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Upgrading question please help

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:30 am
by Mark121
Ok then this my question.
My friend wants to up grade his comp but I dont now if he can, he wants to get a new Mobo Foxconn 400M01-G-6L,CPU AMD Duron,RAM PC 2700 256 megs,and CD-RW/DVD Combo drive.
His old comp is a Compaq desktop no idea what modle
his specs are intel celeron 633 MHZ Foxconn Mobo 64 megs sdram
CD ROM floppy and WINDOWS ME.
And If he can will WIN ME Detect it and be able to install Correctly

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
THANKS :?:

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:58 am
by icecube
Your friends Compaq computer is proprietary (parts are not interchangable). Some of those Compaq's have sister boards that plug into the motherboard also.

Windows ME is a horrible O/S

A new case is about $25-40. There is no real advantage to the new stuff without spending for a new O/S like 2000 or XP.

I can't remember ever replacing a motherboard on a ME install--I have replaced many ME installs--the O/S has a bad time interfacing with periphials ie scanners, printers you name it.