WinXP and other non-current OSes do not run on the newest hardware. We thus want to remind ourselves of which Dell models to keep, and which ones we feel safe to let go.
See also
What we keep, by model and form-factor
| Dell model | Large form-factor | Small form-factor | Date of decision | Notes and "why keep" info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755 | KEEP (~3, around ~2017?) | remove | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
| 760 | remove | remove | Sept 2016 | |
| 780/980 | KEEP (2 780's around ~2017?; >=5 980'saround ~2017?) | remove | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
| 790/990 | KEEP (1) | KEEP (~10, mostly from staff; 3 790's; 7 990's, | Sept 2016 | Research instruments: WinXP, takes full-height cards. |
Technical details
Summer 2016, we discovered that any new Dells would not be able to run Windows XP. 3 contributing factors:
- Intel's 6th Gen processors (Skylake).
- Motherboard drivers on 2016 (and presumably newer) motherboards.
- Any SSD drive, instead of spinning disk (HDD).
Keywords: Optiplex, Windows XP, WinXP, WindowsXP