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post #1 of 23
4/30/09 at 6:04pm
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I would like to upgrade my 5315-2153 laptop to a dvd writer. Which models could I use and will Xp recognize the writer installed and work properly ?

Which Intel Core Duos types could I install instead of the Celeron CPU that this laptop has. Would the Core Duo CPU be pin compatable and all I would have to do is use new artic cpu thermal compound to make sure it is mounted properly and greased properly.

Any info on how to do this will be appreciated.

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post #2 of 23
4/30/09 at 6:48pm
You can upgrade to any Core 2 Duo processor that uses an 800 Mhz front side bus. The 2.5 Ghz T9300 is probably the best price/performance deal.

As for replacing your current optical drive with a DVD writer, anything that matches form factor should work fine. To find out which form factor you have (standard, slim, or super slim), you'll need to find your optical drive manufacturer and model number via Device Manager and then look it up to find out its form factor.
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post #3 of 23
5/1/09 at 9:21am
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Djembe,

Thanks for the info. Is the T9300 pin compatable with the Celeron 530 CPU ? Might it be easy to just pull out the 530 and apply thermal grease under the T9300 and its done ?
If a new cpu is used, will I have to reinstall Windows XP and start over from square one ? or would it recognize everything I have on my hard drive ? Has anyone replaced their 530 cpu with the T9300 and was successful ?

Are there any diagrams available that show the location of the cpu ? Is it easy to remove this board and put it back ?

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post #4 of 23
5/1/09 at 1:01pm
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... Might it be easy to just pull out the 530 and apply thermal grease under the T9300 and its done ?
Apply thermal paste between CPU and heatsink. It is simple for some, a pain for others

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If a new cpu is used, will I have to reinstall Windows XP and start over from square one ? or would it recognize everything I have on my hard drive ? ...
You might have to reactivate your Windows licence, but everything else on your drive is still available.

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Are there any diagrams available that show the location of the cpu ? Is it easy to remove this board and put it back ? ...
Acer (free) service manual can be quite hard to come by. Search the section for threads/posts and see if you can dig it up from other Acer users. If not, a small investment is needed.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 23
5/1/09 at 2:42pm
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Replacing the Celeron with Core Duo CPU

Hello all,

I would appreciate knowing if there is a list of Core Duo CPU's that have a 800 MHZ side bus. I am assuming that the Celeron 530 is connected to 5315 motherboard and it is a 800mhz bus. Is it difficult to remove this board and place a core duo cpu in the socket the Celeron CPU is in ?

I see that the listing of the T9300 is a mobile processor. Does this mean anything or is it classified as a mobile processor because it is in a laptop ? I saw so far the lowest price of about $250.00 for this cpu. Since I was successful identifying with your help a dvd writer, at this moment I would be spending a miniimum of $300.00 just to convert.

Since laptops are really going down in price maybe I should upgrade to a new laptop with a T9300 CPU already installed . I am not really certain what the cost of a new laptop might be with a better processor.

I also noticed that there is room for a mini-pci card in this laptop. Could I install a mini-pci card that works with b/g/n and forget the b/g cpability I have now with this laptop ?
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post #6 of 23
5/1/09 at 3:57pm
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.. Since laptops are really going down in price maybe I should upgrade to a new laptop with a T9300 CPU already installed . I am not really certain what the cost of a new laptop might be with a better processor.

I also noticed that there is room for a mini-pci card in this laptop. Could I install a mini-pci card that works with b/g/n and forget the b/g cpability I have now with this laptop ?
Since laptops are not really easily upgradeable (other than HDD, memory and some minimal CPU upgrades) and given that the components are quite a bit more expensive you are better off buying what you want/need right away.
As for which laptops come with a T9300, that will be a little homework for you to find out
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post #7 of 23
5/3/09 at 11:03am
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t9300 possibility

