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New microatx Motherboard for HP Brio

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popolopoulos

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I have a few HP Brios (2 x BA200 and 2 x BA). Got 'em for good prices and they run - but they are slow since they are 433/400 mHz Celeron based with a 66M front side buss. There are no BIOS adjustments available - the OEM had these boards made specifically for these machines. I use them in a lab for learning tools and would like to upgrade the innerds.

Need a recommendation for a decent micro-ATX mobo with no more than 4 PCI slots on it and built-in video (req'd - no AGP slot). Built-in sound would be nice should I someday pass them on to someone else, but I don't use sound with these guys. The Brio's have a small power supply and that is a limiting factor.

Any suggestions??

(also posted om Motherboards)
 
hp uses a propritrary (sp??) case, ps, and mobo.. in order to upgrade one, you have to upgrade them all.. unless you can find a faster hp mobo.. also, if that comp is anything like my pavilion 4540 (433/64/8.4 stock) than that only has a 90watt powersupply.. also, popping in a faster proc wont work, the mobos are multiplyer, FSB, and vcore locked.

sorry for the bad news, but...
 
NLE - there is no such thing as a multiplier lockes MoBo. The CPU picks its own multiplier. Voltage is also picked by the CPU, but the MoBo needs to support it and the HP probably has only 2V. FSB is the most MoBo dependent, and HP would have 66MHz only.

You could hunt down a faster Celeron PPGA (I believe 566 was the fastest made). I would expect that the power supply would be the limiting factor for any upgrade beyind that.

Recommendation: either junk the case/mobo/PS/CPU and transfer the RAM (how much do you have?) and drives to a new computer, or sell the complete systems and get new ones. You can get a P4 for around $600, so why bother?

Now, if you like to tinker you would get a different reply, but the motivation would be different🙂
 
Just glancing at a 2BA at HP's sight I would say just about any i810e, i815e, SIS 630T or VIA PLE33T MATX or Flex motherboard should work for you. Look for the ones that have the CMI 8738 onboard Audio Chip if you want decent sound. Maybe one that supports a Tualatin Celeron would be a good idea as a Tualatin Celeron uses less power though I thing the PSU's probably could handle most integrated MATX boards and P3 CPU's (famous last words🙂)
 
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