Upgrade to a Dell Dimension 8200?

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• Dell Dimension 8200 Memory Upgrade after upgrade the processor

  Hello

  I have a Dell Dimension 8200 (shipping date is 01/05/2002) which came with a FSB of 400. I've recently updated the its origianl 1.8 GHz a 2.4 GHz processor.  I understand that the 8200 with a FSB of 400 can use 800-40ns or 800-45ns memory sticks (I think that mine came with 800-45).  I intend to upgrade memory 1 GB to 4 X 512 (2GB), I installed (4 X 256).  My question is when I went to buy the 4 X 512 memory, said the pub, it could be used in a 8200 with a 2.1 GHz CPU or less.  I have a 2.4 GHz chip. Is that going to be a problem?

  Rbatleman,

  Great question!  When the Dimension 8200 was released the processor speed max was 2.1 ghz (probably why the memory you were viewing had this label).   We have updated later to the processor 2.4 ghz when it was available.  The two units came with the PC800-45 (400 mhz) memory, you should run into any problems with this memory.  Keep in mind the system supports only the RIMM modules that contain devices memory of 4, 8 or 16.  I hope this helps!

  -Andrew

• I can add on a hard drive to my Dell Dimension 8200

  I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with a 100 GB ATA / hard disk, it is full and I have only 4 GB of free space. There intel9R0 4 CPU 1.70 GHz, running windows XP Home Edition. I would like to add a 500 GB hard drive, can I just add this hard drive as a #2 as a normal drive.

  Yes, if you install 2nd disk after formatting it will appear as another drive in 'My computer' and you can move files to free up space on your primary drive.

  In addition, you can install the new drive, clone the old drive him (several disks are delivered with the software or you can download it from the Web site of the manufacture) and then delete the old drive... just a matter of what you prefer, option 1 is easier.

  Keep in mind there are two types of hard drives: EIDE (or "parallel ata") is the oldest type, the cable is 40 pins of a connector that is about 3 inches wide. Newer drives are SATA ("Serial ATA") with a connector 4 pins which is about 0.75 inches wide. On the top of my head I do not remember if Dell Dim 8200 SATA or not, but I think. Worst case if you do not find an EIDE drive and your computer does not have a SATA connector, you can add a PCI card that will add. Some of these cards may not allow to boot from it so you should keep your installed current 100 GB drive for the installation to work.

• Absolutely the best possible upgrade for a Dell Dimension C521 graphics card?

  I've been upgraded to a Dell Dimension C521, that I use as a general computer and play games.

  I know that he will never play in recent games, although with the x 1300 pro that was in it when I got it I have successfully played 2 games or 3 years and more. Runs of Prince of Persia: the forgotten sands, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Darksiders without any problem (all parameters lowish and resolution 800 x 600).

  Since I got it I upgraded the CPU to an AMD Athlon 64 x 2 5600 + (Windsor) and the RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB, which has cost me about £25.

  I really want to update the graphics card to something better than the Radeon x 1300 Pro that I have atm. I am aware that the PSU is only 280W and I need a map of low profile for this machine, although I read Dell generally insufficiently misses their PSUS in any case. All the posts I can find here and elsewhere online seem to be old enough and I wanted to make sure that I had discovered so far had not become outdated.

  So far, I found that the recommended card is the Radeon HD 6570.

  Can anyone suggest something better? If not, can anyone suggest what specific version of the 6570 to get (Sapphire, Asus etc.) and the amount of memory to get with it?

  Thanks in advance.

  Squall88uk

  Can anyone suggest something better?

  XFX R7 240 Low Profile Ready

  30 watts TDP, against 54 watts TDP for the 6570. Faster, too.

  A version of the R7 240 GDDR5 will be even faster, but more money, as well.

• Dell Dimension 8200 memory update

  Hello

  Can you tell me if it is possible to use this product: 1 pour GB Memory Module Dell Dimension 8300 - (128 x 64) - 400 MHz, part manufacturer: SNPJ0203C/1 Piece Dell: A1546751 in my dell dimension 8200, or if not, what can I do for my memory.

  Sorry for my bad English,

  Thanks for your reply,

  Kind regards

  Jacques of France

  
  

• Video upgrade for a DELL Dimension 4600

  I have a Dell Dimension 4600, Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.66 GHz, 512 MB of RAM and a NVidia GeForce 5200 graphics card.  Any recommendation on whether or not I can upgrade the video card?  If so, which one should I get.

  
  

• Upgrading RAM on Dell Dimension 4600

  I just installed two 512 GB for my Dell Dimension 4600 CPU memory cards.  The computer came with two, 256 GB cards, but he had got terribly slow.  Dell said that no matter if the size of the maps varies.  However, my system does not reflect the installation of additional memory.  It is preferable or essential only for install memory cards additional of the same size as the existing cards?

  Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 05:08:08 + 0000, franklinpcat wrote:

  I just installed two 512 GB for my Dell Dimension 4600 CPU memory cards.  The computer came with two cards 256Go,

  You mean 512 MB and 256 MB (not GB) I guess.

  but he had got terribly slow.  Dell said that no matter if the size of the maps varies.  However, my system does not reflect the installation of additional memory.  It is preferable or essential only for install memory cards additional of the same size as the existing cards?

  See the response of Daave, but also to note the following two points:

  1. you started with 512 MB. The amount of RAM you need for good
  performance is not a unique situation for all. You get the right
  performance, if the amount of RAM you have prevents you from using the
  page file significantly, and this depends on what applications you are running. Most
  are people who run a typical range of business under XP applications
  somewhere around 512 MB work well, others need more. Almost
  everyone will see poor performance with less than 256 MB. Some people,
  especially those making things like the large photographic edition
  images, can see a performance gain by adding even more of
  512MB - sometimes much more.

  Unless you have special needs, so it is likely that the 512 MB you
  started with was enough for you.

  2. you say "he had got painfully slow." This implies that the
  performance was OK, but it had worsened. This reinforces that
  I said in point 1 above. You don't need more memory simply because that
  time has elapsed.

  There are several possibilities for why he had obtained more slow, but the
  more likely is that you have been infected by malicious software. What
  anti-virus and anti-spyware programs that you are running? They remain until
  Date?

  Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

• The upgrade of old Dell Dimension 2400 CPU, GPU, memory, etc...

  Mainly interested in CPU upgrade at this time. I have download CPU - Z to determine my profile and I provide this stitched-together set screenshots of this program:

  

  I just put the CPU of my Dimension 5150 friend successfully. I would only reproduce on my 2400 - a much smaller machine. This computer is mainly used for the casual internet browsing, and sometimes I watch a Youtube video. The only programs that really tax the CPU are my disk defragmentation and the program CCleaner. When I have a great session of internet browsing of 100 + tabs, the CPU also emerged at this time here.

  I want to the maximum this computer using cheap parts upgrades, that I can buy it on eBay. On my 5150 friend, I bought a processor upgrade for $5 delivered and a thermal paste to ebay for 80 cents. I wouldn't mind buying a cheap video card and processor to upgrade this old workhorse

  sva50233

  The Dimension 2400 can use 400 MHz or 533 MHz, Socket 478, P - 4 Northwood or Celeron processor with a 512 k or more small cache.

  You cannot use all processors Prescott [1 MB cache].

  The maximum support of the processor is P - 4 Northwood, 533 MHz, Socket 478, 3.06 GHz.

  Before upgrading the processor, make sure you have the latest version of the BIOS installed.

  With regard to the video card, only the PCI cards are supported, no PCI Express card is supported.

  The Dimension 2400 supports a maximum of 2 GB (2 x 1 GB Modules) memory DDR.

  Bev.

• Microsoft Update wants to update the video driver to a signed that does not have the dell dimension 8200 how block this?

  It is an old computer xp

  Hello

  I suggest you to follow these steps and check if they help.

  a. Click Start, open Control Panel.
  b. open Security Center.
  c. click on automatic updates.
  d. on the screen which shows developed for download, but let me choose when it is installed.
  e. press on apply or OK and exit.

  It is perhaps the only way to prevent this being installed.

• Dell Dimension 8200 windows xp cannot start after the replacement of old CD drive by mounting drive DVD LG GDR-H30N

  Hello guys please help!

  I tried to mount the new drive & replacing the old CD player... the new player can work, but windows xp does not start... It's just a black screen...

  Please advice, thank you!

  Message edited by Don86 on 07/21/2008 04:41
  
  

• Dimension 8200 does not start

  I have a Dimension 8200, which has not been used for more than a year.  I was going to reformat the hard drive to remove all personal data, and then give it to my daughter's school.  However, it will not start.  The Dell page comes and the BIOS white bar at the bottom of this page fills slowly, but then nothing happens for about a minute.  Meanwhile, the power button is green, and the ABCD diagnostic lights are green-orange to orange-green.  Then after about a minute or two, a page of message arrives.    At this point, the diagnostic lights are Green-Green-Green-orange, and the power button is always green. Among other writings is the assertion that the 1 primary and secondary hard drives is not found.  It says also "failure keyboard,' even if I used this fairly reliable keyboard with other computers. But it does not seem that the keyboard doesn't have - I do nothing doing on the keyboard has an impact on the computer.

  I checked the optical drive opens and closes when I push the button on the front, but I have not tried to use the player, because the computer is completely non-functional.  I looked through the forum of ideas of things to try.  According to this research, I checked the power supply provides the correct voltage.  I disconnected and reconnected then the two IDE cables, and I also removed and replaced the RAM sticks, as well as two sticks of continuity.  But still nothing!

