Perhaps, or for all we know it isn't...
Hence it's an _assumption_. Advice based on assumptions often has
little value as it is at high risk of being irrelevant.
Ah, but then you miss the whole point, which wasn't to spend
a dozen minutes back and forth in debate, nor reading the
Mr. Kettle. There was no need for a "debate." It lacked logical
engagement & was so repetitious that I'm not sure it constituted a
real "debate" anyway.
debate, but to "just do it", in the first place. Educated
No. "just do it" is a last resort for reasonable ppl and penny
pinchers who run 10 year old machines. "In the first place", he
should have an idea of what he may be getting into.
Reasonable ppl "just do it" as a last resort when they have nothing to
loose & can't get any or enough information. This person running a 10
yr old machine might not be willing to take the risks associated with
"just do it" & lack of planning. He might alter plans considerably
depending on whether or not it works or if it does so with certain
caveats. Instead of superimposing our needs & values, better to just
lay out what he's in for and let him respond more specifically. Either
that or ask him pointed questions or a give a simple RTFM blow off.
But pretending to help him while leading him down a blind path and
then when called out on the folly of it responding "look it up" is
just irresponsible, wasteful, & almost mean spirited.
guesses should always be a fallback position, AFTER the
It was more than that. It was correlative results of an established
track record of multiple makes & models of identical platform selling
in retail venues in the exact same year.
attempt to find the data.
But none's advising him against looking it up or contacting HP.
It's reasonable to attempt to ascertain what one is getting into and
the likelihood of success or failure. That's what the OP was doing by
running this question by the group. Just telling the OP - look it up
and/or try it is worthless. He can do that on his own & doesn't need
to ask here. Telling him from experience what he is almost assured of
getting into for BIOS, controller performance, & filesystem support is
actually answering his question (will it work?) rather than a blow off
that pretends to be helpful. Granted it isn't the absolute definitive
answer, but it is a relevant & useful answer nonetheless.
Fact is it's a 10 year old computer. The web support is spotty (and
indicates max support of 2 gigs). If he calls tech support they
probably won't know and/or will charge an arm & a leg to answer. Their
answer might not be accurate; support info tends to get jumbled over
time for unsupported products. But being prepared with correlative
experiences is useful when it is possible he won't get direct or
accurate information when looking it up. If he's penny pinching with
a 10 year old computer and a long obsolete drive upgrade, the last
thing he should be doing is "just try it" and fix or pay for possible
upgrades as he goes. That's how you run up a higher bill than
expected and may even end up with something undesirable.
And with that the horse is officially a bloody pulp.
Have a nice day.
