I haven't studied or worked with this as much as I should. There's the 127G barrier. Are there other barriers? Will a BIOS update take care of most situations? I'm not concerned about OS compatibility, just MOBO/BIOS compatibility.\nThank You for your insights.
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The safest way is to check the manual of the mother board or to check with the motherboard company by email or calling them.
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if the motherboard you are switching out is vastly different, It will not work, and even if its similar your better off re-installing windows, but if its identical, there will be no problems(any that I've ever found yet anyway)
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its not about the compatibility ... he might have asked u about the brand or different sizes of vgas like 128MB or 256MB or 512MB. i have INTEL915 motherboard and i tried almost every PCI EXPRESS graphic card n they worked perfect.
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Does the post code on the LED actually say "87" or does it say "8.7" with the decimal lit up as well?\n\nIf it's "8.7", then the system is hanging while it's checking the core voltage, not telling you to check it. POST codes tell you the instruction the system is attempting to carry out when it fails.\n\nIf it's "87", then it's hanging as it tries to assign IRQ's to PCI devices.\n\nRegardless, I'd start by ripping out every component other than the basics (CPU, Memory, Video card), as well as re-installing those components to make sure they're all seated properly. See if you can get it to POST at that point. If so, proceed to add individual components one at a time, attempting to POST each time you add another component. I'd also check to make sure your front panel connectors are installed correctly to the header - PWR, HDD Activity, Reset SW, etc.\n\nAs a side note, I've heard about some motherboards having issues specifically related to the main connector of the Power Supply. Is your power supply's main connector 24-pin, 20+4-pin, or 20-pin with a 20-to-24 pin converter? If it's the latter, that could be the problem. Some 24-pin mobos just won't work right with a 20-to-24 pin converter. It could also be a voltage issue with the power supply itself.
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If your PC is a Compaq, check the HP driver update site for\nan upgraded BIOS. I had a problem with usb on my Compaq\nSR1420 PC. There is finally an uprev'd BIOS.
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If you can format 128Gb, your BIOS likely already supports LBA (Large Block Addressing).\n\nSounds more like you are trying to format it using FAT32.  FAT32 only partitions/formats up to 128Gb.  NTFS will handle up to 1.6Tb, so if you're using Win2000 or WinXP, use NTFS.  Otherwise (as already suggested), you'll need to partitioning.
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Can I just ask why do you need more than 256MB or even 128MB memory in your graphics card? Trust me, if you're looking for better performance in video games or graphical programs this is not the solution as 128MB - 256MB is perfectly well for high details video games.\n\nAnyway, I do not think it can be done. If that's what your motherboard accepts that that's it.
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Yes and No. I own an HP pavilion 8775c with a 933 P3. You realy need to post more info. A modle number would be great.\n\nAnyways, In my case I did a BIOS upgrade. This allowed my board to take a 1.3 celleron I think. The board has jumpers to set voltage, buss and multiplier setting. Problem was in my case and possibly in yours, is that HP takes the jumper pins off and just solders the connections in the possition they want. This means, even if I had that 1.3 it would still show up as a 933 P3. If you want to do an upgrade and have limited funds, I have a few recomendations.\n\nFirst off, some one I'm sure will come around and tell you just to buy a new system. I'm still using my HP P3. It's heavily modified, but runs great and it can still keep up with these new systems. Get an aftermarket Mother Board. An Asus would be good considering they already make the one in your HP. This is why more info would be good. If your CPU is using SLOT 1, this part may not apply to you then. If you're using Socket 370, then try and find a Socket 370 board. Get one with the highest possible CPU support you can get. This way, you can keep all you're current hardware. You can usualy find a good new board on Socket 370 for about 30 to 60 bucks. Then, just spend another 20 bucks on a better heat synk and fan, and over clock it to 933 or 1Ghz if you're feeling lucky. \n\nIf you're on Slot 1, this may be a good time to switch to AMD. LOL
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Yes, but ONLY if your motherboard's BIOS supports booting from USB.  Nearly all older ones didn't.  And I mean that are two years old, not 10.;)
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Does the Motherboard Board manufacturer support an 80 gig drive? Check the manufacturers website for Bios flash. If everything is relatively current you will need to install a pci controller card, they are a few dollars online and CDW etc
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Can you post additional information such as, Speed and type of processor, operating system, what type of monitor connection??  Has anybody moved the wires in the back of our system? are the connections tight? You say you checked the video card, without a screen attached how did you "do" the diagnostics?
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Check your BIOS settings.\nThere should be an option where you can set up from where you computer will boot first, and see what is supported.
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A new motherboard will almost certainly cost less than a PCI-to-PCI adapter - and anyhow, where would the cards physically go?\n\nYou also may wish to consider using USB or Firewire/1394 peripherals instead of using PCI cards.
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The agp 4x and 8x denote data trnasfer rate between cpu and agp card through the agp port. U must check for compatibility of ur new card with agp4x standard. Any way there is no chance for ur old motherboard to host  a card supporting only agp8x. So i hope ur new agp card also supports agp4x. Next what u have to check is that 'is ur new agp card a correct fit to old agp slot'. agp old and new standards not only differ in their speeds but also in operating voltages. I can't remember correct values but one is agp3.3.\n\nWhat u have to do is.\nGet into internet.\n Check ur motherboard manufacturer site to find which type of agp card it support.\n Second is to check agp card site and find if agp4x supported for ur card. Also rememeber to check the voltages also. \n If both are ok then check for any specific incmpatibility with ur motherboard and agp card listed either in ur motherboard manufacturer site or agp card site. Also check for newer drivers in these two sites.
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you go to your manufactures web site, support. fin dyour particular model computer and the find the bios download in support. download it and the flash program, be very very careful doing this, flashing your bios, if you make a mistake, you will probably damage your motherboard and make it useless. The give you instructions how, but you must follow them precisely
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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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No BIOS post codes almost always points to a bad seat of the CPU. Reseat it. Drop the ram back to a single chip and remove any extra cards, KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) and then build from there.