Hi,

My 5315-2153 Acer laptop is 533MHZ FSB. Would 800 MHZ CPU work in 533MHZ bus ?
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post #8 of 23
5/3/09 at 6:13pm
The chipset of your computer will support up to 800 Mhz FSB for a processor. However, it will also support processors with a lower FSB, such as 533 Mhz or 667 Mhz. Right now you are being limited by your current processor, not by your computer. You won't run into problems unless you install a CPU with a faster FSB than your chipset can handle (a CPU with 1066 Mhz FSB, for example, would automatically downclock to get to 800 Mhz FSB due to the limitations in your chipset)
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post #9 of 23
5/5/09 at 9:28am
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Does a cpu need a fan like a desktop ? I am trying to get a list of mobile processors from Intel but I am getting a run around so far. I will persist.
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post #10 of 23
5/5/09 at 12:58pm
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Does a cpu need a fan like a desktop ? I am trying to get a list of mobile processors from Intel but I am getting a run around so far. I will persist.
Notebook CPU fans are a part of the heatsink. You don't have to get another one- just use the one currently in your system.

also, here's a list for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

(the bottom half is mobile CPUs)
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post #11 of 23
5/5/09 at 3:27pm
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Djembe,

Thanks for the list. Quite interesting. What type of socket is on the motherboard of the 5315-2153 ? I see a socket P and a socket FCBGA6 listed for the T7500. Does a different CPU mean that one could use more than 2 GB SO-DIMM chips or is the chipset the cotrolling factor ?

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post #12 of 23
5/5/09 at 8:06pm
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Djembe,

Thanks for the list. Quite interesting. What type of socket is on the motherboard of the 5315-2153 ? I see a socket P and a socket FCBGA6 listed for the T7500. Does a different CPU mean that one could use more than 2 GB SO-DIMM chips or is the chipset the cotrolling factor ?

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The BIOS :-)

cheers ...
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post #13 of 23
5/5/09 at 8:21pm
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Djembe,

Thanks for the list. Quite interesting. What type of socket is on the motherboard of the 5315-2153 ? I see a socket P and a socket FCBGA6 listed for the T7500. Does a different CPU mean that one could use more than 2 GB SO-DIMM chips or is the chipset the cotrolling factor ?

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it's the chipset
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post #14 of 23
5/5/09 at 10:05pm
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I don't know what you mean by the bios. Does the bios give you info on how much memory the laptop cn use ?
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post #15 of 23
5/5/09 at 10:08pm
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How much memory does the chipset support in this 5315-2153, 2 gb or 4 gb because if it can support 4 gb, it might be worthwhile to use a 64-bit operating system instead of 2 gb which is a XP 32 bit system.
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post #16 of 23
5/5/09 at 10:30pm
According to Crucial, your notebook can hold a maximum of 2GB RAM
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post #17 of 23
5/5/09 at 11:05pm
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I don't know what you mean by the bios. Does the bios give you info on how much memory the laptop cn use ?
The BIOS does not give you the info as how much the notebook can use, that is the job of the chipset. But a BIOS can lock your notebook to a certain amount of ram that you can install.

Think like this (my thinking):
. The motherboard and the chipset work together to give you the support of how much ram you can use.
. The (bad boy) BIOS can suppress this exchange of information between motherboard and the chispset.

cheers ...
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post #18 of 23
5/6/09 at 11:04am
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Where in the bios is where the bios suppresses the amount of ram one can use ?
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post #19 of 23
5/6/09 at 1:19pm
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Where in the bios is where the bios suppresses the amount of ram one can use ?
This - you have to be able to read the BIOS code.

I can't, so I just take what the BIOS version is being delivered, or figuring out that if it is not right, then pound the manufacturer for an update

cheers ...
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post #20 of 23
5/6/09 at 6:10pm
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Has anyone installed the T9300 CPU in the Aspire 5315 laptop yet ? If so did you have any problems or was it just finding the Celeron CPU, taking off the fan, apply thermal compound to the cpu and it worked or did you have to update the bios to make it work ?
Any and all info will be appreciated.
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