Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/ 2009-01-09T03:31:47-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-11-18T02:42:12-05:00 Ken Holsgrove http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#548336 This topic was of great value to me, so I thought I'd add my experience upgrading a Compaq Presario 5006H, with 06E4h motherboard.<br /> <br /> As new, in 2001: <br /> AMD Duron 850 MHz 200 FSB <br /> 128 MB RAM <br /> nVidia TNT2 16 MB graphics card <br /> Windows ME <br /> Compaq 06E4h Motherboard <br /> <br /> Current: <br /> AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz 200 FSB <br /> 640 MB RAM (original 128 MB &amp; 2 generic 256 MB)<br /> nVidia GEForce4 MX4000 64 MB graphics card <br /> Windows XP Home <br /> Ethernet 10/100 card<br /> Compaq 06E4h Motherboard <br /> <br /> <br /> The new hardware went in without any problems, no BIOS flash was needed, and everything seems to be fine. After a few days of running 2 or 3 programs simultaneously, I have seemingly no heat related problems, still using original heatsink &amp; fan (I did clean heatsink and use new thermal compound). I have decided to leave off the side cover, in the hope that will help evacuate heat from the case. <br /> <br /> From the best I can tell, the fastest processor the 06E4h will accommodate is the Thunderbird Athlon 1.4 Ghz 200 FSB, and the most RAM is 768 MB.<br /> <br /> These upgrades make a significant difference on this machine running both IE7 &amp; Outlook Express. text/html 2008-01-22T13:40:00-05:00 Gene Bigham http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#526543 I have tried getting into the bios on my OEM AZ31 FIC mobo in a Presario 5000, it has the Uwave2 board marked on it. I have tried press and hold and tap tap tap of the F1, F2, F10, Delete and Insert key???? Why cannot get into Bios screen? text/html 2007-08-09T05:24:44-05:00 William Kahlstrom http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#504714 Johnny-come-lately to this thread.<br /> <br /> Have to say, it seems chock-full of useful information.<br /> <br /> I get cast-off (mostly non-working) machines, get them working and hand them out to shut-ins, home-schooling moms and the like, so I go through a lot of older generation boards.<br /> <br /> Looking up the stats on this board is how I came to arrive here. I would like to add something if anyone else has a Compaq / FIC board that seems to be mostly dead. That is, fans come on, green video status light comes on, but the video remains stubbornly blank.<br /> <br /> *** Use Compaq Approved SDRAM Modules ***<br /> <br /> While there may be exceptions to this rule, I seem to run into it again and again. Apparently-dead machines come back to life when modules are swapped out with those bearing COMPAQ stickers.<br /> <br /> I have had good experience with COMPAQ branded boards (such as the MITAC 5114vu) which have proven to be great and stable little boards. I have also had good experiences with FIC (such as the venerable VA-503+ and the KT-400A Pro.<br /> <br /> I do agree that the COMPAQ-branded boards, such as the UWAVE series of boards have a very irritating BIOS setup which is very rudimentary and slaps away the hands of the user insofar as any main board settings. <br /> <br /> I would like very much to hear any confirmation of the ability to flash the BIOS with an FIC AZ31 bios and essentially get all the stock features of an FIC, rather than a COMPAQ board.<br /> <br /> Many thanks,<br /> <br /> WK<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> text/html 2007-08-01T11:12:03-05:00 James Banks http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#503660 Guess no ones cares to comment on this old equipment. <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2007-07-29T09:59:46-05:00 James Banks http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#503279 Hi guys. Sorry to wake the dead as it looks like has been done on more than one occasion with this topic. This thread has been very helpful though. I too was/am wanting to make some upgrades to this same motherboard. I purchased this computer in 2000 or 2001 and it came with the 800mhz duron. After doing some research and reading this thread I went out to <a href="/action/r/http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> and found me one of the Athlon 1400mhz processors. I purchased it on a mother board. The board is a FIC AZ11EA. Fan, heatsink, processor, board but no memory. All for $30 shipped. I am wanting to know if I would benefit from using this whole processor/mb combo I received or just stick the processor in my original board and rock on. To add to the mix, I had just purchased 512mb off the PC100 SDram memory to finish maxing out the original MB I have. Will the 100mhz memory make much of a difference using it in the new board I have purchased? This new board seems to max at 1.5gig if my sources were correct. I am trying to keep this little computer running for another year or maybe two before really making an upgrade. I am also planning on picking up a 128 or 256 video card and aditional cooling fan to help things.<br /> <br /> Any insight would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> Thannks text/html 2006-03-22T02:38:58-05:00 keith Trusko http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#397848 <b>lol;</b><br /> I didn't know we couldn't use code..<br /> Test follows.<br /> <u>Really I</u> <b>just</b> <i>used</i> the same code for most php forums.<br /> [code]You know code <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile4.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=";)" title=";)">[/code]<br /> [quote=&quot;keith Trusko&quot;]Can I quote myself?[/quote]<br /> ......<br /> <br /> Okay so no code or quote of others using ( quote=&quot;user name&quot; + the brackets) but theres bold and underline and italics as well... colors dont work either<br /> <br /> btw; just use brackets [ ] with the word quote to start then use /quote in brackets to finish, same goes for i, b and u (italics, bold and underline), hence (i added spaces in the code) [ quote ]quotegoeshere[ /quote ].... text/html 2006-03-21T05:10:47-05:00 BrinNutz http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#397373 how'd u get that to work...by the way, we will be having bold, italic, and tabs available soon I think..I caught V testing it today..hehe text/html 2006-03-21T05:07:23-05:00 McFly http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#397370 Sweet mother of mercy, since when do we have quote options?