P4 processor upgrade

[TonyT]

I am thinking of upgrading my 2.4 ghz P4 533 bus speed to
a newer 2.6 P4 800. My MB is ok for it, but I am
wondering if this hardware change would trigger a WINXP
reinstall requirement?

 

[Cari MS-MVP]

It shouldn't do if you are keeping the same motherboard.

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

[Perdita X. Dream]

I am thinking of upgrading my 2.4 ghz P4 533 bus speed to
a newer 2.6 P4 800. My MB is ok for it, but I am
wondering if this hardware change would trigger a WINXP
reinstall requirement?

Don't forget that you will, most likely, require new RAM too, unless you're
already running PC3500/3700.

 

[kj31132001]

-----Original Message-----
I am thinking of upgrading my 2.4 ghz P4 533 bus speed to
a newer 2.6 P4 800. My MB is ok for it, but I am
wondering if this hardware change would trigger a WINXP
reinstall requirement?
.
-----also i like to know how u do that and is that makes

speed faster than before ??? and what kind software or
hardware is that to upgrade it ???/ thanks mill if ur
return this e- za

 

[Peter]

Hi,

Yes, you need to perform a repair install of XP.
BTW, I wonder whether there will be a significant
improvement of performance.
Upgrade to P4 2.8 or above with HT is another story.

The performance of a PC is rely on the overall
configuration and maintenance, not only the CPU speed. I
built my own PC with P4 2.0GA two years ago and its
performance is much better than my friend's new PC
running P4 2.6G

Peter

 

[Andrew E]

Check for the update for the board from intel for the new
processor,you can check the before/after effects by down-
loading the processor frequency id utility from INTEL.
XP shouldnt mind,the os/file system stays the same.

 

[Jim Macklin]

How much do you want for the old CPU?


| Check for the update for the board from intel for the new
| processor,you can check the before/after effects by down-
| loading the processor frequency id utility from INTEL.
| XP shouldnt mind,the os/file system stays the same.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I am thinking of upgrading my 2.4 ghz P4 533 bus speed to
| >a newer 2.6 P4 800. My MB is ok for it, but I am
| >wondering if this hardware change would trigger a WINXP
| >reinstall requirement?
| >.
| >

 

[TonyT]

I am planning to use it in another machine. Thanks for
asking tho.

 

[David Hollway]

Tony (if it was you who asked the original question - sorry, my newsreader
only picked up this post in the thread, so I might be answering the wrong
question, or addressing the wrong person...)

Changing the processor will not normally trigger a reinstall or even a
reactivation of XP. If all the other hardware (motherboard chipset, etc)
stays the same then XP will not care - it'll just boot up at the higher
speed.

As the 2.6/800 Pentium 4 processor supports Intel's Hyper-Threading
Technology, ensure that you have Service Pack 1 for XP installed - this is
needed to get the most from HT. And with SP1, the presence of HT on the new
processor will be automatically detected; Windows XP pre-SP1 required a
kernel change or re-install in order to shift from Uniprocessor (non-HT) to
Multiprocessor (HT) mode.

Good luck!

-David Hollway
(mail as in header - remove spam blocker)

 

[Jim Macklin]

It would have made a good upgrade for my socket 478 1.7
Celeron.


message | I am planning to use it in another machine. Thanks for
| asking tho.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >How much do you want for the old CPU?
| >
| >
| >| >| Check for the update for the board from intel for the
| new
| >| processor,you can check the before/after effects by
| down-
| >| loading the processor frequency id utility from INTEL.
| >| XP shouldnt mind,the os/file system stays the same.
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >I am thinking of upgrading my 2.4 ghz P4 533 bus
| speed to
| >| >a newer 2.6 P4 800. My MB is ok for it, but I am
| >| >wondering if this hardware change would trigger a
| WINXP
| >| >reinstall requirement?
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >