Compaq Presario 061

[Raziaar]

Model PP156AA-ABA SR1315CL NA510

Okay... I'm trying to figure out what motherboard this computer has so I can determine what kind of upgrades my cousin's computer can have as far as graphics cards and CPU etc.

I loathe premade computers like this, with a passion. The Radeon 9800 Pro we got them last Christmas broke down this year a month or so ago, so I gotta figure out what would be some decent, relatively cheap graphics card choices I can make for them to buy a new one, since they are unable to play some of the games they own due to only having the lame onboard graphics card currently.

Can anybody with research skills find out for me what motherboard this model has?

It's the PResario SR1315CL Everything i've looked for I can't find it. Only information about what sorts of Ram upgrades can be had. GRRRR.

 

[Qonfused]

No need. You know what VGA slot his mobo has, so that's covered. Then download CPU-Z to find out what his current processor is. It'll list the socket type, speed, etc.

CPU-Z

 

[Asus]

Although bios versions and boards specs may only support certain CPUs even same socket. Happens with Socket A, 478 and 775.

edit:Would have to be ebay or something since these CPUs are no longer made. The 3700+ is the highest S754 model.
This HP uses the same board and suggests it could go up to a A64 3700+ (2.4Ghz) assuming the bios supports it.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=447313&cc=ca&docname=c00280662
Base processor
Sempron 3100+ 1.8 GHz:
1600 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second)
Socket 754
Chipset
SiS 760/964
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: K8S-LA
Compaq motherboard name: Salmon-GL6E

 

[Raziaar]

No need. You know what VGA slot his mobo has, so that's covered. Then download CPU-Z to find out what his current processor is. It'll list the socket type, speed, etc.

Well, I wanted to know in particular what AGP speed his VGA slot went into.

Thanks for the info Asus. I'll check it more in depth in the morning, when I have a good night's sleep. I'm tired!

 

[Qonfused]

Nevermind, seems I don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Eh you were on the right track there Travis, it's just we're all inferior to Asus

 

[Asus]

inferior nonsense. I just find info. If I just paraphrase what I find then I might quote the wrong stuff for what he is looking for. Links are best.

More specific info on the board.
8X agp
But if you had a 9800pro in there before then you should know that.

 

[Raziaar]

More specific info on the board.
8X agp
But if you had a 9800pro in there before then you should know that.

Yeah, I knew it could support at least 4x agp, but I wasn't sure if it could go up to 8. I knew that the 8xagp cards can scale down to lower agp settings though.

Guess I'm going to have to do some research on good video cards that they can buy for their computer. Of course it'll have to be cheaper and not like the one I just bought, a radeon x1950 which is pretty much the best I can get for the aging AGP types.

Another thing is possibly a better cpu. I really hate that I don't know what the hell the speeds are for AMD cards anymore, and they have an AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8ghz on their computer. I don't know if that's actually 1.8ghz in comparison to intel processors or what... so I'll have to do some research and see if I can get their computer operating on a level more similar to mine right now without a whole lot of money.

It seems that the components listed for that motherboard you linked me don't really match up to what they actually have in their system. Very bizarre. Then again, maybe it does and I'm just not reading it properly.

 

[Asus]

Which components? Maybe I searched for the wrong PC model.

Core 2 Duos sorta mess up the somewhat easy comparison between Intel GHz and AMD ratings.
It used to be really easy without looking at benchmarks. P4 3.2GHz ~= A64 3200+ (~2GHz)
Can sorta see were those compare to Core 2's here.

 

[Raziaar]

Which components? Maybe I searched for the wrong PC model.

Core 2 Duos sorta mess up the somewhat easy comparison between Intel GHz and AMD ratings.
It used to be really easy without looking at benchmarks. P4 3.2GHz ~= A64 3200+ (1.8-2GHz)

I'm no longer over there, so I can't actually look. But still this all gives me a good indicator. Unfortunately for memory if they do indeed have that motherboard listed, I won't be able to upgrade their RAM since they already have 2 pc3200 DDR SDRAM 512mb sticks in it... ideally I'd of liked to be able to keep that as an option for them to bump it up to 2 gigs.

So if as you say, the AMD sempron 3100 at 1.8ghz is equivalent to an intel 3.2ghz processor, that's great! Mine is only 2.8ghz intel pentium 4 and I'm still happy with it after being 4 years old.

Looks like it'll just be graphics card then.

 

[Asus]

If it is similar to the board I linked to then they would have to just flat out replace the ram. 2x 1GB sticks.

 

[Raziaar]

If it is similar to the board I linked to then they would have to just flat out replace the ram. 2x 1GB sticks.

Yeah. And that's not entirely an ideal situation. Oh well. I'll look at it next time I'm actually over there to see how many slots it actually has. I want to say it had 4, but I can't remember. Right now I can only go off the computer name and model...

Compaq Presario 061
Model PP156AA-ABA SR1315CL NA510

Which appears that it is indeed the K8S-LA

Seems like it is exactly this configuration I found on a forum. Ignoring the top paragraph with the username(which I starred out) and directx version and stuff.

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name USER-7337DFC581 (***'s Computer)
User Name User

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Sempron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3100+
Motherboard Name Asus K8S-LA (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 760GX, AMD Hammer
System Memory 960 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (10/29/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter SiS 760 (64 MB)
3D Accelerator SiS 330 Mirage Integrated
Monitor Compaq FS7600 [17" CRT] (CNQ4470925)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive ST3160021A (160 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive WD 1600BB External USB Device (149 GB, USB)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B (DVD+R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 147228 MB (100787 MB free)
H: (FAT32) 5386 MB (4738 MB free)
K: (FAT32) 152588 MB (74047 MB free)
Total Size 298.0 GB (175.4 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard HP PS2 Keyboard (2K - 3)
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse (IntelliPoint)

Network:
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.0.101)
Modem PCI Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device Lexmark X74-X75 #4
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Printing Support

 

[Barney Fife]

Does your cousin's Presario spec similar to the one In This Link?
If it is; everything you need should be in the MB spec page.

MB K8S-LA Salmon (Micro ATX).
Socket 754. Max supported CPU, 3700+
MAX DDR supported, PC3200 (2GB)
VGA Type, AGP 8x.

I think that's basically it.


Good Luck.