Re: HP Vectra VL420 with Celeron D possible?

On the seventh day, Square Chris wrote...

> Without BIOS support and running at slower FSB, do you think it still
> works?

Since the VL420 has a rather incompatible and insufficient memory
interface, I wouldn't even try to upgrade the system. The cpu upgrade is
definitely not worth the money, given that it works, which is highly
unlikely.

If you must upgrade, rather go for a Northwood P4 with 1,8-2GHz which may
be available rather cheaply (30-40 bucks or so when used). These cpus don't
run as hot as your current Williamette and are also a lot more powerful.
However, the memory interface will swallow up most of the performance gain.

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mit freundlichen Grüßen/with kind regards
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Enterprise)"
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