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Subject: Please help me upgrade my old Gateway

Author: J. C. Boco

Date: 17:40:43 12/31/04


http://support.gateway.com/support/srt/docs.asp?sn=0018397504

This is my machine.  It is a Gateway with 256 MB RAM.  It runs an AMD K-7 650
MHz processor.  The chipset is a Gateway Jebil AMD 750 Chipset motherboard (part
number 4000629).  From searches, I know that this 750 chipset consists of a 751
northbridge and 756 southbridge, and the bus this uses is the alpha ev-6.  Who
am I to disagree?

The power supply, in case it's important, is a 200W 3.3 volt LP power supply
with 700 ma revision 7.  Once again, who am I to disagree?

Is it possible (and relatively easy) to upgrad this processor?  Can I simply buy
a new motherboard with a new processor on it, and just remove the old one and
replace with the new?  Do I need to flash BIOS after doing this?  Do I need a
new heatsink, or is that integral to getting a new processor on a new chipset?

Is there hope for this computer?

I'm hoping someone will take my hand and show me what to buy and just what to do
after buying it.




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