July 2003
Beginner to intermediate
874 pages
38h 13m
English
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Fifth-generation chipsets
Systems that use fifth-generation (Pentium) chipsets are too old to be economically upgradeable. Even if such a system is technically upgradeable, it is not cost-effective to do so. Instead, retire that system in situ to less-demanding duties, and build a new system based on current technology.