Replacement motherboard for 001 with LE 5.3.1

[tycho]

Hoping someone can offer advice here....I know very little about computers except how to use them, so don't get too geeky on me.

I've been running a Digi 001 with Pro Tools LE 5.3.1 on a P4 (2.4GHZ 478 pin 533 bus), the motherboard is an Asus P4B533. OS is XP service pack 1.

Old school I know, but it does *everything* I need it to do very well and very reliably. Until yesterday when the system wouldn't boot. My repair guy says the motherboard is dead.

To keep things economical I would ideally like to keep the existing system and replace the dead motherboard with a new one. The P4B533 isn't available new anymore that I can see - can anyone recommend a replacement motherboard that will install with a minimum of problems regarding getting 5.3.1 up and running again?

[sbag]

you may be able to replace the motherboard > it could get tricky > the size
and is compatible should be what you need to establish first > also check with the manufacture to see if you can upgrade > also google that motherboard you may find a oem board for it >



and trust me i had a sony vaio p4 rs510 do the same thing and it was headache

so i got a new one

[sw rec]

If you swap in a motherboard with a different chipset than the one that's in there now, Windows will NOT start, and you'll have to re-load everything. So in this case, upgrade really means "start over." Check Ebay for a p4b-533????

[tycho]

Yeah - I'm getting the feeling that it's gonna get messy.

How about running the 001 from a Core2Duo? There's lots of info on the site about running 002 but less for 001....?

[spkguitar]

Originally Posted by tycho

Yeah - I'm getting the feeling that it's gonna get messy.

Messier than you can even imagine.

Originally Posted by tycho

How about running the 001 from a Core2Duo? There's lots of info on the site about running 002 but less for 001....?

The 001 itself, and support for it, was discontinued long, long ago. There are quite a few of them still in service, but many 001 owners who have needed a computer upgrade have preferred upgrading to supported hardware as well, as it is just easier and more economical in the long run.