My 1.4 ghz T-bird Athlon cpu burned out on my K7S5A mobo, and I was wondering if I could replace it with a athlon xp cpu? Should I also get another heatsink as well?
FYI : If its an AMD processor, Duron or Athlon XP get THE BEST heatsink available. Go for the best one.
Few days back my CPU fan started melting and it melted on... (better than CPU burn out...) So had to get a BIGGER, BETTER fan and also a BIGGER ATX cabinet. Things are fine now.
About the processor, the support site suggests this -
Socket A, currently 550 MHz - 1.4+ GHz
Compatible with AMD Duron/Thunderbird series
200 - 266 MHz Processor Bus Compatible
check for a bios update that will add the new cpu support, there are a few different version's of your motherboard, make sure you choose the right one. The cpu support info should be in the release notes of the bios http://www.ecsusa.com/ecsusa/www.ecs.com.tw/download/bios_m.htm
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