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Restoring an old Windows XP Gericom Laptop

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Hi everyone thank you for 22:45 of your time. in this video I restore, upgrade and mod an old Gericom laptop from a mid 2000s, old laptop but I think is still not for a trash. The Windows XP is running fine and as well Games from Windows XP era.
Games that I play: Half Life, CS 1.6, Quake 3 Arena, Delta Force, Cadillac and Dinosaurs, and Metal Slug 2.
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@shielamaeagravio2012 4 года назад

i like watching your restoration vids, very calming :D

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you :D

@bubblewrapgaming5846 4 года назад

Yep it is your right

@number1salesman-1997 3 года назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew mypal is a modern browser that still supports windows xp, you should give it a try

@fcjarld2909 3 года назад

me too

@KevinChristianTheUpright 4 года назад

Watching almost every video from this channel give me courageous to put ssd and upgrade the ram of my intel celeron laptop, and bring disc caddy to it also. I enjoy the process even i broke the track pad ribbon cable 😂 You're my inspiration, dude 👍

@elfedorausado 4 года назад

You are not alone there

@DanChainsawman 4 года назад

once you go it the first time, You realize just how easy it is to do. You'll be buried in a pile of busted laptops in no time at all. :P

@elfedorausado 4 года назад

@@DanChainsawman I've fixed a few, but never to the point of total dismemberment 😂

@T00muchF00Dchannel 4 года назад

I listen to your voice so I can go to sleep

@mdfarhanahmad9084 4 года назад

Honest comment

@T00muchF00Dchannel 4 года назад

It’s a joke but I’m glad people loved it 😂

@Bojang_Bugami32 4 года назад

ha una bella voce che merita di essere riconosciuta in tutto il mondo

@Nebulous_. 4 года назад

Just open any book and stare at it

@ryzenx-no1bl 4 года назад

@@Bojang_Bugami32 veramente ahahah😃

@gundamwang 4 года назад

Man, this laptop is GORGEOUS now. Also, I could listen to your voice all day :D I wish I was your friend!

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you bro :D by the way I'm your friend, why not :D

@lactobacillusprime 4 года назад

Very nice that you managed to repair the Windows XP laptop and upgrade it. Love this old type of hardware and still making it useful. :)

@Sveto8 4 года назад

I admire you putting so much effort into this old hardware that everyone else would throw (including myself)...

@brunoburnout3856 4 года назад

Thank you for your videos. Watching what you did with laptops, I have recently upgraded 2 Toshiba Satellite l300. I replaced the damaged screen, changed the hard drive to ssd, upgraded the ram to its maximum, cleaned the whole laptop from bottom to top, changed the thermal paste and finally changed the OS to Ubuntu Bionic beaver. Since there were no major scratches, I didn't have to repaint it. It all works fine and faster than ever. Without your videos, I wouldn't have tried and would have put the laptop to trash. So thanks to you, two laptops have been saved and I'm currently writing this comment from one of them. Have a nice day.

@elfedorausado 4 года назад

I love these stories

@whysoserious8841 4 года назад

I wish I was your neighbor 😂😂

@nerrow9848 4 года назад

lol

@PhysiologyShark 4 года назад

_BRUH_

@mousecursor6521 3 года назад

I literally have a dell latitude d630 so yeah I would give it to him.

@dictionarsis 4 года назад

When others RU-vidr upload everyday, You only once a week. Because you need to hard work for one video. Very very respectful.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you bro :D

@dictionarsis 4 года назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew your welcome

@h.b.5577 4 года назад

Awesome video as usual, lovely to see older hardware such as this laptop refurbished and used again.

@PolosRavros 4 года назад

I really love your videos about old laptops and their reanimations! :D

@techit6943 4 года назад

I do appreciate with your job, keep doing restoration clips. Very impressive!!!

@mehdikhadem2576 3 года назад

Good job! I still play Quake 3 haha! Was way ahead of its time when it was released

@Luke-qv2ty 4 года назад

You cleaned the laptop really good mate, keep on doing these videos!

@mihaelbabic2251 4 года назад

You are just amazing. Keep up the good work man!

