by PCHeintz72 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:50 pm
They all have reasonable suggestions... but for whatever reason are stepping on each others feet...
You can never have enough info before doing a project like this, so if the manuals are available, use them. If not the CPU-Z program is good if not perfect. I've used it a couple times in the past, but not recently.
1. If manuals available, simply check what type of memory can be accepted on each system. Otherwise see what the CPU-Z program reports. If in either case they do not match... it is not going to work.
2. Note also, not just physical size, but capacity and speed are important. If your system cannot take the capacity, you are out of luck. This is where the website reported can come into play... I myself prefer the Kingston Memory site for that information, but Crucials is also good.
3. Even if all the above match, you either need ot have free slots on your system to place them in, or need to take out some of your existing memory... if neither the case you are still out of luck.
4. If all of the above are true, great, take out the memory, and you can clean them using the q-tip and rubbing alcohol methor mentioned above, if the contacts look dirty. Do try to ground yourself before touching either motherboard or cpu, or memory. You can use a ground strap, if you have one or can get one cheap.
Having said all that... memory is very cheap... if you tell use either the make and model of the motherboard, or the make and model number of the system, someone here should be able to look it up on any number of sites for you and give you not only what it can take,but pricing.
All of the above was for memory... the steps on the CPU are similar with the exception you need something to bond the fan back to the CU upon removal and INSERT IGNOREion into another system. However, I should warn you it is unlikely the CPU can be transplanted like that due to the extremely likelyhood they are not compatible socket wise. And even if can, may well require either reconfiguring the BIOS or even settings on the motherboard. A modern system should not, but I do not know the age of the systems involved.
An easier way is to use th system or mother board that has the fastest CPU, and transplant memory, and hard drives and CD/DVD/Blu ray drives to it.
EDIT: If the system is dead... do not bother with the CPU swap at all as more than likely the system took it with it... That post stating was dead was made as I was trying to make this one.
Also... since the system is dead... if get to the memory swap, inspect the meory for burn spots... Do not translant if any found.