Help with upgrade

Gregavi · 12-08-2004, 03:28 AM

I have a Compaq PC with a P III;448 MHz;512 RAM running XP Pro that I am using as a digital music server. I have my music and photo files on two 500 GB external hard drives w/USB connection hanging off the PC. The internal 160 GB drive is for OS and a few programs only. I don't use this computer for anything other than pulling music and photo viewing with a Roku Photobridge (similar to squeezebox). I'm looking to possibly upgrade this PC with whatever would make it a little faster and more efficient. One reason for my desire to upgrade is when I connect my USB hard drives, a pop-up window states that I have connected a hi-speed (USB 2) device into a port that does not support hi speed devices (or something to that effect). The USB card that I am using is, I'm pretty sure, USB 2 capable, so I'm thinking the motherboard or something else is not hi speed device capable. Would a BIOS upgrade make a difference? Pulling music off of this PC seems a little slower than when I was using my newer, faster PC. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

**Praetor** · 12-08-2004, 09:55 AM

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Do I need to upgrade the Motherboard or can I just upgrade the CPU?

While you can get away with just the CPU or motherboard its best if you do both. Also note that upgrading the mobo will most likely require you upgrade the RAM too.

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I would like to upgrade to a Intel® P4 3.2GHz E (800FSB) Box CPU With Motherboard or similar

1. What do you mean by "With motherboard"?
2. What do you mean by "With motherboard or similar?"
3. Decent platform there, if you're considering the Prescott processor, you might be wanting to get a Socket775 setup as the Socket478 Prescotts are a bad thing really.

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are available for approx. $200 incl. motherboard.

With what motherboard? A good (or lack of) motherboard will make or break a system

Gregavi · 11-02-2008, 09:15 PM

I have determined that my server PC is not setup for "Enhanced Host Controller" therefore not capable for hi-speed USB or 2.0. Is that something that my PC can be upgraded to, or does it require a new motherboard? Thanks in advance.

Note: Somehow my original post was someone elses post that somehow ended up in my post. That is why Praetor's reply makes no sense. Now my 1st post here has been changed back to what I originally had posted. Don't know how it happened, but I corrected it.

StrangleHold · 11-02-2008, 09:40 PM

WOW, like almost 4 years later.

bcohen4 · 11-02-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by StrangleHold

WOW, like almost 4 years later.

this is comical

12-08-2004, 03:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gregavi New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	Help with upgrade I have a Compaq PC with a P III;448 MHz;512 RAM running XP Pro that I am using as a digital music server. I have my music and photo files on two 500 GB external hard drives w/USB connection hanging off the PC. The internal 160 GB drive is for OS and a few programs only. I don't use this computer for anything other than pulling music and photo viewing with a Roku Photobridge (similar to squeezebox). I'm looking to possibly upgrade this PC with whatever would make it a little faster and more efficient. One reason for my desire to upgrade is when I connect my USB hard drives, a pop-up window states that I have connected a hi-speed (USB 2) device into a port that does not support hi speed devices (or something to that effect). The USB card that I am using is, I'm pretty sure, USB 2 capable, so I'm thinking the motherboard or something else is not hi speed device capable. Would a BIOS upgrade make a difference? Pulling music off of this PC seems a little slower than when I was using my newer, faster PC. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Last edited by Gregavi; 11-02-2008 at 09:06 PM. Reason: wrong info

11-02-2008, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,023	WOW, like almost 4 years later. __________________ Welcome to the show

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11-02-2008, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gregavi New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	I have determined that my server PC is not setup for "Enhanced Host Controller" therefore not capable for hi-speed USB or 2.0. Is that something that my PC can be upgraded to, or does it require a new motherboard? Thanks in advance. Note: Somehow my original post was someone elses post that somehow ended up in my post. That is why Praetor's reply makes no sense. Now my 1st post here has been changed back to what I originally had posted. Don't know how it happened, but I corrected it.