<br /> <br /> <div class="quote">Holy s**t, I'm a quote</div> text/html 2006-03-21T04:55:48-05:00 keith Trusko http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=40#397365 <div class="quote">Re: Compaq 06E4h Motherboard Stats<br /> I know I am digging up an old thread . . .<br /> <br /> I am running this mobo with the 900mhz thunderbird it came with and 768megs of 133 sdram. I have seen acouple thunderbird 1400s with the 100mhz FSB on ebay. My question is, would it be worth it to buy the 1.4ghz processor or should I keep the 900mhz processor because the sdram would just be holding the 1400 back?</div><br /> <br /> I haven't looked up the motherboard yet but it looks to be running a Thundebird &quot;C&quot; which can utilise 133mhz to the full potential, it runs 900 -1400 @133. If this board can use the 133mhz bus then you may be able to upgrade to the 1700 cpu but I'm just thinking out loud. Will clarify in a bit.<br /> text/html 2006-03-20T00:37:53-05:00 Mike Farrar http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#397017 I know I am digging up an old thread . . .<br /> <br /> I am running this mobo with the 900mhz thunderbird it came with and 768megs of 133 sdram. I have seen acouple thunderbird 1400s with the 100mhz FSB on ebay. My question is, would it be worth it to buy the 1.4ghz processor or should I keep the 900mhz processor because the sdram would just be holding the 1400 back? text/html 2006-01-28T14:16:46-05:00 Kevin Tompkins http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#376829 Keith - I sent you a Private Message.... :p text/html 2006-01-26T11:05:14-05:00 keith Trusko http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#376085 Now to Kevin Tompkins comments <br /> You said your son has this now and explain &quot;him&quot; and how he will use it.<br /> <br /> For $64 you really won't notice much difference using a 1200mhz cpu or a 1400 for that matter and definetly isnt worth it in any endeavor compared to using a new mobo with same cpu with ddr ram installed.<br /> <br /> Heres why.<br /> A system from top to bottom is what makes it fast. Faster processor cycles are still hindered by waiting for the very slow sdram memory which is always more imprortant than cpu clock cycles but they do ultimatly go hand in hand, depending on how the system is used.<br /> <br /> The nforce2 matx motherboards I gave info on can use your current Duron but faster ram and will provide longevity with only a few more bucks spent.<br /> <br /> Lets say a biostar matx motherboard @ $45 and 256 DDR ram @ $35 will cost only $11 dollars less than upgrading the cpu. Not a bad deal right!? <br /> Now you can throw in a Athlon XP 2.2 for $64 at your leisure (don't wait though old hardware goes up in price).<br /> <br /> Nforce2 became old 20months or so ago so prices will go up since theres no longer any supply.<br /> <br /> I do have the original restore disks for that system as well and can make copy's if needed.<br /> XP uses way to many resources to run that system well as is.<br /> <br /> <br /> text/html 2006-01-26T10:58:36-05:00 C L http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#376084 Won't support a 512MB stick? Hmmm....my son's UWAVE KT133 mobo (Compaq mobo P/N 217155-002), with the latest BIOS, has 1x 512MB stick &amp; 1x 256MB stick of non-ECC PC133 SDRAM installed with one DIMM slot open. The RAM is accurately detected at 768MB and passes all benchmarks respectably. <br /> <br /> *UPDATE*<br /> After switching the 256MB stick with another 512 stick (for 2x 512MB), It is incorrectly detected as 800MB instead of 1GB of RAM.<br /> <br /> Putting the 256MB back in (for 1x 512MB &amp; 1x 256MB) and then adding a 128MB stick in the empty #3 DIMM slot, it was still detected as 800MB instead of 896MB.<br /> <br /> In any case, yes, the UWAVE boards will support a 512MB stick of RAM as long as the total RAM does not exceed 800MB. Anything over that is a waste. text/html 2006-01-26T10:37:26-05:00 keith Trusko http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#376080 Before I continue my name here appears as keith trusko, any one that knows my sites will know me as &quot;kltsin&quot;, not that should mean anything but.<br /> <br /> First on CL's comments<br /> A big No on a UWAVE being able to use a 512mb Ram Dimm.<br /> That was incorrect and am 99% sure that any UWAVE has a max ram dimm of 256mb per slot and 756mb max.(I never had a uwaveR in my hands though).<br /> <br /> On my site(s) I stated I was not sure of/if Compaq had altered the USB Frontpanel headers for the AZ31, wiring it improperly would surely destroy the mobo, psu, cpu mostly as warning.<br /> I also stated that the USB configuration in a UWAVE had the same block header as a standard USB block on all systems but was in the same postion as all AZXX mobos and assumed it was the same but have never personally tested it. <br /> text/html 2006-01-25T08:39:59-05:00 C L http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/9960/?o=20#375659 Very expensive by the looks of it. I've searched for one on <a href="/action/r/http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> for the past 2 days. They seem to be in short supply <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":("><br /> <br /> $45-50 is reasonable for a 1200 on <a href="/action/r/http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> but expect to pay nearly twice that for a 1400 given their rarity. I got lucky and only paid $48 for mine on eBay, and of course it was used. Even used, it has run flawlessly in my son's PC for 2 years and counting.<br /> <br /> As for your RAM, I would go with PC133 instead of PC100. PC133 is faster. If you do go either PC100 or PC133 the density won't really matter to be honest. The only way you might tell the difference between high &amp; low density RAM is if using the newer, faster RAM which your motherboard will not support.<br /> <br /> However, keep in mind that if you use a 256MB stick in your setup, most recommend that any sticks 256MB or over use SDRAM RAM with ECC (error correction). It costs a little more but with a max of only 768MB, I hardly think it would make that big of a difference.<br /> <br /> Hope this helps.