regular 800 Athlon in a KT400 board possible?

[blurredvision]

Can I use my old 800 Athlon in a KT400 board? Particularly the SOYO Dragon+?

If so, is there anything special I need to do to the BIOS to get it to work?

I know, I know, you guys are gonna say buy a new processor, but I have a stupid friend who went and spent $175 for the SOYO DRAGON Platinum Ed KT400 board like an idiot, and doesn't even know what he's doing. So now I've been tasked by him to get his computer working. I just hope he remembered what I told him about having to buy DDR RAM!

 

[mchammer187]

should work if it is socket A

and

get a new chip a 2000+ is $90

 

[pillage2001]

It's backwards compatible.

 

[tsnyder]

If it's Slot A you're SOL ... if he can afford the board than buy a damn $50 chip and throw it in there.