Hi,
I've been lurking around these boards for a while and thought it was about time I actually registered and posted something!
So here goes.
I currently have a problem with my AGP port. On a cold boot I get 8 beeps from Amibios indicating a Graphical problem. After about 1/2 an hour when my PC warms up it re-boots ok.
So I tried removing my G400 and slapping in an old Voodoo Banshee to try to track down if the problem was due to my G400 or the AGP slot on my Mobo.
Well, I got the same problem on the Banshee so I thought Hmm, AGP slot. 'Yipee! an excuse for an upgrade'.
Soo after a bit of shopping around (trying to spend as little as possible) I have settled on a Gigobyte GA-71XE4 MoBo with a 750Mhz Duron and 128Meg of pc133 RAM. (Oh and a soundblaster Value - since my other sound was included in the Mobo)
Soo I'm almost ready to start the upgrade. Now I havn't upgraded anything more than a modem/Gfx card/Ethernet card before and a full Mobo seems to be a fairly big job. So I have a question or two.
Firstly, the Mobo manual says that I should set the CPU speed based on the speed of the CPU via a number of switches on the Mobo. Does anyone know what host clock speed and multiplier a 750Mhz Duran has? I couldn't find anything on the AMD site.
Secondly, Just how important is cooling? My current case only has a PSU fan with its intake pointing forwards. On the AMD site it reccomended a case with a downwards pointing intake so it would draw air from the CPU area and also a second fan in the back of the case - again near to the CPU area with an air intake at the front of the case. I guess I'm a bit worried about overheating with my (in comparison) badly ventilated case. Should I invest in a new one (bearing in mind I'm trying to do this as cheaply as possible)?
And lastly, Will Windows (98) automatically recognize the new mobo and the port settings etc. or will there be anything which I need to do specifically?
Many thanks (in advance) for responding to this long and windy post
I've been lurking around these boards for a while and thought it was about time I actually registered and posted something!
So here goes.
I currently have a problem with my AGP port. On a cold boot I get 8 beeps from Amibios indicating a Graphical problem. After about 1/2 an hour when my PC warms up it re-boots ok.
So I tried removing my G400 and slapping in an old Voodoo Banshee to try to track down if the problem was due to my G400 or the AGP slot on my Mobo.
Well, I got the same problem on the Banshee so I thought Hmm, AGP slot. 'Yipee! an excuse for an upgrade'.
Soo after a bit of shopping around (trying to spend as little as possible) I have settled on a Gigobyte GA-71XE4 MoBo with a 750Mhz Duron and 128Meg of pc133 RAM. (Oh and a soundblaster Value - since my other sound was included in the Mobo)
Soo I'm almost ready to start the upgrade. Now I havn't upgraded anything more than a modem/Gfx card/Ethernet card before and a full Mobo seems to be a fairly big job. So I have a question or two.
Firstly, the Mobo manual says that I should set the CPU speed based on the speed of the CPU via a number of switches on the Mobo. Does anyone know what host clock speed and multiplier a 750Mhz Duran has? I couldn't find anything on the AMD site.
Secondly, Just how important is cooling? My current case only has a PSU fan with its intake pointing forwards. On the AMD site it reccomended a case with a downwards pointing intake so it would draw air from the CPU area and also a second fan in the back of the case - again near to the CPU area with an air intake at the front of the case. I guess I'm a bit worried about overheating with my (in comparison) badly ventilated case. Should I invest in a new one (bearing in mind I'm trying to do this as cheaply as possible)?
And lastly, Will Windows (98) automatically recognize the new mobo and the port settings etc. or will there be anything which I need to do specifically?
Many thanks (in advance) for responding to this long and windy post
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