need help installing processor

bahamut_2006 · July 1st, 2002, 20:58

ok, according to sisoft, i have a U6 socket/slot processor. is this socket/slot compatible with a socket 7 processor? also, how do you remove a processor? you take the heatsink/fan combo off by unlocking those metal things then how do you take the processor out? and then when i put one in does it detect it automatically like ram or do i somehow have to "install" it? i'd appreciate any help on this subject

ToM_E · July 1st, 2002, 21:03

There is a lock a mostly a metal or plastic lock on it. You have to pull it up then it unlocks the processor and you take the processor out carefully. Once you install the processor ur processor is automatically installed if its installed in correctly.

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**Demigod** · July 1st, 2002, 21:34

From your specs I can see that you have a K6 processor (or is that your new processor?), which is a Socket 7 processor.

Yo remove a CPU you have to take off the heatsink and fan (unhinge the metal clip from the plastic retentions on the socket), then pull up on the metal lever and take it out. When installing a new one fit the processor into the socket, pull down on the metal lever and put the heatsink/fan back on. The motherboard should detect what CPU you have when you boot up, there's no "installation" necessary.

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bahamut_2006 · July 1st, 2002, 22:07

thanks for the input. i thought that a k6 2 was socket 7 but i wasnt sure. so i should be able to install a pentium 3 with no problem?

Particleman · July 1st, 2002, 23:23

Pentium 3's use socket 370, so unless you get a new motherboard you cannot just swap out a K6-2 for a Pentium 3.

bahamut_2006 · July 1st, 2002, 23:55

yeah i was looking around and couldnt find one for socket 7...so how would i oc the processor i have now. i know it can be oc to 550 but i dont know how to do it

Alias · July 2nd, 2002, 00:13

that depends on your motherboard. You migh be able to change some jumpers to increase the FSB. There might also be some settings in options as well. Check your motherboard.

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Particleman · July 2nd, 2002, 00:29

K6-2s aren't multiplier locked so you should be able to overclock them by changing the multiplier. You could overclock by FSB, but in some cases this could cause certain PCI cards and harddrives not to function properly since the PCI bus will be overclocked.

Anyways, the speed of a processor is the multiplier times the FSB.
For a K6-2 500 that would be a multiplier of 5 times a FSB of 100 = 500.

To overclock there are probably some jumpers on your motherboard which you need to adjust to change the multiplier. I would consult your motherboard manual to figure out which jumpers they are. For 550, you will want to change the multiplier to 5.5 and leave the FSB the same.

Phoenix · July 2nd, 2002, 00:42

don't forget to discharge yourself from any electrostatic charge you may have, touch any water pipe or touch the computer case if you have a properly grounded AC outlet otherwise your old or new processor will die!
Do this before puting out or in the processor

bahamut_2006 · July 2nd, 2002, 01:45

i dont have a manual for my motherboard so that wont help any. where are the jumpers usually located and what do they look like?

Particleman · July 2nd, 2002, 04:34

The jumpers are in a different location on every motherboard. What is the brand and model of your motherboard, it usually says what it is named in the first boot-up screen, most motherboard makers let you download their manuals from the net.

bahamut_2006 · July 2nd, 2002, 19:48

found a manual which seems to have info for jumpers and it was right under my nose! lol anyway thanks everyone for the help.ok now i know the location of the jumpers, which one do i adjust and how do i adjust it? cooliscool, do you mean it has a diagram indicating the mulitiper by the jumper on the board?

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**cooliscool** · July 2nd, 2002, 20:36

i have the same mobo, tho compaq may have changed it, anyway, on mine it shows a diagram saying x.x being the multiplier, and next to it are the jumpers, if u know what off is and on is then its real easy, i cant get mine to stay stable at 550 though. it freezes before it finishes detecting ide drives, either that or it will start to load windows then BSOD

i also have a huge heatsink and a fan that runs at 5416 rpms.. dont think heat's the problem!

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REi_FoX · July 4th, 2002, 13:19

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bahamut_2006 · July 4th, 2002, 19:03

well i found the right jumpers, and i switched them to equal a multiplier of 4 to see what would happen. i loaded up windows and it said now it was 400 mhz. so then i try to set it to 5.5. it either freezes loading windows or has a windows protection error. also i tried to take the heatsink/fan off just for lack of something better to do and after i unlocked it, it wouldnt come off. its as if its glued to there or something.

**ammoQ** · July 4th, 2002, 19:35

if you take the heatsink off and start the beast overclocked, your next posting will come from a new PC (at least a new processor, very likely also a new motherboard).

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**Demigod** · July 4th, 2002, 21:33

Quote:

Originally posted by bahamut_2006
well i found the right jumpers, and i switched them to equal a multiplier of 4 to see what would happen. i loaded up windows and it said now it was 400 mhz. so then i try to set it to 5.5. it either freezes loading windows or has a windows protection error. also i tried to take the heatsink/fan off just for lack of something better to do and after i unlocked it, it wouldnt come off. its as if its glued to there or something.

The heatsink on my Pentium was glued down. Maybe it's the same case here. Try gently twisting it or try to pry it off. Anyways, I don't think it's worth overclocking your processor. You won't really gain that much of an increase and it could damage your CPU. A K6 doesn't really scale higher than 550 Mhz.

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**cooliscool** · July 4th, 2002, 21:35

well demigod, there are some people that got a k6-2 450 to go to 660 and stay stable :eek: also, when your computer is made by a big corporation like compaq, then most likely all hardware is soldered in.

