#DELL XPS M1210 WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#

The Windows XP installation on this machine had problems besides,В Microsoft was no longer providing updates (for security or otherwise) on WinXP. These RAM and CPU limits suggested, in turn, that this machine would not warrant an investment in a solid state drive (SSD).

Likewise, RAM expansions were limited, given only one RAM slot and the 32-bit access limit of less than 4GB without PAE. Brief inquiries had indicated that the CPU could not be significantly upgraded in any event, and that even a moderate upgrade might run into heat issues. In other words, this was an old, slow, feature-limited laptop. Ports: USB 1.0, Secure Digital (SD), Ethernet, FirewireДЇor perspective, PassmarkвЂ™s CPU Mark benchmark gave that Core Duo processor a score of 799, whileВ the score for my desktopвЂ™s Intel Core i7-4790 CPU was 10021. Hard Drive: originally 80GB, upgraded to 256GB Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition (32-bit) According to information from DellвЂ™s product support webpage, PCWorld,В and a current system information report, the configuration of this laptop was as follows:Д¬PU: Intel Core Duo T2400В (1.83 GHz, 32-bit) Some parts of this story benefit from the fact that I had to make multiple attempts before itВ worked as desired.Д¬hoosing and Installing Software via SynapticДЄ friend had aВ Dell XPS M1210 laptop. The installation effort was not always simple and straightforward.

#DELL XPS M1210 WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#

This post describes the steps I took to install and configure Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce on an old Dell laptop.

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