First, don't mess with Slocket adapters. They don't work a lot of times.

The ECS board you showed would work just fine. But, I can tell you this-- SDRAM will severely throttle the capability of...

Locate the Clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard. Pull the AC power from the system, and then pull this jumper off for 25-30 seconds. That will reset your BIOS defaults, including your memory timings....

you'll probably have to check the tech specs for each chip's manufacturer. I'm not sure there's a place that has each of those listed in some table-like format.

Yes, you do need at least the same speed to work in dual channel mode. I imagine that the same CAS timings, etc, is a good idea. I'm pretty certain you don't have to have the same manufacturer, but...

PC800 is RDRAM. You need to replace RDRAM in pairs on most systems, and all of it has to be the same speed.

Truth be told, PC800 RDRAM is UNGODLY expensive. Keeping in mind you are recommended to...

Best thing to do is to take each individual part, and price it out using a site like www.newegg.com. Total that up, and then figure you're only going to get about 60%-70% of what it's worth brand...

Moved thread to proper forum. Hardware Swap is meant for trading hardware.

Looking past the great specs doublethefist posted, I suggest making sure you get a card with hardware encoding. The Hauppage PVR-250 is a pretty nice card, IMHO.

Just use the instructions here (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=59042&lang=en&cc=us&docname=bph06317#N1610)

To yank the battery from the motherboard. It does the...

Here's one thing to consider.

If your board says it needs PC-100, I try to stick with PC-100. I've had incidents where systems would not underclock the PC-133 like they're supposed to. In your...

It depends on the motherboard you're getting. One's a Socket A, and one's Socket 754. Those are different processor socket types.

Personally, I wouldn't fool with either of those-- if you're...

Quick question: Are you running PC3200 (400mhz) RAM?

What do you plan on doing with the system? Gaming? Coding? Drafting? Music?

Before making any suggestions, it would help to know what you're doing, and what your current system setup is.

If you look at the connector, does it look like this:


+---+
|OOX|
+---+


Where the O's are wires plugged in? If so, you should be able to simply plug the wires in where they fit, notating...

To be honest with you, you'd probably be better off buying a new CPU/mobo combo than upgrading. PIII's cost way more than they're worth right now, like $100 for a 1.13ghz chip. I'd imagine, though,...

Shows how long it's been since I looked at NCQ. Last time I checked, I only saw it on Intel boards. That's what I get for thinking 3-4 month old information was still relevant, eh? :confused:

I'd say $75-80 is a little high for 256MB SDRAM. More like, $40-50, depending on the type that you get. Maybe that much for high-spec overclocking DDR SDRAM, but not just for plain old SDRAM...

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Come on, man, let's be reasonable here. We've at least gotten past saying that current AMD/Intel systems suck because their 7-8 year old equivalents sucked,...

I thought that NCQ was an Intel-only thing for now...

In order to give you a good answer, we'd need to know more about your system. The fact you're running Windows ME doesn't really tell us anything in this case.

If you could find out what the model...

These sites are pointless, IMHO. What makes you think that he has a virus?

That's a P4 12v power connector. Since you don't have a P4 system, then you can do as Catweazle suggested and tuck it away.

Personally, I bundled mine up and wrapped it with a zip-tie, so it was...

I'm not entirely sure about the availability of one in India, but can you not import one from another country?

There should be some option in the BIOS to disable SpeedStep, if you really wanted to get rid of it.

It could be the Volcano 12, but with my beefy Swiftech cooler, I'm running 40-42C under load. I'm using AS 5 thermal paste, and a 92MM fan on the heatsink, so I might not be the best gauge. So, it...

Short answer: you can't.

Long answer: You really can't. Basically, you can try to order a processor from Dell, but I doubt they'd have one for a system that old. You've probably upgraded it as...

That's really interesting stuff that you've mentioned there. I would disagree with you, though-- I don't think that Socket A (Athlon XP, specifically) can or should be discounted just yet from a...

Got any links? I've never heard of one, but with a lifetime warranty, I would at least consider dropping one in a server box that I'd never touch.

<edit> Just checked out their website, did a...

Come on, 100mhz?

We're not talking the difference between a Pentium Pro and a Pentium 2 here-- we're talking a 4.5% increase in speed. I really doubt that's going to yield even a difference that...

http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Water%20Cooling/mp=menu_search_top.html?id=yRtdy8bk
http://sidewindercomputers.com/waterblocks.html

You should be able to use your same pump, reservior and tubing...

If I were you, I'd just yank all of the usable parts out of the HP, buy a new case and mobo, and install it all in the new case. Cases are cheap, (you can get one for $30 with PSU if you're not...

No offense, but MCSE means that you're competant with Microsoft software, not neccesarily hardware. Not inferring that your brother's this way, but I've seen MCSE's who'd just assume sit on the...

Caperjack's suggestion is one thing to try, and here's another:

Sometimes power supplies have circuit breakers in them. Try simply unplugging the system for 2 minutes.

If that doesn't work,...

DON'T FIX IT-- RETURN IT

Unless the seller says it was sold as-is, you shouldn't have to fool with doing that. Bent pins can be grounds for replacing a processor, as sometimes the traces inside...

Went ahead and merged these two threads together. Since you're asking a lot of memory-related questions, please keep them all in one thread.

Thanks!

I pretty much rely exclusively on Newegg. The only time I go elsewhere is if I'm looking for used/refurb items, or NewEgg doesn't have some obscure part that I need.

Just to throw my $.02 in,...

Any other numbers anywhere? There should be some type of identifier/manufacturer markings screened on the board somewhere.

This statement brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department. ;)

Mean to say XP Pro won't be any faster than Home, perhaps?

Generally a specialised area, ie, the motherboard manufacturer writes the BIOS for the motherboard. But, the BIOS calls should all be available, so you can write kernel-level modules/functions that...

Did you check out this link here?

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=314&kind=1