Whats a good Replacement for Pentium 3?

[bushboy]

I have a Dell 4100 that chose to die on me last week. I checked out the disc drive on another machine and it appeared ok from a directory standpoint [I could see all the files]. The machine simply doesn't boot off a HDD. I replaced the motherboard and still have the same problem... I think it's the Pentium 3 CPU.

Can anyone tell me where I can get a replacement unit or is there a socket compatible better Intel CPU...??

Thanks guys.

[Wizzard1]

Sometimes, a drive can become unbootable but have the data be viewable.

What OS are you running?

Odds are it is that, and NOT the CPU.

[debs3759]

My main drive at the moment has been doing that for a few months. For now, I just keep the XP CD in the drive when I boot, and let that boot from the HD. That works fine for me, and means the necessary upgrade can wait a few more months I was never able to find out what has broken on the drive to prevent the BIOS directly booting from it, and plan to wait until I don't need the drive before I start experimenting more than I already did to find out what the problem is.