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**cooliscool** · July 4th, 2002, 21:41

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Originally posted by bahamut_2006
yeah i was looking around and couldnt find one for socket 7...so how would i oc the processor i have now. i know it can be oc to 550 but i dont know how to do it

it's rare but you could look for a k6-3, it sports a better FPU, and L2 cache, making the onboard cache the L3 cache, ive never used one but i imagine there would be a good fps increase!

btw, they only go to 450 IIRC, and are socket7, but even with the 50mhz less it will be significantly faster than a k6-2 500.

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bahamut_2006 · July 4th, 2002, 22:55

well i cant seem find a k6 3 anywhere so im going to just add more ram.

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bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	need help installing processor ok, according to sisoft, i have a U6 socket/slot processor. is this socket/slot compatible with a socket 7 processor? also, how do you remove a processor? you take the heatsink/fan combo off by unlocking those metal things then how do you take the processor out? and then when i put one in does it detect it automatically like ram or do i somehow have to "install" it? i'd appreciate any help on this subject __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

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July 1st, 2002, 21:03	#2
ToM_E 8+ Years Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Over The Rainbow Posts: 2,796	There is a lock a mostly a metal or plastic lock on it. You have to pull it up then it unlocks the processor and you take the processor out carefully. Once you install the processor ur processor is automatically installed if its installed in correctly. __________________ Intel Q9550 @ 4.00 Ghz Xigmatek Dark Knight G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 533 GIGABYTE EP45-UD3P Hitachi 1TB Samsung 1TB LG 20X DVD-RW (SATA) Lancool K62W EVGA GTX 275 Corsair 750TX Scythe Kaze Master Ace Windows 7 x64

July 1st, 2002, 21:34	#3
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,331	From your specs I can see that you have a K6 processor (or is that your new processor?), which is a Socket 7 processor. Yo remove a CPU you have to take off the heatsink and fan (unhinge the metal clip from the plastic retentions on the socket), then pull up on the metal lever and take it out. When installing a new one fit the processor into the socket, pull down on the metal lever and put the heatsink/fan back on. The motherboard should detect what CPU you have when you boot up, there's no "installation" necessary. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

July 1st, 2002, 22:07	#4
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	thanks for the input. i thought that a k6 2 was socket 7 but i wasnt sure. so i should be able to install a pentium 3 with no problem? __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

July 1st, 2002, 23:23	#5
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	Pentium 3's use socket 370, so unless you get a new motherboard you cannot just swap out a K6-2 for a Pentium 3.

July 1st, 2002, 23:55	#6
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	yeah i was looking around and couldnt find one for socket 7...so how would i oc the processor i have now. i know it can be oc to 550 but i dont know how to do it __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

July 2nd, 2002, 00:13	#7
Alias >_< Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 924	that depends on your motherboard. You migh be able to change some jumpers to increase the FSB. There might also be some settings in options as well. Check your motherboard. __________________ >_<

July 2nd, 2002, 00:29	#8
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	K6-2s aren't multiplier locked so you should be able to overclock them by changing the multiplier. You could overclock by FSB, but in some cases this could cause certain PCI cards and harddrives not to function properly since the PCI bus will be overclocked. Anyways, the speed of a processor is the multiplier times the FSB. For a K6-2 500 that would be a multiplier of 5 times a FSB of 100 = 500. To overclock there are probably some jumpers on your motherboard which you need to adjust to change the multiplier. I would consult your motherboard manual to figure out which jumpers they are. For 550, you will want to change the multiplier to 5.5 and leave the FSB the same.

July 2nd, 2002, 00:42	#9
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	don't forget to discharge yourself from any electrostatic charge you may have, touch any water pipe or touch the computer case if you have a properly grounded AC outlet otherwise your old or new processor will die! Do this before puting out or in the processor

July 2nd, 2002, 01:45	#10
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	i dont have a manual for my motherboard so that wont help any. where are the jumpers usually located and what do they look like? __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

July 2nd, 2002, 04:34	#11
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	The jumpers are in a different location on every motherboard. What is the brand and model of your motherboard, it usually says what it is named in the first boot-up screen, most motherboard makers let you download their manuals from the net.

July 2nd, 2002, 19:48	#12
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	found a manual which seems to have info for jumpers and it was right under my nose! lol anyway thanks everyone for the help.ok now i know the location of the jumpers, which one do i adjust and how do i adjust it? cooliscool, do you mean it has a diagram indicating the mulitiper by the jumper on the board? __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2 Last edited by bahamut_2006; July 2nd, 2002 at 20:48..

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cooliscool Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SC, USA Posts: 7,231	i have the same mobo, tho compaq may have changed it, anyway, on mine it shows a diagram saying x.x being the multiplier, and next to it are the jumpers, if u know what off is and on is then its real easy, i cant get mine to stay stable at 550 though. it freezes before it finishes detecting ide drives, either that or it will start to load windows then BSOD i also have a huge heatsink and a fan that runs at 5416 rpms.. dont think heat's the problem! __________________

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July 4th, 2002, 19:03	#15
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	well i found the right jumpers, and i switched them to equal a multiplier of 4 to see what would happen. i loaded up windows and it said now it was 400 mhz. so then i try to set it to 5.5. it either freezes loading windows or has a windows protection error. also i tried to take the heatsink/fan off just for lack of something better to do and after i unlocked it, it wouldnt come off. its as if its glued to there or something. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

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ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	if you take the heatsink off and start the beast overclocked, your next posting will come from a new PC (at least a new processor, very likely also a new motherboard). __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

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cooliscool Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: SC, USA Posts: 7,231	well demigod, there are some people that got a k6-2 450 to go to 660 and stay stable :eek: also, when your computer is made by a big corporation like compaq, then most likely all hardware is soldered in. __________________

July 4th, 2002, 22:55	#20
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	well i cant seem find a k6 3 anywhere so im going to just add more ram. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2