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Computer Upgrades
Piraino Enterprises is the only firm you need to call in the
Chicago area for Computer Upgrades.
Most upgrades performed
On Site.
One Company. One Call. Piraino Enterprises.
Our reputation for professional friendly, fast and dependable
computer upgrades for Small Businesses and the home user is known
throughout the Chicago area.
Piraino Enterprises can upgrade your hardware instead of
replacing your computer. Upgrading your operating system, drivers,
memory, video card, sound card, motherboard, network card, CD-ROM,
DVD, DVD-RW, CD-Rewriter, DSL modems, broadband routers and internet
sharing, can optimize your computers performance to today's standards.
Piraino Enterprises will evaluate your computer upgrade needs,
design the proper upgrade requested. Schedule the implementation of
computer upgrade needs when your schedule permits.
Hardware upgrades are priced Per Job based on the type of system and
the upgrade requested. Parts and installation will be included.
Companies with more than four computers are eligible for our
service and/or maintenance contracts.
Contact us for an initial consultation at no
charge.
To get your "Free"
consultation click on the link below and fill out the
Consultation Form.
Click HERE for Consultation Form
Upgrade Requirements
Free Expansion Slots
A free expansion slot is a long electrical connector on the
motherboard that is empty. Expansion slots are needed to plug in
additional devices like modems, video cards, sound cards, ect. There
are three types of expansion slots: ISA, PCI, and AGP.
ISA slots. The original 8 bit slots from the IBM PC. They are
mostly used now for modems and older sound cards. Soon they will be
extinct. Most new computers no longer have ISA slots.
PCI slots. The newer 16 bit slot (twice the transfer rate of
the ISA slot), should be used for your video card (unless you have an
AGP slot, see below) and any additional hard drive or SCSI
controllers. Basically, any device that needs to be fast should be in
a PCI slot.
AGP slot. Advanced Graphics Port. These are found on all
new computers except for certain low-priced Celeron and Duron
computers.
If your system has an AGP slot you should have an AGP video card. AGP
cards can either be double speed (2X) or quad speed (4X). Motherboards
and video cards with 8X AGP have been announced and should soon be
available for purchase.
Make sure any computer system you buy has at least one or more free
PCI expansion slots for future upgrades. Free ISA slots would only
benefit those with older add in devices.
External Expansion Connectors.
USB - All new computers have USB (universal serial bus)
connectors. USB connectors are good for attaching printers, scanners,
flash drives, cameras etc. It is possible to add additional USB ports
to a desktop or laptop by buying a USB hub.
USB 2.0 - The updated version of USB. USB 2.0 is about 40 times
faster than the original USB (USB 1.0). This allows high-speed devices
like hard drives, fast CD-RW drives, and DVD drives to perform about
as fast as an internal PCI connection.
New computers are just starting to be sold with USB 2.0 connectors.
All USB 2.0 connectors are also compatible with USB 1.0 devices.
Firewire/IEEE 1394 - Invented by Apple, this port currently has
about the same speed as a USB 2.0 port. These ports are very popular
with digital video camera users. While all Apple computers now have
Firewire ports, most PCs do not.
Tip: USB 2.0 and Firewire PCI expansion cards
can be purchased to upgrade your PC.
Free Drive Bays.
Free drive bays are necessary to add additional hard drives, Removable
Drives, CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD players.
Know What You are Buying.
The low priced slimline, integrated, compact, and spacesaver type
desktop systems should be reviewed very carefully for soldered on
components, free slots, and free drive bays. When in doubt, stay away
from compact or spacesaver systems.
Often by spending $200-$400 more for a Pentium 4 or Athlon XP based
system, you can get twice the performance and more features. You will
also have an upgradeable computer that will serve you well for another
3 years.
If you choose the $700 Celeron/Duron system to save a few bucks, keep
in mind that in a year or two you will probably want to replace it as
it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to upgrade.
Why search for help when your equipment fails One Company. One Call. Piraino Enterprises.
When high-tech help is needed One Company. One Call. The
highly trained employees of Piraino Enterprises can handle all
your computer upgrade needs.
One Company. One Call. Piraino Enterprises. Our customers have had
the convenience and economical solution of dealing with only One
Company for all of their computer upgrade products. Our service
department has the ability to identify most product's manufacture with
or without the brand names for ease of upgrades.
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