mash up dell 4600 and 8200

[john doe]

Hi,

I am a novice at computer hardware but am not shy of experimenting. I
have a dell 8200 which does not boot up (even with a good hard drive). I
am pretty sure the processor works, it is just that the graphics card
has gone bad so I don't see anything on the screen. I also have a dell
4600 which works fine.

My question is: can I change parts of dell 4600 into dell 8200? How can
I figure out which components can be replaced in dell 8200 with those in
dell 4600?

Thanks.

 

[JAD]

Hi,

I am a novice at computer hardware but am not shy of experimenting. I have a dell 8200
which does not boot up (even with a good hard drive). I am pretty sure the processor
works, it is just that the graphics card has gone bad so I don't see anything on the
screen. I also have a dell 4600 which works fine.

My question is: can I change parts of dell 4600 into dell 8200? How can I figure out
which components can be replaced in dell 8200 with those in dell 4600?

Thanks.

most everything should be transferable.

PCI to PCI port (sound cards -network -modem -wireless -USB- Controllers-older video)

AGP port to AGP port (Video) Only Integrated video? (on the mainboard) then you will need
a PCI or AGP add on card

 

[Bob Knowlden]

See the systems' spec at support.dell.com.

For example: the 8200 uses RDRAM memory, which is completely incompatible
with the DDR in the 4600. If your 4600 has a graphics card (rather than
onboard video), you may be able to use it in the 8200. (The 8200 uses a 1.5V
AGP 4x/2x card. The AGP 8x/4x card in the 4600 may be backwards compatible.)

To state the obvious, it would be unfortunate to damage parts from the 4600
in trying to diagnose the 8200.

Good luck.

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