- Oct 5, 2004
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Hi, I got this computer about 7 years ago and I want to upgrade the cpu. Its a PII 300 mhz on a soyo SY-6BA motherboard. I guess it is one of the first BX motherboards with the 100mhz bus.
Anyway, I bought a cheap Katmai PIII 500 mhz w/ heatsink and I want to put that in. However, I don't know how to install it. I've tried to just throw it in, but the computer locks up on the BIOS. Then I tried to switch the cpu settings to the new specs with the old one in and then put in the Katmai, but that doesn't work either. Any help would be appreciated.
ps. there is a "Flash" file on the Soyo website but it doesn't work under Windows XP. And unfortunately the whole harddrive was formatted so I could install a full Windows XP on it.
Anyway, I bought a cheap Katmai PIII 500 mhz w/ heatsink and I want to put that in. However, I don't know how to install it. I've tried to just throw it in, but the computer locks up on the BIOS. Then I tried to switch the cpu settings to the new specs with the old one in and then put in the Katmai, but that doesn't work either. Any help would be appreciated.
ps. there is a "Flash" file on the Soyo website but it doesn't work under Windows XP. And unfortunately the whole harddrive was formatted so I could install a full Windows XP on it.