I have two Lenovo H210 desktops that I have two different operating systems on. The one mentioned on this page is now running Windows 7. It originally came with Vista Home Premium that I found to be quite buggy. The reason why I’m still running ANYTHING Windows related is due in part to three things: 1) I have many apps/programs that simply will not run correctly in Linux yet, 2) my wife needs a second Windows machine due to her job as a teacher and 3) the majority of my games and music are on the Windows box and I refuse to move it. It’s just too much hassle or, I’m too lazy…take your pick.

Anyway, the Vista experience was just that, an experience. Nothing more, nothing less. I do have all my music and games on this box and it has done well in this regard. However, for some reason that I have no clue about just yet, it simply refuses to play any sound when a movie DVD is inserted. No sound issues otherwise except for this one pesky one. I’m on a hunt for a cure for this one and hopefully will find it soon because I have a gorgeous 1080p Samsung 22″ monitor connected to this box and would love to use it for movie duties as well.

The Lenovo’s specs are below:

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Operating Systems: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Startup Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Platform: PC

Orientations Allowed: Vertical

Form Factor: Minitower

Bays: 2 – 5.25″ Drive Bays

Internal Bays: 2 – 3.5″ Drive Bays

Available 3.5″ Drive Bays: 1

Available 5.25″ Drive Bays: 1

Colors: Black

PCI Slots (Total): 1

PCI Slots (Available): 1

PCI Express X1 Slots (Total): 2

PCI Express X1 Slots (Available): 2

PCI Express X16 Slots (Total): 1

PCI Express X16 Slots (Available): 1

PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: 1

PS/2 Mouse Connectors: 1

Serial Communication Ports: 1

USB Ports: 6

FireWire Ports: N/A

eSATA Ports: N/A

LAN Ports: 1

Audio Out Jacks: 3

Line In Jacks: 1

Microphone Jacks: 2

VGA Ports: 1

DVI Video: N/A

Processor Brand: Intel

Processor Class: Core 2 Duo

Processor Number: E7400

Processor Speed: 2.80GHz

Processor Interface: Socket LGA775

Processors Supported: 1

Processors Onboard: 1

Additional Technologies: Dual-Core Technology

Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology

Memory Type: DDR2

Memory Size: 2×2GB

Total Memory: 4.0GB

Memory Speed: DDR2 800 (PC2-6400)

Memory Slots (Total): 2

Memory Slots (Available): 0

Maximum Memory Supported: 4.0GB

Interface: SATA

Capacity: 500GB

Speed: 5,400RPM

Optical Drive Type: SuperMulti DVD±RW Dual Layer

Optical Drive Class: DVD SuperMulti

Interface: SATA

Audio Description: Integrated Audio

Audio Chipset: SoundMAX Digital Audio

GPU/VPU: Intel GMA 3100

Video Memory: N/A

Video Interface: VGA

Communications Description: Integrated LAN Support

Interface Type: RJ-45 – Ethernet Connector

Chipset: Intel 82562GZ

Data Transfer Rate: 10/100Mbps

Power: 280 Watt

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