Situation:
My father's friend recently came to me for help with his eMachine; bad choice of computer in the first place. He's had the computer for two years and now all of a sudden the power supply is shot. I replaced the power supply and still, nothing turns on. After some troubleshooting, I've come to the conclusion that the motherboard is dead. Now, the only proprietary computers I've worked with are Dells and Gateways, and I'm assuming eMachines are the same way: everything needs to be to their "standards". When I realized I had to replace the motherboard, I checked for CPU and RAM compatibility before selecting one. I knew his CPU was a Celeron and it's a 478. For the RAM, Crucial told me its PC 2100 DDR 266Mhz 2.5v.
Questions:
1. Do I have to replace the motherboard with PC 2100 RAM slots or can I go higher; will his 266Mhz RAM work in a 400Mhz slot? Will I have to alter BIOS settings?
2. Will a motherboard such as a Gigabyte or Asus work with his other eMachines parts? I only ask because some RAM voltages don't work with proprietary motherboards or vice versa.
My father's friend recently came to me for help with his eMachine; bad choice of computer in the first place. He's had the computer for two years and now all of a sudden the power supply is shot. I replaced the power supply and still, nothing turns on. After some troubleshooting, I've come to the conclusion that the motherboard is dead. Now, the only proprietary computers I've worked with are Dells and Gateways, and I'm assuming eMachines are the same way: everything needs to be to their "standards". When I realized I had to replace the motherboard, I checked for CPU and RAM compatibility before selecting one. I knew his CPU was a Celeron and it's a 478. For the RAM, Crucial told me its PC 2100 DDR 266Mhz 2.5v.
Questions:
1. Do I have to replace the motherboard with PC 2100 RAM slots or can I go higher; will his 266Mhz RAM work in a 400Mhz slot? Will I have to alter BIOS settings?
2. Will a motherboard such as a Gigabyte or Asus work with his other eMachines parts? I only ask because some RAM voltages don't work with proprietary motherboards or vice versa.