I now have a pentium 2 I want to upgarde it to a pentium 3 will it fit in the pentium 2's spot?
I have 128 mb ram 6.49 gb hard drive. Please don't waste time!
2006-09-07 12:59:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Pentiums processor have different sockets. Such as Socket A, 478. You need to make sure that the mother board it has the right pin pattern for your new processor.
2006-09-07 13:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RAM, HD, etc. have nothing to do with it.
Only thing that matters is motherboard socket type. If your motherboard has a socket 370 type, it may be able to take a Pentium II, a Celeron or a Pentium 3 chip.
What will also be a factor is bus speed, which will dictate the max speed of the CPU that is compatible. Sounds like you need to identify the make and model of the motherboard, find their website via Google, and take a look at the user's guide for that particular unit.
2006-09-07 13:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but it really depends on the socket type as someone previously mentioned. Take it to a professional, and they will tell you.
Watch out for those heatsinks, though, I've seen some Pentium II's with massive heatsinks.
2006-09-07 13:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mortimer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Pentium II boards have a 100 mhz buss setting, and the multipliers go up to 5.5 (so you could run a PIII 550 Mhz processor).
It all depends upon the main board!
I have tons of boards that would do it, bought at salvage, locally, and on the web, and, on ebay. Cheap!
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2006-09-07 13:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i asked the same question to a tech in a computer store and said that its better to get a mother board .......or try it but with a pentium 3 0f 450 megahertz not more....theres a cheap computers in http://austin.craigslist.org/ from people in your city that dont want their computers anymore.....its not a sales company
2006-09-07 13:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by dvdcreador 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I comprehend what you're attempting to do yet a Celeron D is a distinctive pin configuration a (775). besides.....it is available that a bios replace might help or the CPU isn't any sturdy.
2016-10-14 10:42:25 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 requirements: mobo must be i440BX chipset and the CPU is Slot 1 type of low MHz (only low-end P3 can go in high-end P2 mobo)
Also the manual of that i440BX mobo must say it can take P3; and bus speed is 100 MHz. Oh my spare computer is a P3-rized i440BX, my friend's spare machine is a low-end i440BX P3.
2006-09-07 13:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by Andy T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
El ratón que he comprado en los sitios web era perfecto para mí, pero no para mi marido, así que he tenido que comprar uno más grande, el mejor ratón que he comprado, en su opinión, es inalámbrico y tiene una buena distancia de funcionamiento, cosa probada, además tiene una buena velocidad de ejecutar los comandos, así que en los sitios web siempre hay una oferta perfecta para cualquiera.
2014-12-12 12:34:13 · answer #8 · answered by EMPEY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, find one that is slot p3 like this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/PENTIUM-3-III-800MHZ-256K-CPU-800-256-133-1-65V-SLOT-1_W0QQitemZ130022895369QQihZ003QQcategoryZ14292QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and make sure you have the right chipset and power to power it.
2006-09-07 14:57:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it wont fit
you really need to just save and get an real computer
2006-09-07 13:07:39 · answer #10 · answered by Noble Angel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