  Any ideas, or should I just trash?

  Thank you

  laserguy

  Dell Dimension 8200

  Windows XP, SP2

  Pentium 4 CPU, 2.26 MB RDRAM GHz512

  80 GB Maxtor hard drive

  
  

• Can upgrade you Dell Dimension 4400 to Vista/WIN7

  Can upgrade you Dell Dimension 4400 in Vista/WIN7?

  Meet the system requirements? If Yes, you can purchase Windows 7. If not, stick with XP.

  Windows 7 system requirements

  If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x 86) or (x 64) 64-bit processor

  • 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

  • 16 GB of disk space available (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

  • Graphical device DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

  "A programmer is just a tool that converts the caffeine in code" Deputy CLIP - http://www.winvistaside.de/

• Dell Dimension 9200 MAX UPGRADE

  As you can tell a Dell Dimension 9200 is a bit old this generation of computers, but I want max to upgrade my PC and my calculations, when I update this baby to the max, it could perhaps better than PCs today, so most important first question:

  1: can I upgrade my power supply? My current diet only 350w, I am able to pass this to 500w by installing a new? Is it possible to install a new power supply on my PC again? If so, which company is the most reliable?

  Thank you for your help, once this question is answered, I think my PC will be a match munching PC

  Azee123

  Yes, the power supply can be improved to a 500w unit +.

  The Dimension 9200 does not use an exclusive power of Dell, you can install most power supply ATX with a power connector 24 pin or 20 + 4 pin main motherboard and this can be purchased in most local computer stores, or online.

  The 9200 has a rear panel open, a diet with or without the on/off switch can be installed.

  Note: You need a PSU with six SATA power connectors.

  When you buy a power supply, check the manufacturer's warranty, plus better, look for one with a minimum of three years.  Personally, I prefer the Corsair PSU.

  http://www.Newegg.com/power-supplies/subcategory/ID-58

  Bev.

• Dell Dimension 3000 graphics card upgrade

  Hello, I'm new here and was hoping someone could help. I find anything through my research that directly responded to my questions/needs.

  I need to add a video/graphics card to my dell dimension 3000. The problem I have is that I don't know where to look or what to look for to know what is compatible or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  The basic system specifications:

  Operating system
  MS Windows XP Home SP3 32-bit
  CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
  Intel Pentium 4
  Prescott 90nm technology
  RAM
  2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 166 MHz (2, 5-3-3-7)
  Motherboard
  Dell Computer Corp. 0N6381 (microprocessor)
  Graphics
  Acer V173 (1280x1024@60Hz)
  Intel (r) 82865G Graphics Controller
  Hard drives
  156GB Western Digital WDC WD1600AAJB-00J3A0 (PATA) 96 ° F
  Optical drives
  Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200 has
  TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222A
  Audio
  Unimodem half-duplex Audio device 

  Best regards, John

  With an older system like the 3000, you will only be able to use the old PCI interface for a video card.  These cards are more expensive and there is no reason to spend too much on an upgrade when dealing with older systems like that. Popular cards have been the 6200 Nvidia 8400 GS or the best 9400 GT.  Do not forget only the PCI interface.  No AGP or PCI Express.

  I'm not sure what your goal is the upgrade, but don't expect too much.  I know that people have upgraded to these cards to play games like the Sims.  Your system is just old with old parties slow and he can't move much faster with a video card.  You have 3 PCI slots on the motherboard.  Put the card into the top slot of most and move all other cards down lower if installed.  You should probably disable your chart integrated through your device manager before installing a video card for it to work and make sure that the first video is correct in the bios.

• Dell Dimension 4700 upgrade tips Help!

  Hello Dell Community, I currently have a Dell Dimension 4700 and hoped to upgrade my computer to a computer game, with a budget of around $100-200.

  I wonder as to the game going, that upgrades would produce the biggest change and progress in the game? I'm hoping to improve up to 2 GB of Ram and add a video card, but don't know if it is the best choice to go.

  I have studied this subject and found several posts in the forums, but they were all overwhelmed and I hope to get some knowledge as well as recent graphics cards or Ram that can improve my FPS in game and all around my budget. Thank you.

  Record of Dell:

  Name of the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
  System model: Dimension 4700
  System type: X 86-based PC
  Processor: x 86 family 15 model 3 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~ 2793 Mhz
  The version of the BIOS/Date: A10 of Dell Inc., 04/01/2006
  SMBIOS Version: 2.3
  Total physical memory: 512,00 MB
  Available physical memory: 191,89 MB
  Total virtual memory: 2.00 GB
  Available virtual memory: 1.96 GB

  Majera

  Sorry, but there are very few, you can upgrade on a child of seven years 'obsolete' 4700, to make a system of 'game '.

  Better to put the money upgrade, to buying new desktop PC.

  Bev.