Duron Shmuron, Gimme Something I Can Use
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techrecoveryWhile 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 ;)
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 ;)
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