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Hi, I was thinking of upgrading my proseser
from a Celeron 1.7ghz to a P4 2.4ghz, will
this work? I know that the pins on the
bottom of the proseser have to be the same.
Will I be able to do this? Thanks in
advance.
Maybe. If you have a socket 478 celeron and if your mobo supports a faster processor, than yes.
Check the documentation on your motherboard.
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There is no documentation on my
motherboard, but the modle of my computer
is an hp pavilion 503n, and so far I have
upgraded the video card and the ram.
Someone told me that upgrading the proseser
would be a little harder tho, so thats why
I am asking here.
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Wait! I found my motherboard specs:
Motherboard supplier:
Trigem
System BIOS supplier:
Phoenix
Form factor:
uATX
Processor brand:
Intel
Processor socket type:
mPGA478
Processor family:
P4 and Celeron (Willamette, Northwood)
Proc. Front Side Bus Freq.:
400 MHz
Chipset name:
845GL
Chipset "North Bridge":
845GL
Revision/stepping:
A1
Chipset "South Bridge":
ICH4
Revision/stepping:
A1
Super I/O:
SMsC LPC47M102
Revision/stepping:
VS142AV
Flash BIOS device:
FWH 4 Mbit
Memory type:
DDR
Memory speed:
PC2100/PC1600
Memory sockets:
2 DIMMs (184 Pin)
Maximum memory:
2 GB (HP and Compaq recommend 1 GB)
Graphics supplier:
Intel
Graphics configuration:
Down, In Chipset
Onboard graphics memory:
UMA/up to 48 MB
Graphics connector (AGP):
None
TV-Out device:
No
TV-Out configuration:
ADD TVout card
Audio:
AC'97 Down
AC'97 CODEC device:
ADI1981A
Audio Jacks (Mic, Line-In, Line-Out, Spkr,
MIDI/Game):
M,LI,LO,SO
Ethernet 10/100 LAN supplier:
Realtek RTL8100(B)
Ethernet configuration:
PCI, Down
IDE UDMA modes:
ATA-66/100
Expansion slots (AGP/PCI/Exten):
3 PCI
USB ports:
6
USB Front/Back options:
2F+4B
Serial, Parallel, Floppy, PS2 Kbd and
Mouse:
1S, 1P, 1F, PS2 K+M
Serial Port Front Chassis option:
No
Available Mfg options:
-G, L, A
So, can I upgrade my Celeron to a P4?
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I doubt anyone can answer that question without knowing the specific motherboard. Your hp model may not always use the same board. If you cannot get the exact mobo specs from hp, then I would not try the upgrade.
You could google search for pics of a socket 478 celeron. If you have a 478, that is half of what you need to know. You will still need to find out what processors your mobo will support.
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http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/845gl/.
Intel says that it will support a P4 that uses a 400mhz front side bus.
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get a 400fsb 2.4ghz p4 and it should work....... the socket is the same...... but that sounds like a s---ty mobo and it might not work
good luck
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