@raultech1975 4 года назад

Nice as always, yo make look in a different way the old hardware. I'm following your ideas, you job is an inspiration.

@ChiefYoshi 4 года назад

Something about these types of videos is very satisfying.

@bigbogs01 4 года назад

Amazing job. Just a tip: Sand the final painting to remove the "'orange peel". It will makes the surface real smooth.

@al1aj280 3 года назад

You are the best buddy! you made huge and professional work

@satyakibhattacharjee405 3 года назад

you're an artist man really..and you love what you do and that makes the videos satisfying..love from india sir

@androwwsarnejo2635 4 года назад

i love your videos. its so satisfying. i always binge satisfying things and restoration

@sumilj.2962 4 месяца назад

Very nice Job bro ! Maching music when you assemble it !

@thrivingentrepreneur 4 года назад

You can install Windows 7 Lite on these old laptops and it runs fine. Might take a minute to find the right version of Windows 7 Lite as there are a lot out there. Usually drivers install fine.

@juliaponce5429 4 года назад

Thriving Entrepreneur thank you my friend was looking for something not Linux like. Where can I download this software and do I need to pay? Thanks!

@cannedbeverage7687 4 года назад

I'm pretty 7 won't exactly be the smoothest experience on a machine this weak. Windows 7 Lite is an unofficial version, so you can't be sure whether it's sketchy or not.

@talos86 4 года назад

Dont! Windows 7 is too heavy for these machines. Even most of the Win7 era netbooks cant handle the Starter and Lite edition very well. I have a Packard Bell DotS and its struggles to run Windows 7 Starter with maxed out ram(2Gb) and SSD. My syster have a laptop with Intel B960(more powerful than the stock Celeron and the upgrade Pentium) and that is weak too for Windows 7.

@thrivingentrepreneur 4 года назад

@@talos86 Windows 7 Lite is an unofficial version of Windows 7 that runs on 512 mb of RAM and as low as 1 GHz processor. It's perfect for these types of machines.

@damian9303 4 года назад

I see so many people do this to these types of laptops, but really; what is the point? Windows XP and Intel Pentium M laptops can be rather nice for retro gaming as he shows its use in the video, and Windows 7 can be total horse shit on these types of computers, giving it honestly no actual valid use I feel.

@edwinjonah 4 года назад

I find your videos very satisfying, keep it up!

@StaticVapour590 4 года назад

Finally new music! Hell yeah. Nice retro laptop, keep it on Windows XP or older for maximum compatibility

@Hirokuro_Asura 3 года назад

this video makes me so damn calm... damn x) Also orange is awesome !!!

@SubscriberWithoutAnyVide-nr5bg 4 года назад

Your neighbour has taken the right path of next life for his/her celeron legend laptop by delivered it to you

@mglsj 4 года назад

You can go for a 100GB SSD and ubuntu for the OS... I think you are a Hero of the tech world who saves old tech from dying.

@randomyt2023 4 года назад

I have that processor on my old laptop. Amazing job, bro :D

@ErikZarth 4 года назад

Glad to see you upgraded wireless card too. I find it's an often overlooked upgrade. That and the optical drive in some cases.

@darkel_games 4 года назад

I have an old laptop in orange design! Mine is Asus Lamborghini VX6S but there are older versions. Thank you for this video. Now I want to restore it like you did with this one

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Bro VX6S is old but still with a beautiful design

@a.rsinghkaushik8731 4 года назад

The music is just so good + your voice = heaven.

@fernandoteacher 3 года назад

love your videos, truly. in this case I totally get the aesthetic change, but a computer with a single core and 1gb of RAM...? I don't see how that could be used nowadays

@Matheus-uv1hb 4 года назад

Ok. Now, make a restoration and upgrade a Intel Atom laptop to max. lol

@kingkai3862 4 года назад

I like that orange. Looks like half life theme. Good job👍

@Cautious_Gamer 4 года назад

@Cat and Andrew Man, you do fantastic work!

