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elihim · 11-06-2006, 05:17 PM

Hey everyone i have an Ibm M Pro found it outside kinda lucky there was no hard drive, cd, floppy, mem, agp card it only had the power supply and mobo and 1 processor. I added 40gb hd, cd drive for now, 512 mb of ram, another p2 processor, built the cd case and side panel out of plexi <a href="http://www.computerforum.com/?=glass">glass</a>, and a ati mach 64 agp card this is my second build actually but there are some switches 1 to 8 what is this for my first build didnt have these switches on them could someone tell me what they are for

**The_Other_One** · 11-06-2006, 05:20 PM

I can't tell you for sure what they are for, but many times they have a lot of functions. For example, the first 3 might be for the multiplier, bus speed, and other features like that. I know my newer IBM has a few dip switches on it. If you look around the case or on the motherboard, it's usally printed somewhere.

elihim · 11-06-2006, 05:24 PM

how do u add attachments

pdc76 · 11-07-2006, 02:48 AM

my father had an old computer like that. there are different combinations of on and off (or 1 and 2) you set depending on what cpu(s) you are using.

elihim · 11-07-2006, 09:46 AM

thanks figured it out already this is it by the way

11-06-2006, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
elihim New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 11	Newb ques Hey everyone i have an Ibm M Pro found it outside kinda lucky there was no hard drive, cd, floppy, mem, agp card it only had the power supply and mobo and 1 processor. I added 40gb hd, cd drive for now, 512 mb of ram, another p2 processor, built the cd case and side panel out of plexi <a href="http://www.computerforum.com/?=glass">glass</a>, and a ati mach 64 agp card this is my second build actually but there are some switches 1 to 8 what is this for my first build didnt have these switches on them could someone tell me what they are for

11-06-2006, 05:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,362	I can't tell you for sure what they are for, but many times they have a lot of functions. For example, the first 3 might be for the multiplier, bus speed, and other features like that. I know my newer IBM has a few dip switches on it. If you look around the case or on the motherboard, it's usally printed somewhere. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

11-07-2006, 02:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
pdc76 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 757	my father had an old computer like that. there are different combinations of on and off (or 1 and 2) you set depending on what cpu(s) you are using. __________________ Intel QX9650 w/ Ultra-120 Exreme / Evga nForce 780i SLI 4Gb (2x2Gb) Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15 2 nVidia 8800GTX SLI / 22" Asus Wide LCD, 19" KDS CRT SB X-FI X-tremegamer FATAL1TY Edition w/ 64Mb X-Ram 2 Sata II 320Gb Raid 0 array, 2 Sata 110Gb Raid 0 array Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray & HD-DVD w/ Lightscribe / Floppy Antec Quattro 1000W Modular PSU / Lian-Li PC-65B case Dual Boot Vista Home Premium SP1, XP Professional SP2

11-07-2006, 09:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
elihim New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 11	thanks figured it out already this is it by the way Attached Images Last edited by elihim; 11-07-2006 at 10:18 AM.

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