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 PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml