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Is it Possible to Upgrade the Cpu on a Laptop?

post #1 of 16
7/26/04 at 2:49am
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As Topic Says Is it possible in General? B/c I'm tempted to Upgrade a CPu on the Labtop I currently have..
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post #2 of 16
7/26/04 at 2:50am
Well it's possible, depending on which labtop.
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post #3 of 16
7/26/04 at 2:51am
Yep, what kind ya got currently?
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post #4 of 16
7/26/04 at 2:58am
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Originally Posted by A03
As Topic Says Is it possible in General? B/c I'm tempted to Upgrade a CPu on the Labtop I currently have..
In general? Yes.
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post #5 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:30am
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I have a Hp Pavilion N5295 currently Serving PIII 850..
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post #6 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:32am
While it might be possible to upgrade the cpu, you are not going to be able to upgrade it to the new Pentium-M.
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post #7 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:44am
Brief answer, no, not that it's worth it anyhow. There was a P3 1.0 and 1.13, I think, but they used a different socket. The older P3s, I think they maxed out at 900 or 950 or something along those lines.
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post #8 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:45am
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Well I don't Expect to Use Pentium-M Chip,will be using or rather trying to use PIII 1ghz..I just need a definite answer..If anyone knows for sure b4 forking out $$$ for the CPU..
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post #9 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:47am
Have you opened it up to see if the cpu isnt soldered (i hate it when that is actualy done).
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post #10 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:51am
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AH! Good Point! Rather than making a Assumption here but from Exp with Desktops(Although little different I suppose) most of them were(HP's) never really soldered on..
At least I hope not..For god sakes..I hope someone knows..
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post #11 of 16
7/26/04 at 3:59am
That's called an Embedded Processor. They are more common in very small devices, like tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, PDAs, etc. In Laptops, they are avoided because it costs more money to produce upgraded versions than to "form factor" the motherboards, and simply plop the chip in.
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post #12 of 16
7/26/04 at 4:07am
I have heard of cpus being soldered in, in notebooks. I cant remember any specific names, but I know there have been some.
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post #13 of 16
7/26/04 at 4:14am
Oh, sorry...must be more tired than I thought. I meant to say they are usually avoided in laptops. My parents actually have an older Soyo laptop with an embedded Cyrix processor. But, like I said, it's a very small laptop.
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post #14 of 16
7/26/04 at 4:15am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nychold
That's called an Embedded Processor. They are more common in very small devices, like tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, PDAs, etc. In Laptops, they are avoided because it costs more money to produce upgraded versions than to "form factor" the motherboards, and simply plop the chip in.
Well at least something cleared up for me..From your Response..
All the best..Wish me luck..
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post #15 of 16
7/26/04 at 4:50am
is it possible to upgrade a 1.7 dothan CL56 to 2.0 dothan in the future (when prices are lower)?
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post #16 of 16
7/26/04 at 5:18am
Yes, assuming there are no variations in the motherboards and BIOS versions sold by the various vendors (most likely not, but it is impossible to tell whether Compal sells the same stuff to everybody).
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