Unlike last time, the computer booted straight out of the box, although of course the computer was loaded up with crapware that had to be promptly uninstalled. Of course not everything was peaches and cream:
- It was very difficult to get my PCI graphics card in, due to the rather packed case.
- Again, the case was clearly not meant for much tinkering. The HD cage could only hold 2 drives, and it was very difficult to take it out. You had to remove it, otherwise the edge of the case made it impossible to get another HD in. This took a little tinkering to figure out, and was quite frustrating.
- I had a blank list when I pulled up the Device Manager, which is never a good sign. Fortunately, the fix worked even though the message implied that it didn’t. My Device Manager now shows my devices.
- I had to take ownership of my old user files, but eventually I was able to. On the downside, I am unable to get the new computer to recognize my USB external HD, but on the upside, I can just pull them directly from the old HD since apparently the HD is not the part that caused the old computer to completely die. I want to eventually fix the USB issue of course, but for now it’s not a big deal.