Hi guys. my old tower packed in recently so i replaced it with a Dell pentium 4 3.20ghz tower. It's a slim line model. I was using a sound blaster audio card in my old tower for recording and such

Dell Support > Dimension 8300 Desktop PC > Main Support Page,

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/index.htm

Left-click on - Technical Specifications - in the list.

Left-click on - Physical - in the list.

Height: How tall the computer tower is. Outside edge to outside edge measurement.
Width: How wide the computer tower is. Outside edge to outside edge measurement.
Depth: How long the computer tower is. Outside edge to outside edge measurement.

If you meant Specifications instead;


A) Processor:
Intel Celeron, or Pentium 4, that uses a Socket 478 processor socket.
Either a 533MegaHertz Front Side Bus, or an 800MHz FSB.

(Dell also indicates the Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processors are supported. Too expensive for what you get in return)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_478

B) Ram Memory:
DDR Sdram that operates at 333MHz, or 400MegaHertz.
PC2700 and PC3200 respectively.

Maximum TOTAL Amount is 4GigaByte
There are 4 Ram Memory slots. EACH slot has a Maximum Amount of 1GB.

C) Motherboard Chipset:

Northbridge chip: Intel 875P. (Part Number Intel 82875P )

(For Intel the Northbridge chip is the MCH, for this particular Northbridge chipset.
Memory Controller Hub)

The Southbridge chip is an Intel 82801EB (Part Number) or Intel 82801ER (P/N)
Commonly known as the Intel ICH5, or Intel ICH5R.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets#Pentium_4_chipsets

In the chart go down on the right side to - 875P

Looking across, and at the headings, you can see under the heading - Processors, that there are more Intel processors supported, than just the Intel Celeron's, and Pentium 4's.

Core2 Duo, Core2 Quad, Core2 Extreme, Pentium Dual Core, and Xeon.

Problem is they don't use a Socket 478 processor socket.
All except for the Xeon ( 'Zee-On' ) use an LGA 775 processor socket.
Xeon models use a Socket 603, or Socket 604, or LGA 771, processor socket.

It is just processors that the Intel 875P chipset will support.

D) Graphics Expansion Slot:

AGP
Uses AGP 8X graphics cards.

For additional questions please post in a Comment.

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joecoolvette

Hi,

What is the exact model of your Dell Studio, A beep code can mean any hardware failure. Post the model of your Studio here and we will post what your beep code means.

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Depending on the chassis-style of your Vostro 200 (Slim-line or Tower), you may have one or more options for installing a microphone.
See below for instructions:
A. Slim-Line Model
There are two locations on this model (by default).

Front: You have the power button, then 2 x USB ports, 1 x Headphone jack-out, and 1 x Microphone jack-in.

Rear: There is a block of six audio connectors, looking only at the bottom 3 (red, green & blue).
Red = Microphone jack-in Green = Speaker/Audio jack-out Blue = Audio jack-in

B. Tower Model
There is one location on this model (by default):

Rear: There is a block of six audio connectors, looking only at the bottom 3 (red, green & blue).
Red = Microphone jack-in Green = Speaker/Audio jack-out Blue = Audio jack-in

Hi,

• Reseat your sound-blaster card.
• Close the tower and turn on your computer.
• Then reset your Bios.
• Then save and restart.
• Uninstall the old drivers.
• Click Here to Install the drivers from the Website.
• Then Restart the computer.

If I could be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it. Thanks,
PREM

Hi ameer_bf,

That machine comes in three models, the ultra slim, the slim, and the convertible mini tower. Your best bet is the buy a Small Form Factor board that is compatible with a Intel Pentium 4 Socket N – 478. That's not easy to find now a days, but ebay may be a good option to find a used on. The issue I see, is if they are going to charge you more than $100.00 for a motherboard, I wouldn't put the money into that machine. First off, some of your current hardware may or may not work the same with the new motherboard, and the time it's going to take to install all your old programs. Most hard drives from that day, don't just start right up when you take them from one machine to another. The bios is written to the drive and usually the drive will fail not recognizing the equipment that on.

You can buy for $300.00 a brand new dual core Dell desktop directly from dell with a 3 year warranty, or there are all kinds of machine for that price brand new. Acer, HP, etc. Just something to think about.


Good Luck, and don't forget to leave a rating based on my solution.

Thanks Mark

It sounds like you may have broken your sound card. I had the same problem when I tried to digitise my old 4-track recordings. 
I tried the broken card in another PC, found that it was not working, so I went out and bought a new sound card.

for anything past xp you have to use software called the kx project which is for 30 and 64 bit vista and windows 7 drivers will work every time creative does not have posting past xp drivers the cards to old but its an oldie but a goody hope that helps

Upgrading to a PIII to a PIV usually requires a new motherboard. Especially with that kind of speed you want to go to. The processor uses a different socket set and requires a different motherboard to absorb twice as much heat as you are putting out of the computer right now (the faster the processor, the more heat is released). Power supply should be around 400 watts as well because you will be needing a different cooling system as well.

i need sound driver

Hey there go to the link below:

Just scroll down, click on download and here you are.


http://www.inetbridge.net/forum/driver-sound-blaster-sb0220-vt931.html



chill up

Ricky