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01-08-2005, 04:33 PM #1
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Laptop CPU upgrade question
I don't know much about hardware, but I have researched my particular laptop's configuration (http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=1679&p=1) and have read a guide on how to upgrade (http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10163_7....html?tag=bnav)
In the upgrade guide, it lists the Pentium M laptop processor. I would like to get this but am unsure if there are compatibility issues. My current computer is the Compaq Presario 900 1500+, a Radeon IGP notebook powered by a Mobile Athlon XP 1500+ processor. Would I be able to install the Pentium M?
Thanks in advance,
very respectfully,
Larry
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01-08-2005, 05:32 PM #2
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
I'm no expert on pc's, but I dont think you can switch form an AMD to an INTEL cpu.
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01-08-2005, 07:20 PM #3
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
Yeah you're right. I'm also asking this in another forum, so here is my follow up question
"Hm, is there a CPU similar in performance that would work?
Such as this?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-490&depa=1"
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01-09-2005, 05:29 PM #4
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
you can't really upgrade laptop cpu's, your best bet is to buy a new laptop, but if your a gamer then why not get a desktop?
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
The A64 chip would not work. Your notebook CPU socket is different plus I doubt that the motherboard chip supports the A64. Try something in the Athlon XP range.
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01-10-2005, 11:07 AM #6
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
Originally Posted by uniacid
OMG, whatever..... in everything but the OLDEST laptops, the chips are in ZIF's and are COMPLETELY upgradable unless the motherboard is already maxed out on multiplier/fsb..... come on, make sure you have the facts before you tell someone to toss a computer and spend 1000 more on a new one.
I had the same laptop and upgraded it from a 1500+ to a 2600+. He has pm'ed me about it already, and I think I have satisfactorily answered his question.
as for the upgrading question in general, computer companies are in a crunch to make a buck. the more configurable on set up is, the better. that means one chassis will hold 2 or 3 motherboards (hard to find and swap out though) each mobo will hold 4-20 cpu's, the cdrom are interchangeable, sometimes, even the vid card is modular, though proprietary and not "upgradeable, the company has 2 or 3 vid cards that snap in the same mobo.. the LCD is upgradable, the hdd, the mem, the modem/wireless/lan, everything in a modern laptop has an alternative part in todays market... how else can they make money from a 700 laptop?
while most of the parts are all but impossible to get, many are easily upgradable.Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein
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01-16-2005, 11:42 PM #7
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
Ekk, first post is trying to sell something, its in the wrong forum and he double posted... bad bad bad
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01-16-2005, 11:42 PM #8
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
Sorry sheesh, I was thinking he wanted to upgrade to an A64 cpu, which he can't since he has the amd xp mobile
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01-16-2005, 11:52 PM #9
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
Is English a second language for you? I'm being serious.
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01-17-2005, 12:05 AM #10
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
The wireless network card is in the mini-PCI slot. Also, the laptop does not allow switching of video cards.
If you're considering or own the M6809/M6810, it's more than adequate for gaming. I ran HL2 on there smoothly at 1280x800. Just don't expect to game while running on batteries.
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
Huh ? Originally Posted by _Ender_
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01-17-2005, 09:16 AM #12
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
which model? Originally Posted by CS_POW_Hackerman1976
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01-17-2005, 10:08 AM #13
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Re: Laptop CPU upgrade question
Originally Posted by uniacid
ok, I read this as "you have a 1500+.... this is what the computer will die with..... it cannot be upgraded. get a new laptop....."
that's what this looks like to me... I see nothing of A64 from mobile XP.....
all I ask is that you make sure you know for a fact or say "I'm not sure but I think..."
and that you make what you are saying implicitly clear.... you are giving advice to people who sometimes know absolutely nothing about computers, and misinformation can cost a lot of money. If you were looking to upgrade the cpu in your laptop, someone told you it was impossible, you dropped 1000+ on a new one, then found out you could have doubled its performance for 200...... wouldn't you be ticked?Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein
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01-17-2005, 10:11 AM #14
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
any of the emachine m68XX will be fine for gaming..... no, the vid card is not upgradeable. the proc and mem is. someone move this thread please.
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01-17-2005, 03:56 PM #15
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Re: Gaming Laptop Question:swaping video card
Move it where? I'm thoroughly confused... Ender complains of someone double posting and selling something. I don't see anything for sale and the thread is in the right forum, IMO. You don't want this in the hardware/software forum for some reason? Originally Posted by =DdogG=
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