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Replace motherboard on XPS-T
The primary IDE controller channel on my XPS-T motherboard is no longer working so I need to replace it.
Since buying the PC I have in the meantime upgraded the CPU to a Celeron Tualatin 1.4GHz chip by means of a PowerLeap adapter that allows the Socket 370 Celeron to plug into the Socket A motherboard.
Since I now need to replace the whole motherboard, it seems to me that instead of buying an XPS-T board and reusing the PowerLeap, I could instead buy a Socket 370 board and plug my Celeron directly into it (i.e. ditching the PowerLeap)
From browsing this site, I guess 1) that a Dimension 4100 motherboard would fit inside the XPS-T case, and would be compatible with all the existing cables and connectors, and 2) that such a motherboard would support the Celeron Tualatin 1.4 GHz CPU.
Question: Are my guesses correct?
Thanks for your inputs...
AndrewFG
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May 31st, 2004 15:00
ejn63
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May 31st, 2004 15:00
From browsing this site, I guess 1) that a Dimension 4100 motherboard would fit inside the XPS-T case, and would be compatible with all the existing cables and connectors
It should fit with very little trouble.
and 2) that such a motherboard would support the Celeron Tualatin 1.4 GHz CPU.
No, not without an adapter (www.powerleap.com) and the Intel retail BIOS. The Dell boards are limited to Coppermine processors; Tualatins are not supported.
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May 31st, 2004 15:00
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May 31st, 2004 18:00
Andrew
The rest of the motherboard could die tommorrow or five years from now. There is no exact way of telling. Not knowing what kind of budget you have to work with I thought I would mention a cheap alternative to replacing the motherboard. The nice thing about the ATA controller card is that it is portable. In the future if you go with the motherboard replacement in your XPS T or an entirely new system the controller card can be included in the new plans.
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May 31st, 2004 19:00
The other nice thing about going with a PCI controller card is that you will overcome the ATA-33 speed limit of the onboard controller. You'll see a nice speed improvement on HD throughput using an ATA-100 or -133 (either will work just as well) controller card paired with any modern ATA-100 hard drive.
IMHO, if you own an XPS-T, a PCI HD controller card is the most cost-effective improvement you can make.
AndrewFG
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June 3rd, 2004 19:00
I followed everyone's advice and bought a new PCI controller. But unfortunately I seem not to be able to use the PCI port for the boot drive. So I have the boot drive on the secondary port on the motherboard and my other drives on the primary port of the PCI card. This means I don't get any benefit from speed improvements, but at least it all works...
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June 4th, 2004 12:00