mother boards and upgrades?
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The motherboard is the key factor in determining the ability to upgrade your system. For example if your motherboard supports only 2 memory slots at a maximum of 512MB each you can not install 2 GB of memory. You can not install a SATA disk drive unless the motherboard has SATA connectors. You can not put an AGP graphics card in the PC unless there is an AGP slot. The list goes on and on.
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Download a program called SiSoftware Sandra at http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=92\n It will tell you what model your motherboard is, how much memory it can use etc. If you at least know what model the motherboard is then you can look up the specs, otherwise there is no way of knowing.
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You cant as it stands - you will need to upgrde your video card (IF your motherboard can support such updated video card models)
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the upgrade will be determined by the motherboard so you will have to research the manufactures website physically a P2 and P3 are the same until you get to the flipchip  socket 370, most of the old computer motherboards required jumpers to set the speed, personaly the gain will be marginal if you want a real boost get a new motherboard processor combo but price wise you would be better buying a new computer as you probably have windows 95 or 98 and just the operating system will cost close to $100 for XP. If you are on a budget check ebay for a nice P4 system that has a slower processor you should be able to buy something much quicker for $200
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You need to check the specs of your pc to see if it can be upgraded and what type of video slot is available on your motherboard.  If your pc is over a year old, it possibly has an AGP card.  You can open the case and check.  Open it and find the PCI slots first.  PCI slots are normally white.  The AGP slot will normally be brown and above the PCI slots and set back about 2 inches from the edge of the motherboard.\n\nThe 2 links below will be useful for upgrading.  One link is to NewEgg.com so you can compare video cards.  The other has instructions on how to upgrade your pc.
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Motherboards for laptops are designed specificaly for the case. As far as I know it is not possable to upgrade the motherboard of a laptop.
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A little more information would be nice.  if you want to upgrade to a better graphics card.  Open you case and look at your mother board.\n\nYou can determine what type of graphics card your motherboard needs in several ways (beginning with the easiest method):\n\nBy checking your owner's manual \nBy opening your computer's case and visually inspecting the graphics slot \n\nVisually inspecting your graphics slot. Though I recommend consulting your owner's manual or computer manufacturer to determine which card your system requires, it is possible to open your computer's case and visually inspect the graphics slot on your motherboard to determine which type you have. \n\nThere are two ways to determine whether you have an AGP or PCIe slot by visual inspection:\n\nAGP slots are farther away from the back edge of the motherboard — typically about 2.5 inches (BROWN IN COLOR). \n\nThe other slots on the graphics card are conventional PCI slots, which are typically all the same size. (WHITE IN COLOR).\n\nThey have not made 3 meg graphics cards in years.  \n\nNormally they are 32 Meg. 64 meg, 128 and so on a 128 meg graphics card would be the best.\n\nIt depends on your operating system.  How much Ram you have?\nSpeed of your mother board.  How old you system is?
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Hello:\n\nYour existing Mother board may be satisfactory at \nsome higher speeds. You may find this information out\nby downloading SISoft Sandra 2002 free off the internet.\nWhen it is installed, do a scan of your computer and \ndetermine what the system motherboard is exactly. Then,\nyou can do searches on the internet for the details on that motherboard and what its maximum CPU capability is.\n\nWith that information in hand, you can go to TigerDirect dot com and look for an upgrade chip that will produce the desired increased speed result.  In some cases that upgrade might require you to also install faster memory which might be an additional cost.\n\nNow, with that information in hand you can move to searching for a new MotherBoard. First, the new motherboard must be compatible with the Case Style of your existing computer. That means your new board must have the same mounting holes and connector placements as your old board. So you will have to find out what style board you have now. The site where you research info on your existing board will have that information.\n\nSecond, the new board you select will not do much good without being equipped with a new high speed CPU and Fan assembly. Look for one that is a great deal faster than your old system so that you can wind up with a big improvement. You will need new RAM Memory for this \nfaster system. Get as much memory as you can afford. You can always go back later and purchase additional RAM to speed up your system operation.\n\nHard Disk Drives have dropped in price and expanded in storage capabilities. So, you might want to also check out adding a new hard disk drive...100 Gig or 200 Gig drives are not uncommon these days.\n\nOh, one other little trick you might want to investigate is a front panel module which lets you insert memory sticks from cameras, mp3 player cables, or portable memory devices. Those panels are pretty cheap and add new capabilities to your system that you have not had before. It is really crummy to have to plug these things into the back of a computer box. Why not have the jacks or slots mounted right on the front of the computer where you sit? that makes much more sense.\n\nLook for a knowledgeable computer tech near you to assist with all these changes.\n\nHave a good day.\nZah
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You just have to make sure that your new motherboard will fit into all the screwholes, ports, cards that are available for your HP, as well as the CPU that you already have.  For example, if you're using an AMD Socket 939 board, then your replacement board will have to be Socket 939-type as well, or your AMD CPU will never fit in.\n\nFurther, it will not make much difference if you upgrade the motherboard only.  To make your comp faster, you'll also have to replace the CPU.  In this case, you can choose any type of motherboard as long as it will fit into the case properly.
