Posts by johnnymo

Hey guys I have no connection to this seller but these 2.0 Ghz Dothans are getting hard to find, especially at this price. Consider Zipzoomfly has them for nearly 400 bucks!!! *snip* no ebay links allowed Cheers.

Quote: Originally Posted by mongol @johnnymo: Did you have to do the heatsink mod on the 9600 when you put it in there? My I8500 has been going strong for years, but she's only got a gig, plus the video is starting...

If anyone is interested in a REALLY good price on a harder and harder to find 400mHz FSB Dothan 2.0 ghz chip SL7EM, here ya go: http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Mobile-Pen...QQcmdZViewItem IMHO, this is a great upgrade for us i8600 guys. I...

Just curious, since my 400mHz Dothan has been in my i8600 for a while now. What's the pin mod?

BT 2.0 is pretty damn quick and might just work for you. I upgraded my i8600's original BT 1.0 module (Truemobile 300) with a BT 2.0 module that supported EDR (Dell Truemobile 355). Completely compatible Widcomm chip. The switcheroo...

I love mine. Refuses to die, travel everywhere with it. Although, not much left inside that was 'stock'. Oh, you don't need a Core2 to run Vista fine. Just get 2gb memory and a 7200rpm H/D. I run a quad 6600 o/c to 3.6 ghz w/ 8gb...

oh, two other ones I found: http://www.oxfordtec.com/us/p138/Spa...duct_info.html and, http://discountechnology.com/Netegri...-Wireless-Card

If it still doesn't work, consider going the 802.11n route with a MiniPCI module that will fit the 600. This one fit my i8600, and should work in the 600 series if it can handle a full-size MiniPCI card: ...

I too have a similar setup and ran into problems with my Intel B/G wireless staying connected. Since it was the slowpoke on the 802.11n network, I went this route: http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-new-Athero...QQcmdZViewItem Intstall...