crumbled mess with paint on it. This is not a restoration you just cleaned it and painted it. shame.
The 8-bit guy should be here for retrobrite. and you should be in texas helping the 8-bit guy using eucalyptus oil to help clean his computers.
Excellent video bro! That Windows 98 boot up theme ❤️
You know it’s getting serious when the eucalyptus oil isn’t enough😂😂
Windows ME?, Glass Pebble?, Rubber Feet?, That's one Weird Computer.
Just so you know, masking tape is called masking tape because it's made to mask off areas when painting - that's why it worked so good ;)
Dude! Ever heard of led uv strips?! Painting original pc case is a blasphemy!!!
You are terrible at painting. You spray from left to right. Start spraying before then stop after. Dont spray in one continues spray.
Awesome job! Love seeing these old retro machines revived.
The outside of an anti-static bag is not anti-static. The rubber casing on the hard drive is for vibration dampening.
You can retro bright the computer
Another great video but I do wish you'd attempt to treat the rust rather than painting over it. Less sanding required also. Use vinegar!
Come on dude, we know you drew those things in Paint while waiting for the actual paint to dry 😉
What am I doing with my life. This guy has it all figured out.
It show's like windows me because of the unofficial sp3 installed.
Back then this would’ve been a pretty good computer, now it would be a piece of garbage
I remember using this OS until 2008 when I got a MacBook.
I love that boot up sound reminds me of being a little kid again, my grandmother bought the same gateway pc new I remember everyone being on it using aol and dial up
There is something called retrobrite. It is used to treat yellowed plastics.
pfft.
my pc on win 10 can run south park rally on high at 60fps!
Is this pc from India because it has ramayan 2 video file??
I’m from South Australia and I live super near flinders Uni
Another great video! Happy to see your channel doing well! :)
I always thought these Gateways looked like blown capacitors.
Great man never forgot love old tech stuff ❤
The Pentium II logo on the motherboard looks cool af
Back then I could only dream about having a PC even close to this 😅
I am currently 25 years old and I say this because I am glad that I lived the good old Windows 98 and 95 era, also the Windows XP era.
This video kinda triggered my nostalgia, those old dreams of having a PC like this..
Nowadays, I live happy with a powerful Serioux desktop PC with Ryzen 3 processor.
Dude, in 1998 you were minus 3. Clap clap.
HDD rubber case needed to prevent vibrations, not drops.
Try using baking soda or alcohol for scratch marks
Good thing my computer isn't the worst nowadays 😌
I love how oblivious you are to spray painting.
"how did that pebble get in there" Mate you obviously have no young kids lol. Mine used to put toast in the vcr.
very nice job indeed but chelange you to build a moder gamming setup low budget/afordable gaming setup inside a case from back those years
ps : congrats
1:48 the sounds of my childhood...jumpstart, blue screens of death. Ahh the life. XD
Boomer
Using eucalyptus oil to fix a cracked screen
Where can I deliver you my old computers?
You gotta have a 4:3 monitor man.
Thanks for this great video. Greetings to Australia from Germany. :) ...and all is better with eucalyptuc oil ^^
When dealing with older Windows OS, always first uninstall the graphics drivers, then remove the old graphics card, then install the new one and then install the new card's drivers.
these turn of the century PCs are like tanks
Win98 nightmare. Oh, the memories...
Where are getting all these from?
When you were cleaning those cases try Windex and a magic eraser and watch the magic
There is something satisfying about watching your videos! Well Done!
wow *these games are so much better than gta5*
Where can i get Motocross madness 2 ?
Thank you for this.
Needs more CRT though.
The Need for Speed really brought back fond memories. Thanks for the video mate.
Stop repainting parts! WTH?!!
Damn, I just got a Gateway with a Pentium 4 and a Geforce 4 in it. It is so nice.
Dont spray like that :-(
This video like a breakfast to me. Aaahhh