My desktop died, and it is apparently in the processor and/or motherboard. If I upgrade the motherboard (which is listed below), any suggestions about an inexpensive upgrade and processor upgrade?
(I just bought a 350 watt power supply and installed it, and my hard drive, and dvd drive are fine)
Please give several suggestions if anyone can.....
HP Pavilion a1623w
Motherboard description
Motherboard manufacturer's name: ECS RC410-M
HP/Compaq name: Asterope3-GL8E
CPU/Processor
Socket: 775
Supports the following processors:
Pentium D 9xx Dual Core
Pentium D 8xx series Dual Core
Pentium 4 6x1 series
Pentium 4 6xx
Pentium 4 5xx
Celeron D
Front-side bus (FSB)
800/533 MHz (processor dependent)
Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Processors
ATI RC410 Northbridge
ATI SB450 Southbridge
BIOS features
AMI BIOS
Form factor
Micro ATX size form factor, 9.5 in x 9.5 in
Memory
Single-channel memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered non-ECC 400/533 MHZ DDR2 memory modules
Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 2 GB
Expansion slots
Three PCI
One PCI Express x16
Video graphics
Integrated
Supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards
Onboard audio
Built-in Azalia 8 channel audio
Realtek ALC888 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Onboard LAN
Realtek RTL8100 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
Back panel I/O
One PS/2 keyboard (purple)
One PS/2 mouse (green)
One SPDIF out port
One S-video out port
One VGA out port
One Parallel port
Four USB (2.0)
One IEEE 1394a
One RJ-45 networking port (LAN)
Audio ports:
Line-in (light blue)
Line-out (lime)
Microphone-in (pink)
Side speaker out (gray)
Rear speaker out (black)
Center/subwoofer (yellow orange)
Internal connectors
One 24-pin ATX power connector
One 4-pin ATX +12v power connector
Two Parallel ATA connectors
Four Serial ATA connectors
One floppy drive connector
One CPU fan connector
One PC fan connector
One line input connector
One 9-pin audio header for headphone-out and microphone-in
Two USB (2.0) connectors supporting 4 USB ports or devices
One IEEE 1394a connector
Many thanks to anyone who can help me. I don't really know what I am doing, but love to fix things.
(I just bought a 350 watt power supply and installed it, and my hard drive, and dvd drive are fine)
Please give several suggestions if anyone can.....
HP Pavilion a1623w
Motherboard description
Motherboard manufacturer's name: ECS RC410-M
HP/Compaq name: Asterope3-GL8E
CPU/Processor
Socket: 775
Supports the following processors:
Pentium D 9xx Dual Core
Pentium D 8xx series Dual Core
Pentium 4 6x1 series
Pentium 4 6xx
Pentium 4 5xx
Celeron D
Front-side bus (FSB)
800/533 MHz (processor dependent)
Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Processors
ATI RC410 Northbridge
ATI SB450 Southbridge
BIOS features
AMI BIOS
Form factor
Micro ATX size form factor, 9.5 in x 9.5 in
Memory
Single-channel memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered non-ECC 400/533 MHZ DDR2 memory modules
Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 2 GB
Expansion slots
Three PCI
One PCI Express x16
Video graphics
Integrated
Supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards
Onboard audio
Built-in Azalia 8 channel audio
Realtek ALC888 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Onboard LAN
Realtek RTL8100 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
Back panel I/O
One PS/2 keyboard (purple)
One PS/2 mouse (green)
One SPDIF out port
One S-video out port
One VGA out port
One Parallel port
Four USB (2.0)
One IEEE 1394a
One RJ-45 networking port (LAN)
Audio ports:
Line-in (light blue)
Line-out (lime)
Microphone-in (pink)
Side speaker out (gray)
Rear speaker out (black)
Center/subwoofer (yellow orange)
Internal connectors
One 24-pin ATX power connector
One 4-pin ATX +12v power connector
Two Parallel ATA connectors
Four Serial ATA connectors
One floppy drive connector
One CPU fan connector
One PC fan connector
One line input connector
One 9-pin audio header for headphone-out and microphone-in
Two USB (2.0) connectors supporting 4 USB ports or devices
One IEEE 1394a connector
Many thanks to anyone who can help me. I don't really know what I am doing, but love to fix things.