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Originally Posted by Por_sha911 View Post
Thanks for the input!

This a VERY OLD machine - Running Vista. I am trying to keep it going because there is software on there I can't run in newer machines. I don't use it for anything that would involve finances, credit cards, personal data...

Obviously, there are no updates available and I kept it up to date until MS a Dell (there is a special place in Hades for Dell customer service) stopped. I hesitate to reinstall all software for the concern if something goes bad along the way I am out in the cold.

I have no idea if the machine has an ATX motherboard but if someone can tell me where to look I'll check with software or hardware.
Guaranteed it is ATX or a sub of it if you are running Vista.

I would leave it on and just set the drive(s) and monitors to sleep and avoid the heat cyclces on the old board.
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