Upgrading processor Hi, I had an external cash failure on my motherboard. I replaced the motherboard with a used yet exact same motherboard I found on line with a 350 MHz processor. I wanted to use the 1.3 GHz processor from the original board. I checked and the firmware has already been upgraded, yet the 1.3 GHz processor wont boot. Reinstalled the old mother board and the processor works. Any suggestions on how to get the replacement board to see the processor?

What exactly do you want to upgrade. If it is Memory or a hard drive there is a panel in the bottom that you can open and replace and upgrade those components. If you want to upgrade the processor, I'm afraid that one cannot do it since most processors in laptops are soldered into the motherboard.

Processor speed 1.8 MHz is not the parameter for using this kind of motherboard. Upgrading or replacing CPU on motherboard is based on the socket CPU, and your motherboad support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron....

Upgrading a processor for laptops isn't recommended unless you know exactly what you're doing. First off all, a higher powered processor will heat up more. Your laptop design may not support excess heat dissipation and your computer will go into thermal shutdown. Also, a newer processor will not fit into your current processor slot. You'll need to change your entire motherboard. And for a laptop, changing the mother board is a serious waste of money. Its easier and cheaper for you to buy new one.
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Hi, As far as I can see, this motherboard is very old, and the faster processor you could get would be around 1.8 ghz, single core. Here's the list of supported processors:
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Gigabyte/7VM333M-RZ.html
What I would suggest is that you buy a motherboard/cpu combo, then you could get a quad core with a recent motherboard for less than 150-200$. Of course you'd have to be willing to change your motherboard, but unfortunately, you're not gonna get a good processor with your current motherboard, and computer parts (like Ram, hard drives, video cards) are going to cost more and more for their rarety, while they are less performant.
Best of luck to you!

New motherboards have a 24-pin power connector. Here is a diagram of both plugs:



You can see that the two are almost identical. The extra 4 pins on the 24-pin connector provide extra connection points for a few voltages. Newer boards and processors need more current, and the extra pins were added to prevent overloading.

Adapter cables are available to go from your 20-pin power supply plug to the 24-pin motherboard connector. Here's one from TigerDirect, and other vendors have them as well. If you're not making other changes than replacing the motherboard, you shouldn't need more than this adapter.

If you are upgrading your processor along with the motherboard, you should probably replace the power supply too. Older power supplies are often in the 300-watt range, and this is too low for reliable operation with new processors, motherboards and video cards. A new 500 or 600-watt supply is not expensive, and would give you the 24-pin power connection the motherboard needs.

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Upgrading processor is not likely a practical solution; find out the motherboard manufacturer and contact their site for more information. As to upgrading the motherboard, you'll have to know what kind/size of board your system will require. If you don't have lots of experience, this process is very risky.

Frankly, the cheapest way to upgrade your computer is to buy a used and working product with Windows XP already installed. Go to http://craigslist.com, select your city, and search for a brand name you trust. I've bought DOZENS of used computers very cheap that way (I'm writing this on a $2,200 Dell Latitude D620 I bought fiv months old for $500, who needed the cash!)

hey there.

If you are planning to upgrade the processor with the latest one then it is not possible without upgrading your motherboard.

Because as per all the bus and system configuration requirement with ur CPU you must give the recommended bus speed, bus lines, Address lines, Ram supportive slot, and RAM Frequency.

Your motherboard must suuport all those requirement if you are upgrading ur Processor.

You are right that ur motherboard can only work with PIII CPU.

Upgrade ur motherboard with atleast of 845,945G Chipset to support up to core2 Duo Processor in Intel. OR with A8V-VM and above in Asus Motherboard.

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Processors have a matched frequency rating with the motherboard and memory. So, when replacing or upgrading the processor, the new processor will need to have the same frequency as the old one. If the processors use the same type of memory, ie... PC2100, then ther are most likely compatable, and the use of a processor that was made for or from the same make of laptop is always a good idea. Some processors are designed specifically for use in certain manufacturer's system configurations. For example; say you have a Dell Latitude C840 with a 1.8ghz processor and you want to upgrade to a 2.2ghz processor from a Dell Inpiron 8600, this will work. Both of these machines use the PC2100 memory and have a matched frequency rating of 266mhz, and the processors are made for use in Dell machines. If you would like to tell me exactly what you're wanting to do, maybe I can recomend a processor for you. Let me know.

Hi,

Sorry, the Motherboard is made by Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Model: MS-6734
Chipset: VIA KM400
Southbridge: VIA VT8235
LPCIO: Winbond VV83697HF

Hope this is what you need

You can replace any motherboard, so long as your processor and memory are compatable and it fits into your case.