@nishantthomas3617 4 года назад

I had completely forgotten about Delta Force! thanks for reminding me! I used to play it on my Pentium 2 system...with 128 MB ram and a 4 MB SiS video card :)

@Trusteft 4 года назад

First time (IIRC) I watch one of your videos. I had lunch while watching this. Thanks for the company. :) I would give you a second like just for picking orange color, my favorite color. I wish computer companies would have more colors in their cases, laptops and desktops. Back in the 1980s and most of the 90s the beige color ruled for IBM compatible computers. Rarely you could find something else. Now beige has been replaced by black. I am SICK of it.

@michaelz.cayabyab8016 4 года назад

That heat sink is pretty dope for an old pc.

@Bums001 4 года назад

Really love how you restore old machines! I want to do some mods and upgrades for my laptop too. Maybe some day once I have the tools and materials. Mind sharing us what are your most basic tools in repairing? Also how were you able to get the old drivers? Thanks!

@playerongaming 4 года назад

GOOD LAPTOP RESTORATION + MOD UPGRADES I already have this type of old laptop which is this Sony VIO series laptop

@tonyexcel5813 4 года назад

This is awesome, big appreciate.. Go a head with your creativity, make a trash become something usefully. Thanks

@lonewolfszn8312 4 года назад

Welcome back bro🔥

@jacklourdreambonanza6883 4 года назад

Man another laptop restoration soo cool

@erwindavid 4 года назад

that's a perfect laptop for emulation!

@RakeshSharma-me7fj 4 года назад

You really are tech lover..... Did a great job 👍

@captainshihab1232 4 года назад

Awesome bro

@2048Megabytes. Год назад

This is a really good video!

@shramadgrnz5094 4 года назад

its impossible to play newer games in an old laptop *cat and andrew: hold my GTA V

@thegloriousgoldeneagle 3 года назад

AMAZING VIDEOS DUDE

@hp-38_vivek60 4 года назад

Please upload every weekend❤

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

I will try to upload more often, now i'm working on some different projects, little bit pushing the limits, my next video will be about that

@kuntal9846 4 года назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew thanks a lot

@jpnc2319 4 года назад

Good job! A few tips: orange and black or orange and white it's okay. But orange - white - black is not a good idea. To upgrade more the laptop I would have updated the bios. Sometimes upgrading bios make more cpu's compatibles or upgrade ram support adding more quantity up to 2 GB in some special cases. The key for your keyboard can be found in waste/recycling places or in chinese stores, also complete keyboards.

@bq5262 4 года назад

esta muy bonito,parace un portatil actual ....magnifico trabajo :-)

@TheNightKing. 4 года назад

You know why i subscribed his channel because he did everything perfect.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you bro :D

@tynarvo2176 4 года назад

Yay another video

@Lightning2011 3 года назад

Hey Andrew, this laptop is actually manufactured by a company named ECS, and the manufacturer model of this laptop is "ECS 550" if I'm correct, which then other companies like Gericom rebrands the laptop with their own model number and resells it. I recognized this laptop from somewhere since the palmrest information specs sticker is also used with another company named Patriot, of which this model is "Patriot 3060". My brother had the Patriot 3070, with the same sticker design which I recognized this from which was made by ECS under the name "ECS 321" from their G320 series of laptops. Advent also did this, but I wasn't able to find your laptop model since I didn't want to waste a lot of time for this. Hope everyone learnt something, and is ECS back again with their "kinda" generic line of laptops but not really haha

@denissetiawan3645 4 года назад

this channel just like baumgartner restoration, but specialized in old-tech laptops. :)

@John_Reese13 3 года назад

you have a sweet taste in choosing colors

@Chris_1029 4 года назад

Nice bro. I like it

@SchlongIslandIcedTea 4 года назад

Did you do a bios and chipset update? That's literally one of the most important things you can do for a restoration and upgrade build. That's the first thing I hunt down for all of my systems. Also for builds like this I'd recommend a 44pin to sdcard adaptor. You could theoretically hotswap your OSs for better testing. Cheers from the pnw, USA

@dennisbalanay793 3 года назад

this is very great!!!

