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From: jim on 27 Feb 2006 19:39 Hello All; I am looking for a motherboard for an eMachines system,about 3 years old,i am told the mb needs to be replaced,hope this helps; AMD Athlon XP Processor1600+ Chipset: VIA KM 266 (heard this was important!) MB ID#:MBEM2246AM37 not looking to spend a lot. TIA Jim
From: Larry Roberts on 28 Feb 2006 00:27 On 27 Feb 2006 16:39:09 -0800, "jim" <jm65559(a)aol.com> wrote: >Hello All; > >I am looking for a motherboard for an eMachines system,about 3 years >old,i am told the mb needs to be replaced,hope this helps; > >AMD Athlon XP Processor1600+ >Chipset: VIA KM 266 (heard this was important!) >MB ID#:MBEM2246AM37 > >not looking to spend a lot. > >TIA > >Jim Unless the eMachine's case is some odd-ball propritory case, I would think either a standard ATX format, or if it is a micro, then a Micro-ATX mainboard would work. You can still find Socket A mainboards capable of running your CPU all over. The KM266 chipset may be hard to find, but there seem to be many VIA KT266a, and better. I think Nvidia's Nforce2 chipset was a great performer as well.
From: Tweek on 28 Feb 2006 12:46 I have been using these biostar boards for situations like yours: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138019 The reason the chipset is important is if you don't use a similar chipset, your restore cd's won't work because the image is expecting the KM266 chipset. If you were to put in an Nforce2 board for example, your restore image (or your current installation of windows) probably would not boot. This can be remedied by running a repair install, but emachines don't ship with an XP disc. My experience is that the machine will boot and ask to be activated (make sure you set the time and date before you let the machine boot to windows). Activation will fail at first because of the key that is embedded in the image. You will need to change the product key when it asks you, use the key on the XP sticker on the back of the machine. After that is just a matter of installing the drivers for the different hardware on the new motherboard. I have had no problems activating these machines, but be aware that you might. I have probably done 5 or 6 machines this way. "jim" <jm65559(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:1141087149.789374.187940(a)p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > Hello All; > > I am looking for a motherboard for an eMachines system,about 3 years > old,i am told the mb needs to be replaced,hope this helps; > > AMD Athlon XP Processor1600+ > Chipset: VIA KM 266 (heard this was important!) > MB ID#:MBEM2246AM37 > > not looking to spend a lot. > > TIA > > Jim >
From: jim on 28 Feb 2006 16:24 Thanks for the quick response,would i find this type of board at Microcenter? TIA jim Larry Roberts wrote: > On 27 Feb 2006 16:39:09 -0800, "jim" <jm65559(a)aol.com> wrote: > > >Hello All; > > > >I am looking for a motherboard for an eMachines system,about 3 years > >old,i am told the mb needs to be replaced,hope this helps; > > > >AMD Athlon XP Processor1600+ > >Chipset: VIA KM 266 (heard this was important!) > >MB ID#:MBEM2246AM37 > > > >not looking to spend a lot. > > > >TIA > > > >Jim > > Unless the eMachine's case is some odd-ball propritory case, I > would think either a standard ATX format, or if it is a micro, then a > Micro-ATX mainboard would work. You can still find Socket A mainboards > capable of running your CPU all over. The KM266 chipset may be hard to > find, but there seem to be many VIA KT266a, and better. I think > Nvidia's Nforce2 chipset was a great performer as well.
From: jim on 28 Feb 2006 16:26
Thanks for the quick response,would i find this type of board at Microcenter? TIA Jim |