Duron Shmuron, Gimme Something I Can Use

[siouxcourtesan.livejournal.com]

While I'm not sure I'm exactly in the right forum, I have a feeling I'm at least coming to the right people for a question like this.

I own a Compaq Presario 5000, bought about two years ago. It's a 700mhz Duron machine, with a 100mhz frontside bus, and the original system board is still in it. This is the only hardware I haven't switched out yet.
This thing is too slow. I want to upgrade it; the chip I want is a 900mhz Athlon.
Can anyone tell me offhand if I'm going to need a new motherboard with it? Or will the original system board support a 900mhz chip?

I flashed the BIOS about a year ago to upgrade it, and while the computer has worked beautifully (for a Duron) since then, hardware information programs will no longer tell me the board's manufacturer. It's a VIA chipset, and more than that I don't know.

Many thanks to anyone who can make my purchasing a little easier ;)

Comments

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

What is the speed of yoru hard drive (spin)??
Who makes your mother board? What is the model?

[siouxcourtesan.livejournal.com]

I have two drives, and both are 7200 rpm.
All attempts to find the manufacturer of my system board have left me flat. I've searched Compaq's site and been told no information is available; I've downloaded BIOS ID programs that game me an 'unknown'.

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

You can call the company that origionally had the warentee with it and give them your serial, they will know the motherboard that was on it. Also check the board for a fcc id on it and look up the manafacturer by the fcc (if it is on it).

Or you can pay $125 for a motherboard cpu combo (http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=1040&sid=1gi2Ty0XB0KSE1f)...

[thecrazyfinn.livejournal.com]

A 900MHz Athlon will work. So will a 1.1GHz or slower Duron.

Duron's aren't significantly slower than Athlons at the same clock speed, much better bang for your buck, unless you are going to a high-end system. That 1.1GHz Duron is faster than the 900MHz Athlon. Note that the 1.2GHz and higher Durons may not work correctly (Or may need a BIOS upgrade), but any Socket A Athlon that's 200MHz FSB will work (266MHz FSB Athlons will not.) Good luck finding a 200MHz FSB Athlon though, they're few & far between these days.


And the Board Manufacturer is probably Compaq, they fab most of their own stuff, I've seen a few FIC based Compaq's, mostly early(Slot A) Athlons.

[oddball42.livejournal.com]

the 900 should work fine, if you cant get software to ID the board you can try peering at the mainboard itself. or like the previous posts have said contact your warrantee people and give em your serial number...

[sxgp.livejournal.com]

AIDA32 (http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php) may help you to know more details about your computer specs.