r/computers • u/Patito_McQueen • 19h ago

Resolved Ad machine bios

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Turns out an ad machine has a bios, didnt expect it to have a pentium though.AND 4 GIGS OF GOLD/RAM!!!🥹

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u/d-car 19h ago

Quick! Install Doom on it!

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u/StudentSuspicious 19h ago

You going to try an undervolt!? lol

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u/BogdanovOwO 18h ago

Still enough for the given tasks.

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u/RomanOnARiver 18h ago

4 GB is probably enough, assuming all it does it show static images? I think that BIOS date is interesting though. I don't know if that's how long it's been running for, but it was probably running close to 24/7 for at least five to ten years before I assume the hard drive and fan failed.

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u/jahdiel503 18h ago

Oopsie fan went dead

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u/Perfect-Slip7041 19h ago

Gah, they didn't even give it a working fan!

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u/DazzzASTER 17h ago

We had a grub issue at the store I worked at once. Nationwide outage for 48 hrs.

Had to pull out the carbon card machine thingy. Nightmare.

"No sir I won't sell you £2 of batteries for 15 mins of admin".

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u/FrozeItOff 16h ago

Gotta laugh that it didn't get a keyboard missing failure.

"Keyboard not found, Press F1 to continue..." God, those were hilarious.

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u/carrrerrrr12992 2h ago

I mean at least it was only a data drive

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u/Ok_Bid6645 19h ago

You didnt know AD boards are just PCs?

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u/Patito_McQueen 1h ago

I did🥹

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u/Tedmanson 4h ago

technically that's post (power on self test) not bios.

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u/Tikkinger 19h ago

Uhm... what else did you think it is, besides a pc whit a big screen