motherboard and cpu...?
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Your motherboard manual should specify what can and can't fit into your motherboard. Most socket 939 processors should fit into it however some could be too fast for your motherboard.
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I don't have a lot of time here, but why not get a brand new motherboard?  That's the heart of the computer, don't cheap out there.  Get a state-of-the-art motherboard and build an awesome computer.  Buy all the memory the MB will take.  Power supply, DVD burners, CD burners, expansion slots, a tower casing, 19" flat screen monitor, and so on.\n\nIf you are trying to build a cheap system, why not just buy one for even cheaper and save all that work?
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You can go to www.driverguide.com, sign up for free and search for the driver that you need.\n\nAnother way, (if it is built in) is to get your motherboard model and look for the its sites to download the driver that you need.
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tips on changing motherboards:\n1. unplug all the sockets of other hardware from mobo\n2. slowly use a screwdriver to remove the Heat Sink & Fan unit off your processor (there should be a slot in the sides of the fan for the screwdriver to be inserted)\n3. remove the processor (be extra careful with these)\n4. remove all memory modules\n5. remove all pci/agp cards (this includes the video card)\n6. remove the PSU Unit so as not to bother with the removal of motherboard\n7. unscrew all the screws from the mobo and take out the motherboard\n8. be extra careful not to drip any water\n9. use anti-static gloves/band so that your hardware won't ground and be rendered useless\n10. if you don't really know how to do it, it's best to call a technician to do it for you and just observe how he does\nIMPORTANT: If you are switching to a newer motherboard, make sure that all of your other hardware are compatible to it.
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its a hardware , so no upgrade for motherboards or cpu
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Try PowerLeap, it's an upgrade option using your existing PCI slot board of your PC. It's an on board complete CPU+Memory.
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it is compatable with the following CPUs\n\nAMD Athlon™ XP Processors\nAMD Athlon™ Processors\nAMD Duron™ Processors\n\ncopy the threee lines of this link for complete compatability\n\nftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/\nmotherboard/cpu_table/\nsocketa/at31.pdf
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did you use crucials scan of pc or the drop downs to choose the pc it is for ? they usually are very good about only telling you what will fit. try going to newegg.com they have large stock and great pricing, i use crucial to confirm what i need then i buy with newegg you may want to just uppgrade the motherboard too or get a refurb pc.
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No.   The Motherboard will specify exactly what processor chips that it can take.   It will specify Intel or AMD.  It will specify the number of pins.  It will specify the voltage.  it will secify the processor speed.  It will specify the matching RAM.\n\nThis is not simply.   When picking out a motherboard, pick out the matching Processor chip that you want to run with it.   \n\nLook at a good website like http://www.newegg.com and look what others have said about the boards that they have purchased.  Go with the ones that people have had success with.
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first of all, you need to make sure you get a processor that is compatible with your motherboard, and will work on it. the changing is easy, hardware wise, but it depends on the type processor you are changing, they remove in slightly different way, you computer manual or online supposrt will tell you haow to change it in your computer, if your board is plug and play, it will detct your processor and set it up, if not you will have to find teh settings and set them for your board, older boards you have to set clock speed, bus speed and voltage, depending on the upgrade you are doing, you may have to flash the bios to a newer version. Your best bet is to get the manual for your motherboard online, so you have the info you need. it is not all that easy for an amatuer, do it wrong and fry the processor
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various components.. like chips memory and such
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you mean BIOS? You should update yours bios. Don`t try do that manualy or you might crash your motherboard. Contact a specialist.
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agree with previous post but I dont think mixing and matching ram is such a good idea, your probably better off seeing what your motherboard supports and sticking with one type and make of ram.
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The motherboard contains all of the vital components including the hard drive, but all of the components of the computer are important. Sure without a motherboard the computer wouldnt work. But its doesnt matter how good your motherboard is if you dont have a working monitor. Even if these two components do work. You wont get far without a keyboard and mouse.
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This depends on several factors. You say the motherboard is setup for a p4, but there are many kinds of P4's. You need to verify the core is ok for the new board, that it is the correct socket type, bus speed, you'll also probably need a new cpu fan/cooler.
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You need to post your motherboard model and probably serial number to get someone to answer that for you.
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First of all you need to understand the difference between Dual-Processor (having more than one processor on the motherboard) and Dual-Core, which has two Processor "Cores" residing on a single chip.\n\nYou can go to dual-processor if your motherboard contains two processor slots, (not likely unless you already have two processors in the machine).\n\nDual Core requires its own slot type, and will not fit in the single Core slot (diffent pin sets)\n\nSo, the answer is no, but at least now you will know, why.