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Technology Stocks : Intel Corporation (INTC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TBF who wrote (162383)3/17/2002 10:11:22 AM
From: Elmer  Respond to of 186894
 
My son wishes to upgrade a HP Pavilion Model 4550 using a 440ZX/100 chip set and currently operating with a 466 celeron cpu. The mb contains no jumpers to alter the cpu speed, which is apparently fixed on a celeron cpu. Can I purchase a 1 ghz celeron or some other cpu and install it on this MB and obtain improved performance?

No, the 440ZX (really a 440BX) works at 3.3v but the CPU requires a lower voltage be provided to the socket, even for the 466MHz(can't remember what). The 1GHz Celeron will fry in that socket because it's from a later fab process than the 466MHz. I think the highest you can go is 566MHz, hardly worth the trouble.

EP



To: TBF who wrote (162383)3/17/2002 3:07:29 PM
From: Monica Detwiler  Respond to of 186894
 
TBF - You might try Evergreen Technology -

evertech.com

They sell upgrade modules for Intel and AMD processors which often take care of the different voltages required by the new upgrade processor. This would allow a lower voltage Celeron or Pentium 3 to work in an older socket - or slot - depending upon your current system.
Check them out.
Monica


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