I'm afraid that you're probably best off thinking in terms of starting over
with building a new computer.  You won't be able to replace a pentium 3
processor with a pentium 4.  They require different motherboards.

You might be able to strip a few parts out of the Compaq for use in a new
system, such as the drives, but you'll likely need to be thinking in terms
of a new case, new power supply, new motherboard, new memory, new processor,
and probably a new video card.

These are general suggestion, which is the best I can offer without knowing
exactly what model Compaq you have.

You might want to take a look at the some of the Buyers Guides at Anandtech,
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/index.html, in order to get a better idea of
what parts would best meet your needs.

John Sproule

----- Original Message -----
From: "Avinash Singh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] pentium chip removal


> How do i remove the pentium chip from my computer without damaging it. i
am putting in a new pentium 4 chip and basically upgrading from a pentium 3
to 4 so i have 2 remove the pentium 3 chip and put in the pentium 4 and i
need help

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