Hey guys,
I hate to resurrect an old post, but it's probably the easiest thing to do for reference.
This is the first and only cab that I've ever built...almost 14 years ago. Well, it's been a long time and we've added four more kids since then. This cab is still intact but the PC stopped functioning many years ago and I'm hoping to get it working again. I've been out of it for so long and I'm sure things have changed quite a bit, so I'm hoping to get some suggestions on the best way to get it back up and running.
The PC was running XP (which I know is WAY out of support) and it is stuck in a reboot loop. I actually have an IT background and have done some basic troubleshooting without any obvious answer as to what's causing it.
I'm guessing that there may be better ways to get this working again rather than wasting too much time troubleshooting XP. The hard drive obviously still has all of my front end software and ROMs on it. The monitor is an old tube TV with S-video.
What would be the fastest/best way to get this running again? I would love to have it up and running by Christmas. Should I slave the old drive in a new bare bones PC? I have a Raspberry Pi laying around but never tried using something like that before, and not sure there's a way to go HDMI to S-video.
Any suggestions? Any help is greatly appreciated!!