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It really depends on what the motherboard will take, rather than the CPU.  The best thing to do is get the computer brand and model, or the motherboard brand and model and call a company who specializes in memory upgrades.  I've had good experience with www.BuyMemory.com.  They will help find the memory you need and are super cheap.
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Case, power supply, motherboard, RAM, processor, hard disk drive, CD/DVD drive.  Your motherboard might have integrated video, LAN, and sound devices, but you might need to buy them as well.  Also, you'll need to buy a new copy of Windows XP if you want to have your software be legitimate if your current version came with your computer since the licensing on XP is tied to specific hardware; I'd recommend getting an OEM copy from the same place providing your motherboard.
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You mean, you want to upgrade your BIOS.  Changing it to something else is out of the question, one motherboard uses one and another uses another, similar they may be, compatible with each other they are not.  You will need to get the latest version of the BIOS from whoever manufactured your motherboard (one would be Asus) then you have to flash the new version of the BIOS to the motherboard, again, they will have instructions on how to do this.
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that's not really an upgrade, just a very slight incline grade (like about 1 degree from horizontal)\nget a single stick 256 or 512\nthe ram will not work faster than your system will allow it to
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Hmm... well, what does your motherboard have, an agp slot, or a pci-express? That's the first thing you need to find out, unless you intend to change your motherboard too... and changing your motherboard almost always means changing your cpu, too, and changing either one of those means reinstalling windows, lol. Fun. After that... well... get the best you can afford. I have an ATI Radeon 9800 pro that I'm quite pleased with, myself.
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That depends on if your current motherboard will support a newer, faster processor.  If yes, then you can upgrade.  You will have to buy a processor that will fit the socket on your motherboard, if you don't know a free tool called CPU-Z, http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php will tell you.  If you don't like the upgrade options your current motherboard affords you, you could always get a new motherboard and if you're going to do that I would go with a Socket 939 (AMD Athlon 64/64x2 processors).  Be aware that most new motherboards do not have an AGP slot in favor of PCIe so if you have an AGP graphics card, be prepared to get a new graphics card in PCIe form.  Also, make sure the new motherboard is compatible with the memory you have (again, CPU-Z will tell you what type of memory you have).  Most motherboards out there support PC2100/2700/3200 memory and then the newest ones support DDR2 memory.  So if you don't have that type of memory... plan on getting that too, at least 512MB and well if you're a gamer anywhere from 1GB to 2GB.  When you are ready to buy, look no farther than Newegg, http://www.newegg.com/ though sometimes Tigerdirect will have lower prices, you simply cannot get better customer service than you will find at Newegg.  Ditto on reinstalling Windows.
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two total DIMM slots upgradable to 512 MB\n\nFirst link is for your computer, second link is requirements for Windows XP.   Theoretically you can install XP on your system.  I don't think it would run very well and would probably run slower than what you currently have on it.  My suggestion would be to buy a new computer rather than purchasing XP.  I saw a Dell ad for a $300 computer system the other day.  It would be money better spent, it would be much faster and much more capable.\n\nAs far as the motherboard and processor the 550mhz AMD K6-2 in your system is the fastest of it's class.  Moving up would require more cost, I would still suggest buying new.
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Check this site out: http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/upgrade1.htm\n\nPurchase upgrades from http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/ or http://www.watford.co.uk