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    Anyone put a Core 2 Duo chip in a Travelmate 4202 yet?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by DFlash, Jan 4, 2007.

  1. DFlash

    DFlash Newbie

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    So apparently the travelmate 4202 shares its bios with several other models:

    ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/note...4260_4280/bios

    Now some of these models run the Core 2 Duo chips. Looking at the hardware between the 4202 and the other Acer models, it becomes quite evident that the 4202 is compatible hardware wise. Now, if I run the newer bios on the 4202, will this computer accept Core 2 Duo chips?


    Thanks!
     
    DFlash, Jan 4, 2007
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    amishchus Newbie

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    i'm also very interested in this. anyone try this? is it possible?
     
    amishchus, Jan 26, 2007
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  3. anchemis

    anchemis Notebook Consultant

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    Yes you can,

    You have the 945GM chipset and with a BIOS upgrade you should able to upgrade to Core 2 Duo. But is there really any point besides getting 64bit support? Bear in mind that you need to change cooling systems.
     
    anchemis, Jan 26, 2007
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    What kind of improvement would you expect if changing from the T2300 that comes with 4202WLMI to the T7000 Core 2 Duo? Perhaps someone can guesstimate the %age...
     
    amishchus, Sep 12, 2007
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