Compaq Presario 5296 CPU upgrade

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Dunno about the 5296, but most North American model 5200s came with AMD K6/2
processors (Super Socket 7 CPUs), Not Intel PIIIs. One had a Celeron 433
and another (the 5270) had a PII 450. The 5285 (top of the NA line) had a
K6/2 450MHz. You might check the Compaq UK website for more info.
HH

"Defenestrator" <htfcforum@team-impaler.co-dot-uk.no-spam.invalid> wrote in
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> Hello.
>
> I've recently been given a Presario with a PIII 450 Mhz processor, and
> have an old PIII 600 Mhz (600/512/100/2.05V) sitting in a box doing
> nothing. So I'd like to pop it in the Presario and have things go a
> bit faster. However, I'm lazy and don't want to go disassembling the
> thing to put the 600 cpu in, only for it to not work and me swear
> profusely at it.
>
> Would the 600Mhz cpu work in it, or should I just leave it as it is?
>
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