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November 06, 2005
Upgrading the processor
I need a shower. Upgrading the processor can get fairly physical, if said processor is of the Penitum III, Slot 1 variety, and you need to change the heatsink. Word to the wise, don't give up even if the screws don't pop off right away. You may need to use some force...
I needed to upgrade the bios to get the new processor to take (Pentium II 400 HMz is a bit slow with SimplyMepis, a Pentium III 600 would hopefully mean a performance boost, and the new processor was a spare part...), and had Linux on the machine. Which means the bios upgrade was the wrong operating system. No problem, just boot from a win95 or thereabouts boot floppy, then do the upgrade from a floppy.
But of course, I started the computer thinking the board would autodetect the new processor. Luckily I saw it didn't have the right frequency and powered down to read the motherboard manual. After changing some dipswitches, I was good to go.
The intended user is reading newspapers right now, and is confirming that the machine is faster. BTW, a good idea for "newspaper reader users" is to have all their links on their browser's home page. Less stuff to learn in the beginning. And a few icons on an uncluttered desktop for the one or two programs they use, easily marked (Internet browser is better than Firefox or Internet Explorer. Write Letter is better than Word or Text Editor).
Mission accomplished.
Posted by Ann at November 6, 2005 02:27 PM
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