Quantex upgrade

[Bill]

I have a QP6/P3 450  SM-1X that I am about to make usable for my daughter, replacing a very old Dell notebook that is literally falling apart.
The machine will be for Web surfing and word processing.  She plays  no games and doesn't need a DVD player.

This unit has the BioStar M6TBA ver 1.3 and a 235-250(?) watt PSU., purchased 9/99.  Memory is 200+m.  
I am going to replace the 6g maxtor HD with a 20g WD 7200, 2m cache and install Win98SE.
I upgraded the video card with a Gigabyte/ATI 9200 about a year ago.

Any other recommendations?

I have thought about the PSU but I don't know if the Quantex one is  standard .  
Total budget here is about $200 and I've commited about $70 (including a new mouse and keyboard combo) thus far.

Thanks,

Bill
 

[Carskick]

That computer should be pleanty for word processing and internet. Does she need CD-RW for file storage?

[Bill]

Cars,
She tells me she keeps all her really important stuff on a USB "jump drive".  
So I guess the answer is no.  $30.00 to the good.

I guess I will go ahead with the new HD  and run it awhile to see how it behaves.  

Just before I retired it, I was having to reboot a couple times a day, which may have been simply a need to reinstall the O/S which hadn't been done in several years.  But I was beginnning to wonder about the PSU.

Thanks,
Bill

[Chandler]

It may be best to replace the PSU before it goes and does some damage especially if it was causing reboots.  Quantex used standard ATX PSUs.

[Bill]

Thanks, Chandler.   That is what I needed to know.

Bill

[Carskick]

As far as a RAM upgrade, as long as it's pre WinXP, 256MB of RAM is enough for basic tasks.