pIII upgrade,ram,hd upgrade

cdz25 · May 29th, 2003, 01:31 AM

I have an older compaq deskpro with a pll 233mhz, my question is can i upgrade this to a pIII my board is a natomafx440 I would also like to upgrade my bios it seems to look very standard and doesnt offer advanced settings,is this normal? You see Im a budding pc tech and i just want to toy around with this system. I am going to purchase all parts hardware from this site.

Siliconjunkie · May 29th, 2003, 01:35 AM

Most likely not. Back in the PII days alot of Compaq stuff was propriatary(sp?). Given the overall age a complete system would be the best path.

Blood_Luster · May 29th, 2003, 02:26 AM

natomafx440? I did a few Google searches for a compatibility list, but I had no luck. But since it's on a older p2, I really doubt it.

BTW, Before you BUY from this site, you should really check out www.newegg.com or www.pricewatch.com, or of couse eBay.com, best of luck man.

-BL

dlh75 · May 29th, 2003, 02:43 AM

It would be better to buy a whole new system instead of upgrading you current one due to its age. PC's are getting fairly cheaper now days. Sometimes its better building one yourself.

Omardeth · May 29th, 2003, 05:06 AM

like dlh said , if you want a new system it isn't worth trying to up grade that system . build a new one . if you just wanna "tinker" then find a 300-400 p11 and try it out , they aren't that expencive if you can find one . but as far as the bios update . i doubt you will find one .

rastorize · May 29th, 2003, 05:22 AM

You have an Intel 440FX 'Natoma' chipset...which supports Slot 1 Pentium II or Socket 8 Pentium Pro chips (depending on which one you have)...so you're outta luck for upgrading to a P3. There isn't much upgrade potential in your current system, and I'd agree with the others here that your only option is to purchase a new or used motherboard and processor...and probably memory too. But the older stuff is dirt cheap...so have fun!