@matcentrino7602 4 года назад

I wish I can afford camera sliders and have a nice studio background to make a good quality looking content like you. *Sigh* I can only wish.

@abidjauharkhalib9084 4 года назад

your video is very satisfying :D

@paulb4uk 4 года назад

looks great firefox esr is the most up to date browser for xp.

@azlanmusa8732 4 года назад

Good job mate!

@Gargantura 4 года назад

very good content! one question though wahat did you do to the laptop after you upgrade it?

@SummonerArthur 4 года назад

These old 3:4 screens looks so big (Not that they didnt back then) But its something I miss from back then

@PUK1SVA 4 года назад

I like the hinges design.

@LonePaladin2 4 года назад

Very Satisfying

@garciajero 3 года назад

Hey Andrew have you thought of giving Linux a go on one of these old machines? Love your videos

@DuneRunnerEnterprises 4 года назад

Very nice ,got myself a Dell Latitude D800 waiting for repair. Gonna try to replace an idea with idea to data,and 120 GB SSD.

@acoresbrasil 3 года назад

I also take the cooling fan blades of (when it's possible) for cleaning and lubricating. It might collect some dust inside.

@mainteammugiwara4411 4 года назад

Hello im from philippines, i like watching your videos

@Rods600 4 года назад

Awesome!

@sohboxtech 3 года назад

you are a magician

@eraldmetaliu5225 4 года назад

The best out there🤚

@atrstudioz2914 3 года назад

Awesome

@dominiqueagnes5285 4 года назад

Good job, good music!

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you :D

@NikoKourouklis 3 года назад

When you painted the case, you made it look like a Clevo case. (Gericom made their own cases.)

@matic40 4 года назад

I want this laptop so much

@DesktopChronicles 4 года назад

Great job Andrew. Your videos are very inspiring. Another option for this laptop would be to upgrade it with a small SSD and install a lite, but more modern Linux distro, to achieve the same or even better results. You can still use it as a gaming machine and it would be safer, since Windows XP are outdated and not supported.

@Trent8086 4 года назад

Great restore. Out of curiosity though did you not upgrade the drive because you wanted to keep the old XP install? I mean you could have cloned the drive with some software onto something with more space and speed, possibly even an SSD.

@retititu 4 года назад

i would recommend to use the open source program "snappy drivers" (for drivers) or install linux...

@damian9303 4 года назад

Snappy Drivers ORIGIN is better

@retititu 4 года назад

@@damian9303 it is the same database isn't it?!

@edwinsartorio1935 4 года назад

Amazing video! How do you know the maximum processor or RAM for your laptop? Thank you!

@sasufreqchann 4 года назад

Me : the story is incredible long Video : the story is incredible long

@millfhunter69 4 года назад

Love u sir!! I am from INDIA! Love u again and again!!

@naodtadelemusic 4 года назад

Nice video , although the color you chose doesn't look good , I would go for a dark brown color ,but nice video .

@Kenion2k 4 года назад

I recommend using epoxy resin instead of superglue for those hinge nuts. Superglue tends to crack on wear and tear.

@NinjaSpotted 4 года назад

The best thing about that computer must have been the awesome aspect ratio for everything other than gaming... I wish my screen was taller

@zehdarian81 4 года назад

WELCOME TO QUAKE 3 ARENA. PRESS FIRE TO BEGIN COMBAT.

@RF-eq9rf Год назад

Whats the title music in this video? just epidemic sound? I need because very relaxing

@23kiroya 4 года назад

nice

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 4 года назад

Thank you :D

@ork_king 4 года назад

After this video I want to paint my Toshiba C640 to Red Colour. 🤣🤣 Last week I took my friend Compaq Presario CQ50 and upgrade it. BIOS, from Windows Vista to 10, from 2 GB Ram to 3 GB, from 2.0 AMD CPU to 2.2 Ultra AMD CPU. This is fantastic that upgrade something and see it work.

@benjaminleske8996 4 года назад

Nice restoration job dude! But you dont really wanna use Win XP do you? Its very unsafe since it doesnt get any support from MS anymore. Try Linux, its safe and has much lower hardware requirements.