Thanks V, yes a little before 2015, an old Dell Optiplex 780 DT, Q9550 2.83GHz, 12MB Cache, 2nd Gen Core 2 Quad, 45nm.
12GB DDR3, 1TB boot drive, 2TB Data, both Sata III, but on Sata II machine.
EDIT: Its a bit limited for expansion cards, I happen to have a Low Profile (needs be this unless some kind of dell expansion
thing) nvidia GeForce GT 210, maybe I'll try it, maybe not, not decided yet.
Also need to get USB 3.0 expansion card, maybe need PCI express for that instead of video card.
If infected by Spectre etc, I would just reinstall a base image and so is no real problem, just a bit of a nuisance.
EDIT: Backup drives connected only on demand, (I also disconnect from internet when not in use).
I never auto update anything, dont like to be alarmed if I see some furious activity on the internet,
I also switch off System Restore (very first thing I do on a virgin setup), and will not tolerate any interference
of OS regarding 'MY DATA' drives, anything stored on my data drives by some software gets deleted immediately
that I see it, even if I have to reinstall the offending (usually M$) software [usually requires temp removal of all drive letters
excl OS drive C:].
Dont really know what 'TimeShift' (or whatever its called) is, but sounded a bit like System Restore to me, so that got
immediately disabled after update to W10 1809.
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