Thank you, Don, for that explanation. Makes me more comfortable with what my local tech is doing. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:53 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Computer Problems following upgrade > Sandi, > Over the years various processors have used different sockets to be > plugged > into. In some cases a full range of processors might all use the same > socket and in some the socket might change in mid stream. > > If your motherboard was built to host one of the less popular processors > or > if your motherboard is very old it could indeed be a very difficult task > to > find a new or even just newer processor for it. Compound that problem if > it > uses an "off" brand such as Via or an early model from AMD. > > Don > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------