I currently have a P2 233/MMX chip in my computer and was able so salvage a newer chip from a friends old computer.  Can it be switched out and if so what else will need to be done?  It did still work until the hard drive died and he didnt want to replace it, so the chip should still be ok.
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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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that depends on if it is the same brand of computer and memory.. you have to find out specs first then move ahead...\n\nRam does not hold the info .. its the hard drive that does that.. if that is what was fried as you put it theni dont think you can do anything about it I am sorry
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the problem is not if it's ecc or not (mostly it isn't), the problem is that you cannot replace pc100 sdram memory by pc133 because it's incompatible in most cases.\n\nbtw, the characteristics of ecc memory modules is that it has a multiple of 9 chips on it (9, 18 or 36), other than non ecc that has a multiple of 8 chips on it (8, 16 or 32, sometimes only 4).
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You need to contact eMachines if you want an answer for that.  Most of the motherboards used in mass-produced computers are scaled-down versions of prototype boards made by VIA, nVidia, Intel, AMD, etc.\n\nOdds are, you won't really get an answer and you will still end up buying a new motherboard or computer.  That's what happened to me with a compaq machine.
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Sometimes yes and sometimes no. It depends on the RAM. If both machines are using the same type then you can do it, but more likely one is using the PC100-133 standard and one is using the newer DDR standard. Take the cards out of both machines and compare them side by side. If the interface is identical then you can.
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yes. There's always a possibility that during the flash process you'll lose power in your neighborhood and render the chip unuseable.  What features do you need in the BIOS that you're hoping to add? If you don't know, then I don't reccomend flashing.
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You usaully cannot just take memory out of another computer and put it in yours. If it is compatible it would work. I suggest finding out what  kind of memory your system takes first. Check this http://www.crucial.com\n\n\n\nEDIT: by kind i mean PC2700 or whatever, and then go from there. And ram chips are not universel. It has to be compatible with the motherboard.\n\nIt is highly unlikely that it will work.
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You could upgrade the processor.  The highest processor you can upgrade to is a Pentium 233 MMX (the last model before Intel moved to the Pentium II format).  It's not much of an upgrade but it's up to you if it's worth the time to learn how to do it.  Money shouldn't be a probably as the 233 MMX probably goes for $5 or less on ebay or some flea market.\n\nTo open the Presario case, there are probably some screws on the left hand side in the rear (when looking directly at the front).  They secure the left panel to the case and consists of two (maybe three) screws.  If you tug at the left panel by pushing it towards the back and it still doesn't open, it might be a U-shaped cover and you'll need to unscrew the screws on the right panel on the rear.  Again, this may vary as different vendors had different ways to take the cover off.  I know that Sony desktops at the time didn't use screws but had pressure mechanisms that held the panel in place.
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Odds are you will need an adapter.\n\nIf I recall correctly, the 1.0 GHz chips were the last ones electrically compatible with the older boards.\n\nTo be honest, the odds are pretty good the the P3 actually benchmarks equally if not better.\n\nI'd test it before messing around with it.  Benchmark them with something like FreshDiagnose.
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Effectively, no.  PC133 is SDRAM packaged in a DIMM.  (See the Wiki page in the sources if you want more information.)\n\nIf you're intending to upgrade, assertain how much memory you can install in your PC and then ask for whatever number of megabytes of PC133 that you want prior to handing over your pennies.  The vendor will know what you mean.
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If it starts up fine without the DVD plugged in, then I'd take the drive back. Looks to be faulty.\n\nAdded 11/24: Oh, that's different.  If the hard drive you're using had XP installed on it while using a different motherboard, then it will not work on a new motherboard. XP configured itself specifically for the motherboard. There is no way it will boot up with a different motherboard.\n\nYou have only two choices:\n\n1) Either buy another motherboard which is 100% identical to your old one.\n2) Wipe the hard drive and start over.\n\nI'd recommend option #2.  There are ways you can get any information off the drive.  You can place the hard drive in a second PC as a secondary hard drive and copy the data off. Or you can build yourself a PE disk.\n\nA PE disk is basically Windows on a CD. It allows you to boot into windows from the CD, not the hard drive. You boot off the CD and copy your files off that way.  You can see about creating a PE disk from here...\n\nhttp://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/\n\nBut you'll need another PC to build the PE disk also.  Sorry, your options are pretty limited at this point.
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When a vendor finds a problem with a chip, they "re-spin" it - that is, they make a new version of the chip that doesn't have the problem.\n\nDepending on the severity of the problem, it might be a "major re-spin" - changes to the silicon itself, or a "minor re-spin" - changes to the metal layers that connect the devices on the silicon.
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It's an AGP card, & requires an AGP slot, not a PCI slot.\nIf your motherboard has no PCI slot then one of them will have to go.\n\nIf you investigate replacement of the motherboard, keep in mind that there exist different flavours of AGP - not all are compatible. (see link below).\n\nAlso, even if the new mobo will take your existing processor, you will probably need to remove the heatsink to remove the cpu.  Then you will need to clear the cpu * base of the heatsink with special solvent and reapply some arctic silver or similar to ensure an even and efficcient connecion between the two.\n\nThen it's likely that you would need to reload all your software from scratch.\n\nIf you were to buy a new new PC it might not have an AGP slot, as this is being superceded by the PCI-E slot.\n\nSorry.  The only possible ray of hope is that your PC actually has an AGP slot - you just weren't looking for it, and it already has a graphics card therein.  The R9000AIW would replace this card.\nThis might make you feel foolish briefly, but I hope that's the case, because it's all there is!
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You would need to get a hold of Gateway...but I am sure they would not be of much help. All their motherboards are proprietary and only work with special memory, power supplies and cases.\nYou cannot upgrade it...do yourself a favor and get a new computer.\nI was working on a piece of junk Gateway Performance model from the year 2000. After the hard drive and CD burner went out and were replaced, the power supply went out and it ended up that the damn motherboard literally went up in smoke. \n\nAlso if you want to upgrade in the future get a computer that will allow you to with standard components.
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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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All the above answers are good, but if you're going to replace the motherboard, I'd consider replacing the CPU as well. I've motherboards go bad and kill the cpu at the same time. When I'd go to swap the CPU, I'd end up frying the new GOOD motherboard. You may even want to consider changing out your RAM as well.
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In general, the video card that goes in laptops and notebooks are built straight into the mainboard for ease of manufacture and shock-proofing. Only very recently did Alienware and other boutique laptop makers introduced laptops that has modular video systems, and even then you MUST go back to the maker to see if they make a better module for your model. \n\nHP has discontinued the model and nothing on their website suggests that the video card can be replaced. \n\nSo I am afraid there is no solution for your problem.