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    [Help] What's kind of my chipset

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ndp1007, Feb 6, 2012.

  1. ndp1007

    ndp1007 Newbie

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    I used some software to looking info for chipset.

    PC-Wiczard


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    HWNFO32

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    And info in the label affixed near touchpach is :
    TravelMate 2484NWXCi
    ...
    ...
    Mobile Intel® 940 GML Express Chipset
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    ...

    I was not experienced enough to define it any kind of chipset ?
    Can some help me :)

    If my chipset is 943. Can My laptop upgrade from CPU intel M to intel Mobile Pentium 4 532 - 3.06 GHz(below image) can't ?

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    (CPU from the old computer was damaged of my father (except CPU) :D )
    I hope to take advantage of it to my computer becomes more powerful

    and now I have to upgrade the RAM to 1G. So it can run Netbeans smoothly

    Old Thread : http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/547803-help-acer-travelmate-2480-cpu-upgrade.html
     
    ndp1007, Feb 6, 2012
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  2. sarge_

    sarge_ Notebook Deity

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    It's Intel® 940 GML Express, as it says on the label. The programs can't distinguish it from the 943, so they report it like that.
     
    sarge_, Feb 6, 2012
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  3. ndp1007

    ndp1007 Newbie

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    sound about a sadly news :(

    Now, I will venture mount Intel Mobile Pentium 4 CPU(as above image) in Mainbroad.
    If not compatible, It only don't run or It can damage my laptop, can't it ?

    :confused:
     
    ndp1007, Feb 6, 2012
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  4. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    A Pentium 4 CPU isn't compatible . Perhaps some Socket M CPUs will work.

    If it helps for you to know, the P4 CPU you chose scores 406 in passmark and that Celeron M 438. The CPUs are arguably similar in processing power (the Celeron M possibly even faster than the P4!) even though there is a large clock speed difference.

    Pentium 4 CPUs are known for having high clock speeds and running hot, but they are not fast compared to newer CPUs that came after them.
     
    namaiki, Feb 6, 2012
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  5. ndp1007

    ndp1007 Newbie

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    So, that means I can do to try (mount Intel Mobile P4..)
    It is only hot or no run, not damage some device of my laptop ?
     
    ndp1007, Feb 7, 2012
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    It won't work at all, and even if it would not run faster than your current CPU.
     
    namaiki, Feb 7, 2012
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  7. ndp1007

    ndp1007 Newbie

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    thanks :)
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    ndp1007, Feb 8, 2012
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