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Hi Rich,
Before you get the Win 2000 upgrade you might see if you can get the
(probably more stable) Win NT version, the latest and last version of the
PCM 2000.

I'm not sure what legacy boards you are referring to, except maybe the
imaging board, but everything else should be cheap enough to replace
outright with current technology.  Retrofitting can get to be a real hassle
and not necessarily cost effective.  I'd contact a local, non-chain computer
outlet and see what their people say about the appropriate MB.
Good luck,
Carl

Carl A. Boswell
Dept. of Mol. Cell. Biology
Univ. of Arizona
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From: "Hastings, Richard C" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: upgrade to Nikon PCM 2000 Computer system


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> Hi,
>
> I am a flow cytometrist who just inherited a Nikon PCM 2000 confocal
system.
> Unfortunately, I also inherited the pokey Windows 95 system which controls
> it. Nikon has offered me an upgrade to a Windows 2000 operating system
with
> the Compix Simple PCI imaging,  But I need to upgrade my computer with a
> modern motherboard which can accommodate my legacy boards. Has anybody
> performed this upgrade?
>
> Thanks, Rich
>
> Richard C. Hastings
> Associate Scientist
> Target Expression/LDD
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