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Cuzman wrote:
> "TC" <metrotex30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:8AEhc.506654$Po1.64195@twister.tampabay.rr.com...
>
> " Also, will an ASUS GeForce Ti 4200 128MB be too much for the new
> board? That is, will the board and processor support it? The board,
> processor (with fan and heatsink) and graphics card is being offered
> to me for $50. I need to replace the fan on the graphics card. Is
> this worth it? "
>
>
> The M7VKB supports AGP4x, which is fine for the Ti4200. It also
> supports up to 768MB PC133 SDRAM from 3 DIMM slots, and can support
> 200FSB AMD Athlons / Durons up to the Athlon Thunderbird 'B' 1400+ .
> You can download the manual, drivers and BIOS updates from here:
>
http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=m7vkb
>
> The Duron 700 will be fine to start off with this board. I'm not
> sure what RAM you already have, but 128MB or 256MB PC133 would be
> recommended, the amount depending on your operating system and what
> you use your PC for.
>
> As for the Ti4200's fan, you can get a Thermaltake A1349 for $7.94
> ($2.99 + $4.95 s/h) from this ebay seller:
http://snipurl.com/5vpp .
> You will also need Nvidia's Detonator drivers for the Ti4200 from
> http://download.guru3d.com/detonator/ . I would recommend version
> 45.32 for stability with the Ti4200.
>
> Problems usually arise when you come to upgrade and install it all.
> If you don't have a manual for the motherboard, then you should print
> the PDF manual from the link I gave above. I'm not sure how Dell
> supplied your operating system, but if you aren't running XP, then
> you will most likely need to do a full re-installation of Windows
> from an original CD with license key (which means you'll need to
> back-up stuff you need). You should also make a boot-disk floppy
> from
http://www.startdisk.com/Web1/ubd/ubd.htm in order to do all of
> this. I'd also recommend putting all of the aforementioned drivers
> on a CD if you have a CDRW (along with stuff you wish to keep).
>
> If your hard drive has an OEM version of Windows without a CD then
> you could have major problems, as the conflicts between your old and
> new motherboard drivers won't like each other. You may have a
> restore CD to set the system back to factory settings, but this would
> just have the original motherboard drivers on also.
>
> If you do have a full version of Windows, then the following steps
> should sort you out:
>
> 1) Create the boot-disk
> 2) Burn the relevant motherboard / graphics card drivers to CD
> 3) Back-up stuff you wish to keep
> 4) Make notes of internet connection settings
> 5) Install all of the hardware
> 6) Load *Fail-Safe Defaults" from main menu in the BIOS
> 7) Format the hard drive from the boot-disk
> 8) Install Windows (with original CD and license key)
> 9) Install motherboard chipset and audio drivers
> 10) Install Nvidia Detonator drivers
Wow! Thanks for all the details!