Upgraded Problem

Hello,

I have been asked to upgrade the following system as the user is experiencing problems with it slowing down while trying to manipulate picture files:

Product Name
6470nx

US Product #
DA239A

Chassis (Color)
Minitower – Silver/Black

Color detail
Black/Gray

Microprocessor
Intel Pentium 4 (N) 2.66 GHz

Frontside Bus Speed
533 MHz

Processor Architecture
mPGA478

Chipset
Intel 845G

Hard Drive
120 GB Ultra DMA

Drive RPM
7200 RPM

Memory
512 MB DDR SDRAM

Memory Max
1 GB

Memory Speed
2100 MB/Sec

Total DIMM Sockets
2-184 pin

Available DIMM Sockets
0-184 pin open

Primary Cache (L1)
20 K4

Second-Level Cache (L2)
512 KB Advanced Transfer Cache

Multimedia Drive
16X maximum speed DVD-ROM

CD, DVD Rewritable Drive
CD-RW (48X/12X/48X)

Diskette Drive
3.5” (1.44 MB)

Fax/Data Modem
Lucent V.92 56K modem

Network
Integrated 10/100 Base-T

Keyboard
Compaq Internet Keyboard (PS/2)

Mouse
Internet Scroll Mouse (PS/2)

Sound
Integrated (AC97)

Speakers
N/A

Speaker Form Factor
N/A

Total Expansion Slots
(3) PCI (1) AGP 4X 1.5v

Available Slots
(2) PCI (1) AGP 4X 1.5v

Total Drive Bays
Ext. (1) 3.5” (2) 5.25” Int. (2) 3.5”

Available Drive Bays
(1) 3.5” Int.

Total External Ports
(1) Serial (6) USB 2.0 (1) Parallel (2) PS/2 (2) IEEE 1394

Available External Ports
(1) Serial (6) USB 2.0 (1) Parallel (2) IEEE 1394

Front Mounted Ports
(2) USB 2.0 (1) IEEE 1394

Video Graphics (AGP)
ATI R9000 AGP card w/TV-out

Graphics Memory
64 MB DDR SDRAM

Tower Dimensions
22.25 x 11.25 x 19.875 inches

Power Supply
200 Watts

I recomended upgrading to 1GB of RAM and a 256MB video card.

The user purchased said upgrades however they purchased PC2700 RAM instead of PC2100 RAM. I installed the RAM and Video card and now the system will not boot. Please help with any suggestions you may have.

Thanks,

Craig

 

The ram may not be compatible with the m/b so may stop you from booting insert old ram and see if it boots if not replace video card to see if thats causing the boot failure some bios need resetting when installing new ram. Hope this helps