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| Dwayne Epps 2003-10-22, 12:24 pm |
| I have a Microstar MS-5169 motherboard. I'm looking to upgrade the
processor and add additional memory. Currently, I have an AMD K6 350mghz
processor and 196MB of RAM. I bought the PC second hand and don't have the
motherboard manual. Where can I find information on the max speed of a
processor the board can handle without overclocking? Anything I should
watch out for when upgrading the processor? What type of memory should I
use to upgrade? Any type in particular? If I remember, I have three DIMM
slots. Would the board be able to handle three 256MB DIMMS totaling 768MB
or will the board only handle 128MB per slot? I wasn't sure if that was an
issue to watch out for? Also, should the DIMMS be 100Mghz? Any help and
suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-D-
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| You can find a copy of the manual at www.msicomputer.com. I just checked
and they do have a manual for your motherboard. The manual should tell you
exactly what upgrades are possible for your system.
"Dwayne Epps" <dwayneeppsNOSPAM@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:KvudnZmDCIEsNAuiU-KYgA@centurytel.net...
> I have a Microstar MS-5169 motherboard. I'm looking to upgrade the
> processor and add additional memory. Currently, I have an AMD K6 350mghz
> processor and 196MB of RAM. I bought the PC second hand and don't have
the
> motherboard manual. Where can I find information on the max speed of a
> processor the board can handle without overclocking? Anything I should
> watch out for when upgrading the processor? What type of memory should I
> use to upgrade? Any type in particular? If I remember, I have three DIMM
> slots. Would the board be able to handle three 256MB DIMMS totaling 768MB
> or will the board only handle 128MB per slot? I wasn't sure if that was
an
> issue to watch out for? Also, should the DIMMS be 100Mghz? Any help and
> suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> -D-
>
>
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| Ronnie Broyles 2003-10-22, 2:24 pm |
| why not google for it? Just type the motherboard model number into the
search engine.
"Dwayne Epps" <dwayneeppsNOSPAM@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:KvudnZmDCIEsNAuiU-KYgA@centurytel.net...
> I have a Microstar MS-5169 motherboard. I'm looking to upgrade the
> processor and add additional memory. Currently, I have an AMD K6 350mghz
> processor and 196MB of RAM. I bought the PC second hand and don't have
the
> motherboard manual. Where can I find information on the max speed of a
> processor the board can handle without overclocking? Anything I should
> watch out for when upgrading the processor? What type of memory should I
> use to upgrade? Any type in particular? If I remember, I have three DIMM
> slots. Would the board be able to handle three 256MB DIMMS totaling 768MB
> or will the board only handle 128MB per slot? I wasn't sure if that was
an
> issue to watch out for? Also, should the DIMMS be 100Mghz? Any help and
> suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> -D-
>
>
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| Dwayne Epps 2003-10-22, 3:24 pm |
| Thanks for replying to my post. I have been doing searches and have found
some information on my board. I was just looking for some additional
information and help as I wanted to be certain I am choosing the right
hardware for my board. From what I found, I can install three 168pin 256MB
SDRAM DIMMS. I was uncertain about getting ECC or not? I also wasn't sure
wheter the memory needed to be 66mhz or 100mhz? I believe the board
supports 100mhz memory? There are a lot of third party manufacturers of
memory, so is there a preferrable company that I should buy the memory from
that conforms to the necessary memory standards? I would hate to buy new
memory and it not work. So, any opinions on that would be helpful.
As far as the information I found on the processor upgrade, it showed that I
could upgrade to an AMD K6-2/III 450Mhz. If you have any comments on this
processor, or suggestions on these upgrades I would greatly appreciate it.
I don't know much about processors and just wanted opinions or anything to
watch out for.
Again, thank you for responding and offering any help.
-D-
"Ronnie Broyles" <rbroyles@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:l5zlb.222$Lj6.217@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> why not google for it? Just type the motherboard model number into the
> search engine.
>
> "Dwayne Epps" <dwayneeppsNOSPAM@centurytel.net> wrote in message
> news:KvudnZmDCIEsNAuiU-KYgA@centurytel.net...
> > I have a Microstar MS-5169 motherboard. I'm looking to upgrade the
> > processor and add additional memory. Currently, I have an AMD K6
350mghz
> > processor and 196MB of RAM. I bought the PC second hand and don't have
> the
> > motherboard manual. Where can I find information on the max speed of a
> > processor the board can handle without overclocking? Anything I should
> > watch out for when upgrading the processor? What type of memory should
I
> > use to upgrade? Any type in particular? If I remember, I have three
DIMM
> > slots. Would the board be able to handle three 256MB DIMMS totaling
768MB
> > or will the board only handle 128MB per slot? I wasn't sure if that was
> an
> > issue to watch out for? Also, should the DIMMS be 100Mghz? Any help
and
> > suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> > -D-
> >
> >
>
>
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| Ronnie Broyles 2003-10-22, 3:24 pm |
| Ok, first I have looked at the motherboard specs.
You can support up to 768 Mb of PC100 Ram--assuming you have a processor
running at 100mhz and not 66Mhz. Just because your FSb can operate at 100
does not mean that is what your processor is. So if you install a processor
running at 100Mhz FSB, then buy PC100, if you have a processor running at
66mhz, then buy PC66. This aides in system stability. Also, make sure you
do not install more ram than what can be cached, because if your installed
ram is more than what can actually cacheable by your system, it could slow
your system down.
As for memory--I like Kingston--lifetime warranty. PC100 is very cheap
right now. Right now I am using PNY and I like it as well.
Also, I would suggest a motherboard change--the Aladdin 5 chipset is rather
old, and I would suggest something a little newer--if you don't want to
spend alot of money you can get one of the older KT133 or KT266 chipsets, or
maybe the Socket 423 P4--always look at the chipset, because that determines
the other specs for your MB.
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| Dwayne Epps 2003-10-22, 6:25 pm |
| Thank you Ronnie. I appreciate your help and the information! It was
extremely beneficial, so I don't go make a mistake on an upgrade. Thanks
again.
-D-
"Ronnie Broyles" <rbroyles@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:JwAlb.249$Lj6.141@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> Ok, first I have looked at the motherboard specs.
>
> You can support up to 768 Mb of PC100 Ram--assuming you have a processor
> running at 100mhz and not 66Mhz. Just because your FSb can operate at 100
> does not mean that is what your processor is. So if you install a
processor
> running at 100Mhz FSB, then buy PC100, if you have a processor running at
> 66mhz, then buy PC66. This aides in system stability. Also, make sure
you
> do not install more ram than what can be cached, because if your installed
> ram is more than what can actually cacheable by your system, it could slow
> your system down.
> As for memory--I like Kingston--lifetime warranty. PC100 is very cheap
> right now. Right now I am using PNY and I like it as well.
> Also, I would suggest a motherboard change--the Aladdin 5 chipset is
rather
> old, and I would suggest something a little newer--if you don't want to
> spend alot of money you can get one of the older KT133 or KT266 chipsets,
or
> maybe the Socket 423 P4--always look at the chipset, because that
determines
> the other specs for your MB.
>
>
>
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