Wot 2 do with PII.?

[pop143]

hi friends..

my friend has an old pII 266mhz computer. his motherboard has some power component problem and the hardware technicians told them , tough 2 fix motherboard..so change it. and its also tough to get a motherboard for a p2 in these days.

his processor , hdd, fdd, cd drive ram are all working in good condition..

wot 2 do with this cpu now??? it wont go for a decent resale price also.

can anybody give a hint...for its max good usage..??

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

u could install Linux on it.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by dIgItaL_BrAt

u could install Linux on it.

But without a mobo how will it run?

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

Originally Posted by tech_your_future

But without a mobo how will it run?

oops,my bad.

[sakumar79]

there are only two options as far as i can see... One, sell the processor, but you wont get a good price for it. Two, try to get a second hand mobo for the proccy and get a backup computer.. But it will be hard to get the second hand mobo afaik...

Arun

[mehulved]

Maybe you can try someone you know and has an old computer still lying around. Not to mention too are too low for that.

[pop143]

hmm....thans for ure suggestions guys...

all the prob id the motherboard for the p2 .

more over it has 16mb ram and 2gb hdd. by the way is there any mobo like built in processor?? i heard something like that..!!! wud that be a cheap alternative to replace to p3 celeron instead..??

[Ch@0s]

Look for VIA C3 kits. They come in a cpu+mobo combo. However ur current ram may not run in that. Infact nothing sells right now that uses SDRAM.

[pop143]

Originally Posted by Ch@0s

Look for VIA C3 kits. They come in a cpu+mobo combo. However ur current ram may not run in that. Infact nothing sells right now that uses SDRAM.

VIA c3--cud u give some extra details...??? how much wud it be?? wot type processor pentium or celeron??? will it support ddr ram..????

thanks

[Ch@0s]

Via C3 is the name of the CPU duh.. . Its the cheapest thing you can get. AFAIK, the mobo+CPU will cost around 3K. You need to get DDR memory for it cos it doesn't accept SDRAM.

[pop143]

if possible..cud u give a link to the thing..u r specifying...?

cud u give the approx price for this..??

[Ch@0s]

Here you go

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c3/

Don't expect to play games on it but it'll definitely be faster than that P2 233.

[Third Eye]

donate it.

[pop143]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

donate it.

that also..we tried..nobody ready 2 accept it...bcoz they wanted 2 play good games..!!

[anispace]

I also have my P2 333MHz comp. works perfectly.... but no use for it. So i hav just packed and stored it.

[pop143]

if anybody can send me a p2 motherboard, there r two of my brothers in relation , eager to have a computer at home. it wud be really helpful for those kids to use and learn computers at this age. so only am thinking 2 do some help.please anybody can do help , assist me;

[Rollercoaster]

DO A MOD.

built some kind if information station of it. place the CRT(or small 8"x6" LCD it u can afford it) somewere like roof corner/wall mount.. reporting weather n tv schedule n rss news.. add IR reciever and a remote(it is cheap) to do some remote controlling.

actally that is what i am planning to do with my old pIII 1GHZ comp. so OOPS the idea is out.

chk this
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archi.../t-636947.html
http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums...&highlight=pii
^>>>http://sparkytfl.no-ip.org/Server.html

one guy somewere says
"Assume for the sake of argument that the computer in question has something between a 266MHz PII and a 1GHz PIII, and 128k or less of RAM. thats not a computer, thats a caculator "
LOL

[pop143]

k,...for that my motherboard is repair.......wot 2 do..?? everything is k..if i can get a new motherboard..!!