Upgrading Your Personal Computer's CPU (2001)
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The editor undertook a project to upgrade an older Pentium 200 Mhz PC to a 700 Mhz Celeron processor machine. The process required a new case, new motherboard, new CPU chip and reconfiguration of the CMOS to adapt it to the rest of the PC hardware. Here are some suggested items you may want to have on-hand when upgrading your personal computer. This series of photos shows some of the components involved. 1. Cup of coffee (don't spill it) 2. New Case. A new computer case might be a good idea since changes in motherboards and other components make older cases sometimes not suitable to the new parts. Also, a new power supply is a good idea. 3. Assortment of flathead screwdrivers and Phillips screwdrivers will enable you to add or or remove most pieces of hardware. A small pair of needle nose pliers may also come in handy in some cases. Screws, washers and any other specific connectors needed to mount the motherboard into the case. 4. Anti-static wrist guard to avoid static discharge that might harm sensitive circuitry. 5. A towel or other soft item on which to lay out components so they do not get scratched. 6. New motherboard and CPU chip, memory, etc. 7. Instruction manual that comes with the CPU chip, motherboard and case. This will be important when it comes to setting jumpers or connecting peripherals. 8. A disk or CD-ROM of necessary drivers is also very important. 9.Power cords, monitor, keyboard, mouse and mouse pad. 10. Disk drives, either old ones you are transplanting as part of your upgrade, or new ones. 11. Any special drivers for disk drives. 12. Flashlight to see into those tight corners and/or a very good desk light source. -- It also helps to have some experience with installation and upgrades, or have a good technical support person you can ask if you run into trouble. Since many vendor parts and software are not 100% compatible with each other, the process of upgrading from older technology to newer technology, allow yourself extra time for testing and troubleshooting. |
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Case, tools, and Java.
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Motherboard, which included a video graphics adapter and sound card built in.
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Here is the back side of the Motherboard, showing the detailed circuitry.
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Intel Celeron Chip (700 Mhz) and fan with heat sink.
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Inserting the CPU chip into the ZIF (zero insertion force) socket.
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Pulling down the arm on the ZIF chip socket.
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Attaching the heat sink and fan on top of the CPU chip.
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128 Mb of RAM.
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Placement of the 128 Mb memory chip card.
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