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Pentium III motherboard into Pentium II case?
Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been
considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! Fred |
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:51:55 GMT, ff wrote:
Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! Fred AFAIK Dell cases are non-standard and it is unlikely you can swap motherboards, even if the new one is a Dell. New cases are not very expensive, some are under $50 including the power supply. Brad H |
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"ff" wrote in message . com... Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! My opinion is that it's 2005 not 1989. |
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Probably not possible. Dell uses NON-standard parts and connections with
their power supplies, connectors and motherboards. You most likely cannot get an industry standard motherboard to work in a Dell case. -- DaveW __________ "ff" wrote in message . com... Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! Fred |
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ff wrote:
Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! Fred It's unlikely that the motherboard will be compatible with a the Dell ATX power supply, as Dell used proprietarilly wired PSUs in that era (and may still do, I'm not sure). I doubt that the new board and new PSU would even fit in that case, as Dell made everything a 'unique' size back then. Ari -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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Pentium III motherboard into Pentium II case?
J wrote:
"ff" wrote in message .com... Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! My opinion is that it's 2005 not 1989. LOL. That's OK. I'm still living in the 1960's. |
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Pentium III motherboard into Pentium II case?
DaveW wrote:
Probably not possible. Dell uses NON-standard parts and connections with their power supplies, connectors and motherboards. You most likely cannot get an industry standard motherboard to work in a Dell case. Luckily I was able to find a Dell PIII motherboard. From the photos it looks like the same form as their PII main board. I'll post my results after I get it and try it out. |
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Pentium III motherboard into Pentium II case?
spodosaurus wrote:
ff wrote: Hi, I have a Dell Precision with a Pentium II processor. I've been considering upgrading it to a Pentium III processor and motherboard because it seems like an inexpensive way to give this good older system more performance. Would this be an easy swap or even possible at all? I haven't found any specific information on this subject. Any opinion or ideas welcome! Fred It's unlikely that the motherboard will be compatible with a the Dell ATX power supply, as Dell used proprietarilly wired PSUs in that era (and may still do, I'm not sure). I doubt that the new board and new PSU would even fit in that case, as Dell made everything a 'unique' size back then. Ari I'd like to thank everyone who replied. I found an inexpensive Dell PIII motherboard and will try it out. You are correct, Dell used a unique layout in that era. Fred |
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