This may sound typical, but looking to upgrade this poor system.
I bought the system 2 years ago, a Packard Bell Package, okay scream, yell, and
.The problem with the case on the system was the power supply!
Seems when PB make this model, they made the power supply to draw air into the case and not exhaust it, Yes thats what I said.
Anyway, I went out and got a mid tower althon case to put the motherboard in, which also allowed me to free up the third PCI slot. (In Packard Bell, the ATX form case got in the way of the PCI slot so it could never be used.)
Installation of the motherboard when with out a hitch, and all works fine, even got a front fan included with the new case, and the total cost was only $69.00
Here's the problem:
On the motherboard is a Cyrix 6x86 MII MMX processor,
A intelinstead clone running internally at 225 Mhz.
MANUFACTURER BIOSTAR
MANUFACTURER PART# M5SIB
PLATFORM Socket 7
PROCESSOR TYPE 6x86, 6x86MX,
CHIPSET SiS5598
FORM FACTOR microATX
BOARD SIZE 24.4cm x 20.3cm (W x L)
ISA SLOTS 2
PCI SLOTS 3
MAX RAM 256MB
DIMM SOCKETS 2
ON BOARD AUDIO PCI SOUND Card Onboard
* ESS 1869 Sound Chip
* High-quality ESFM Music Synthesizer
* Integrated Spatialzer 3D Audio Effects Processor
* 16-bit Stereo ADC and DAC
ON BOARD I/O 2 x USB ports on board
* PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Connectors
* 1 x FDD, 2 x Serial Ports, 1 x Parallel
* IrDA Support
ON BOARD IDE 2 x Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE ports
ON BOARD VIDEO UMA 2D Video/Graphics Accelerator Onboard
The Solution?:
I want a good motherboard with speed and the ability to use the SDRam I currently have, but one that is upgradeable on the AMD level.
What do the members of the forum recommend, or should I just go buy a "Bare Bones System" and start from there??
Thanks all
One Liberty
