Upgrade processor? In 2001 I bought a Compaq Deskpro 4000 5233MMX processor. It came with win 98, 128mb RAM, a 3 gb hard drive and a cd rom. I upgraded the hard drive to 30gb, installed win XP (which almost took entire day of trying and determination), upgraded to 512mb RAM and installed a dvd rom and dvd burner. Amazingly she runs very good with of course still running slow since overall it's an obsolete model and the video card is only 2mb(S3 Graphics). I just ordered the verizon high speed internet to upgrade from dial up. They said I need at least 300 MHz of CPU (I only have 233 CPU with the voltage set at 2.8v). The pros at computing.net told me I can use it just don't download the given bloatware and run it through Internet Explorer. I was told it still would be a good idea to still try to upgrade to the AMD K6-2 333 because the K6-2 interprets the 2x multiplier as 6x. So if your board does support the proper voltage, you could run a 400MHz CPU by changing the settings to 2 x 66MHz @ 2.2v. This I don't know how to do especially since it looks like the voltage settings is built in and unchangeable. My question is can I upgrade this obsolete processor of mine and also the 2mb S3 intergrated video card to a better one so I can view better streaming video? Also, once I do so (if I can) should I then install the bloatware or leave it unstalled? *Note!!! I don't use the dvd roms for viewing because of the video card reasons. I use them for dubbing or copying cds etc. Thanks for any feedback and sorry for the long description. I just wanted to explain my situation the best I can. Much appreciation in advance. Thanx again!

To succesfully upgrade to windows

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

HARD DRIVE IS COMPATIBLE FROM ANY GB 500 GB/? MORE MHZ JUST NEED A COMPATIBLE PROCESSOR RAM WILL BE 2GB

Systemax Ascent KMA3500 Desktop

Processor :AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.3 GHz
Installed Memory :2 GB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Operating System :Microsoft Windows Vista Business

Video Output Interface :PCI Express
RAM :2 GB

Max Supported RAM :4 GB
Installed Video Memory :128 MB
Supported RAM Speeds :800 Mhz
Hard Drive :160 GB
Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA II

CD / DVD :CD-RW/DVD-ROM (Combo)
Graphic Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6100

Integrated Audio Realtek ALC833
Networking
Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card

You can install up to a max 2 GB RAM and can add a 2nd hard disk
See the following Specs for your computer.
HP Compaq Business d530 Ultra-Slim (Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, XP Pro) Type Personal computer

• Product Form Factor Ultra-slim desktop
• Built-in Devices Speaker
• Width 12.4 in
• Depth 13.1 in
• Height 2.8 in
• Weight 15.4 lbs
• Color Silver

Processor

• Type Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
• Installed Qty 1.0
• Max processors supported 1.0

Cache Memory

• Type L2 cache
• Installed Size 512.0 KB
• Cache Per Processor 512 KB

Mainboard

• Chipset type Intel 865G
• Data bus speed 533.0 MHz

RAM

• Installed Size 256.0 MB / 2.0 GB (max)
• Technology DDR SDRAM
• Memory Speed 333.0 MHz
• Memory Specification Compliance PC2700
• Form Factor DIMM 184-pin
• Upgrade Rule Max 2 x 1 GB module

Storage Controller

• Type 1.0 x IDE - Integrated - PCI
• Controller interface type ATA-100

Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated
• (2nd) storage controller interface type Serial ATA-150

Storage

• Floppy drive type None
• Hard Drive 1.0 x 40.0 GB - Standard - ATA-100 - 7200.0 rpm
• Hard Drive (2nd) None x None

Hi,

it is not complicated for upgrade the desktop.as per my knowledge ur system configuration is-

Key Features
Form Factor Mini Tower
Processor Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
Installed Memory 256 MB (SDRAM)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Recommended Use Business

ur system processor and memory both will be upgrade.
 
Memory-
RAM Technology SDRAM
Installed RAM -256 MB 
Max Supported RAM 3 GB
Installed Video Memory 32 MB

Processor-
Processor Type Intel Pentium 4
Processor Speed 1.6 GHz
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Upgradability Upgradable

Audio / Video-
Audio Output Type Sound Card
Max. Video Resolution 1920 x 1440

Hard Drive-
Hard Drive Capacity 40 GB
Hard Drive Interface DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)

Thanks,

It is working.

Tested first with one new module with 2GB RAM, then with 2 modules, 2GB (new) + 1GB (original). Post and Windows are showing 3GB.
The HP 530 notebook is working OK.

To upgrade from a Pentium 3 to a Pentium 4 processor, you would have to replace the motherboard. The Pentium 4 processor has more pins on it than the Pentium 3 and would not sit in a Pentium 3 motherboard.

If your laptop meets the following requirements then there shouldn't be a problem:

PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*

Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

CD-ROM or DVD drive

Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
I would take a system restore point BEFORE you upgrade and make sure you back up everything BEFORE you attempt an install/upgrade.

Hope this helps.

Yes, you can upgrade from Win98 to WinXP. The minimum hard drive requirements for WinXP is 1.5GB and the minimum RAM requirement is 64MB. You will also need a CD ROM for the install. Now those are the minimum requirements so don't expect it to go very fast. If possible I would recommend you upgrade to Win2000. WinXP and Win2000 are almost identical. The minimum hard drive for Win2000 is 650MB and for RAM it is 64MB. So you could still use your 4GB hard drive and have plenty of room. You will need a CD ROM for the Win2000 also.
Good luck if you have anymore questons let me know,

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1. check your system meets the requirements for your device:
• Minimum system requirements: 800 MHz Intel® Pentium® III
processor or equivalent, 1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV processor or
equivalent recommended (Actual drive performance depends on PC
configuration)
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM recommended for video editing)
• 1024 x 768 video resolution with a minimum of 16-bit color required
for DVD authoring and editing
• Video capture: IEEE 1394 interface or analog video capture device
required
• Minimum hard disk space requirements: 1 GB free for included
software installation, 10 GB free for DVD video disc creation (18 GB
free for double layer). Internet connectivity recommended for software
updates
• Operating system compatibility: Microsoft Windows XP/2000
Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional x64 edition, and
Windows Server 2003
2. Have you install the sowftware that came with your device?
3. is your system recognizing the hard drive (go to start>run>type devmgmt.msc and press enter> and look under cd/dvd rom drives... is your device listed? is it showing with a ? unknown device or a ! next to it's name?
a. if the device is not listed chances are you didn't set up the jumper correcly when installing the device or the device may not be powered or there's an issue with the data cable connectd to the device and the motherboard, check your physical setup.
4. check the removable media is in fact compatible with your drive: this is the compatibility list
• Device write media compatibility: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL,
DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, LightScribe CD-R,
LightScribe DVD+R, LightScribe DVD-R, 4.7 GB single-sided/9.4 GB
double-sided DVD-RAM (2.6 GB single-sided/5.2 GB double-sided
media not supported)
• Device read media compatibility: DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL,
DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, 4.7 GB
single-sided/9.4 GB double-sided DVD-RAM (2.6 GB
single-sided/5.2 GB double-sided media not supported), CD-R,
CD-RW, CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-ROM (Mode 1 - Yellow Book),
CD-ROM/XA & CD-I Ready (Mode 2/Form 2 – Green Book),
Photo-CD (single and multi-session), VCD, CD-Text

data taken from http://h20426.www2.hp.com/product/opticaldevices/sg/en/pdf/dvd940i_dataSheet.pdf