This is the original motherboard.

The only modifications I needed to make to support the processor was to add a 37.5 cfm fan in the back of the case. The hole where you should place it is probably covered up by a piece of metal on your case. At least, it was on mine.

There were several models of the G6-400. As long as your motherboard has an Intel 440BX chipset then you can upgrade to a Pentium III provided it uses the SECC or SECC 2 packaging and operates on a 100 MHz front-side bus. I think you'll be ever-so-slightly over-voltaging the processor, so you'll need to have that extra fan in the case to regulate the temperature. Make it blow "in" as opposed to "out" because the fan in your power supply unit (just above the processor) is pretty strong and it blows "out". You basically create a nice wind-tunnel effect for your processor - mine stays at around 37° C.

P.S.: Dave, if you're reading this, when I preview my comment in "HTML Formatted" mode (so my degree symbol works) my signature becomes one line.

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