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installing processor problem

post #1 of 20
7/27/06 at 2:08am
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hey guys i have a TOSHIBA EQUIUM L10-300

i was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to replace the processor on this model

i just took the laptop apart and the precessor was on the board under a black thin plastic sticker like thing. i peeled off the sticker and tried to replace the processor but it seems to be stuck to the mobo?

.. does anyone know if there is away to change the processor on this model or am i wasting my time

cheers for any help
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post #2 of 20
7/27/06 at 5:34am
most laptops have one from the 3 (that i am aware of) cpu locking mechanism. Screw turning lock, sliding plate lock or lever lock.
Screw turn lock = turn lock screw one-half turn counterclockwise - u should hear a light snap - to release the cpu
Sliding plate lock = use a flat head screwdriver, put into the slot marked open (or close after cpu replacement) and push it toward the arrow direction. U should (must) hear a snap when closing/locking
Lever lock = simple & straightforward as in most desktop cpu
Always use new thermal paste/tape with each heatsink/cpu removal
Review ur specs for maximum cpu speed (& type) allowed due to heat dissipation and bios

cheers ...
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post #3 of 20
7/27/06 at 8:59am
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thanks mate i will have another shot at it today
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post #4 of 20
7/27/06 at 12:12pm
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ok i opened it up again and could see nothing you mentioned so i took photies!! is it possible that its soldered in for some ungodly reason??

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0916.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0915.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0913.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0912.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0911.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...o/100D0910.jpg

EDIT: 2 of the photos are poor quality.. i suck at photography
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post #5 of 20
7/27/06 at 12:24pm
Are you fixing your computer on a blanket?
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post #6 of 20
7/27/06 at 12:53pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Majestified
ok i opened it up again and could see nothing you mentioned so i took photies!! is it possible that its soldered in for some ungodly reason??
what is that white stuff on the right side? could u wipe it off ?

cheers ...
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post #7 of 20
7/27/06 at 12:58pm
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its thermal paste gimmie a sec and i will try
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post #8 of 20
7/27/06 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by Scotty Mcribs
Are you fixing your computer on a blanket?

i moved it to the only point in my room where there was better light for photos
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post #9 of 20
7/27/06 at 1:46pm
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ok new and improved photos

some of these suck

im really gratefull for the help guys

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0928.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0927.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0926.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0925.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0924.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0923.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0922.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0921.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0920.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0919.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...2/100D0918.jpg
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post #10 of 20
7/27/06 at 2:10pm
i'll look further for ya, but at first sight, i hate to say that u r stuck :-(
ur suspicion that the cpu was being soldered onto the mobo is probably correct

cheers ...
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post #11 of 20
7/27/06 at 2:38pm
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ok well thanks for the help
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post #12 of 20
7/27/06 at 8:40pm
are you sure that's the cpu (it looks more like the Intel graphics copocessor)? what are the numbers on it?
The cpu should look more like this:

Notice that it's got a lot more "green" around it.
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post #13 of 20
7/27/06 at 8:46pm
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although i cant see you pic for some reason i know what you mean

i didnt think it was the cpu at first but there is nothing else even closely resembling a processor on the board.. it wouldn't be on the underside of the board would it?? sisoft sandra said the cpu was upgradable, im not taking that as gospel but surely the processor wouldnt be soldered in? i have never seen that before not even on my crap packard bell desktop which is like 8 years old

EDIT the new processor is bigger than that chip which also made me think i had the wrong component but like i said there is nothing else that resembles a cpu (i can see the pic now)
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post #14 of 20
7/27/06 at 9:17pm
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ok found what it should look like but still i cant see anything on the board

http://prixmateriel.com/images/celeronm.jpg
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post #15 of 20
7/27/06 at 9:46pm
Ok. I just found a L25 teardown manual. Assuming these two are as similar as they look, then the cpu's on the underside of the board. Go to the second page and check out step 14 on.
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post #16 of 20
7/27/06 at 10:35pm
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thats identical to mine!!!!! i love you

oh dear god please make this work
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post #17 of 20
7/27/06 at 10:45pm
you'd better re-apply thermal compound to your cpu, or you'll fry it next time you boot your lappy
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post #18 of 20
7/28/06 at 12:31am
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rite ok its in and no major problems so far except.... its only running at 1.5ghtz (still faster than my last processor though)

its a pentium m 760 2.0ghtz i have upped a pic for your viewing pleasure do i need to change multipliers and that sorta stuff?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92...softsandra.jpg

cheers

edit: another pic: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92.../inteldiog.jpg
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post #19 of 20
7/28/06 at 2:30pm
You're using a 760 in there. If you'd put a 755 it sould have worked at 2 GHz no problem. The difference is that the 755 is a 400MHz FSB and the 760 is a 533 (both using 2mb cache and running at 2GHz). So using the 760 it downclocks the whole cpu to work in there (its kind of like reverse pinmodding, but without the little wire). I don't know of any way to get it up to 2GHz (other than swaping the cpu for the 755) becasue the laptop uses the older chipset that AFAIK doesn't support it. Maybe someone else can help.
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post #20 of 20
7/28/06 at 4:51pm
g00nter
learned something new today

cheers ...
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