Aspire 5315 CPU Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide

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NEWEST 5315 XP DRIVERS (all drivers) enjoy them

[COLOR=#0333f3f]T8100 confirmed in Aspire 5315 by zedoctor
T8300 now confirmed in Aspire 5315...by ric ayr
4 gigabytes of RAM seems to be causing BSODthanks to ric ayr for this info.. and quilty997 for indepth testing
T9300 & T9500 boot & work fineAFTER REINSTALLING VISTA to resolve the COOLING ISSUES thanks to Quilty997
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Krazy's 3680 UPGRADE thread is my original motivation for upgrading my cpu and his page will be credited properly here as i continue to update this..

i have various reports of CORE2DUO CPU upgrades working with MANY other models from various manufacturers... the main limiting factor is going to be your laptop's BIOS and it's support for upgrade CPUS..

STEP BY STEP GUIDE is now in post #2... wanted to consolidate other info into this thread since it gets the most hits
Attached at the bottom of the second post is a picture of the 5315 insides besure to check it so you know what you are doing

Link to the Aspire 5315 Mainboard and LCD manufacturer

Downgrading your 5315 to Windows XP
SOULPASS, the BEST 5315 XP GUIDE ON THE NET (SATA and All DRIVERS)
MORE XP DROWNGRADE INFO
MORE 5315 DRIVER INFO
PDF FILE with links to drivers for 5710 (may also cover 5715, 5720, 7720, and 5315) MAY STILL WORK?? not tested in months

OTHER VALUABLE THREADS AND INFO

BIOS RECOVERY for Aspire 5315 using USB THUMB DRIVE (should work on Aspire 5720, 7720, or any ICL50 mainboard

Step-by-step instructions for 5315 CPU upgrade OLD VERSION

VIDEO:: Upgrading the CPU of a 4315, very good narration thanks to lostboykev

VIDEO:: Upgrade your 4315 CPU & CD-RW to a DVD Burner also from lostboykev

The Ultimate CPU Guide by Lithus

Intel Mobile Processor Compatibility Guide by Commander Wolf

5315 KeyBoard Replacement with many PICs.... thanks to jeepman for the link, and thanks to delusional for the guide..

My experiences with socket M CPUs and finally Success w/ socket P

Does your TouchPad cause your Cursor to jump?

Memory Upgrades for the 5315

UPDATING BIOS using the windows flasher

NEW!!! BIOS Ver 1.43 is now out

BIOS RECOVERY and DOS FLASH instructions

MALFUNCTIONING BATTERY causes EXTREEME OVER HEATING thanks atthegates

LAPTOP still too hot?? mayeb UNDERVOLTING can help!!

COLD BOOT BIOS issue w/ Ver 1.34 (also applies to 5720 & 7720)

INTERNAL WIFI MOD to accept external antenna

EeePC Modder gone crazy, need inspiration, check this out

enjoy it,
bigO

new
SERVICE GUIDE LINK, works as of 3,20,2014.

bigO

 

i have upgraded my CPU to the T5450 or any socketP UP TO the T7500 CPU should work fine... 2 users have reported back to me on the success of his T7500 upgrade... the CPU will work and the GM965chipset will support the 800Mhz FSB... SO GO BIG OR GO CHEAP is my advice,, each has it's pro's and con's

on the 5315, a cpu upgrade is very easy..

1. unplug power, remove battery,, and press power button to drain any residual power held by capasitors.

2. remove 4 screws (one at a time) from the bottom access pannel (large funny shaped pannel w/ circular fan hole).

3. w/ screws removed use small screwdriver to help prise the pannel up, (it takes some force to remove the pannel, just go slow and steady).

4. after pannel removal, locate the FAN.. remove the 3 screws from the fan, unplug fan power cable, then remove the fan.

5. now unscrew the 4 screws from above the CPU (they have springs between the screw heads and the cpu heatsink.

6. now w/ screws removed, lift the heatsink up off the CPU and remove the heat-sink assembly... it goes all the way to the fins that are in back of the fan...

7. with the heatsink assembly removed, you should see the CPU... socket color is not an issue and no modification is needed... sorry for any confusion

8. turn the screw at the top of the cpu socket. that should release the pressure on the CPU,, and now you should be able to lift the CPU out of the scoket.

9. place the new cpu in the socket, MAKE SURE IT IS FRIMLY SEATED w/ no gap between pins cpu and socket... then turn screw back to lock CPU in place..

10. re assemble the rest of the components in reverse order to re assemble.. (heatsink assembly, (screw it back in,, fan assembly- screw it back and hook up power,, replace back cover and replace screws.)

that should do it for you...

before doing all of this make sure you have updated your bios version to atleast version 1.31,, i'm using 1.43 w/ no problems,,

currently version 1.34 has caused sporadic COOL BOOT problems on certain machines,,,ver 1.42 had some issues with NETWORK not resuming after pc comes out of hibernate... Many BIOS versions can be forund at support.acer-euro.com READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND THEN run the flasher of your choice (windows flash,,, or DOS which requires you to make a bootable CD w/ flash files on it)

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=251909
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=249652

i personally have flashed my 5315 BIOS's (3 pcs) a total of over 50 times with no problems using WINFLASH

but on 7-25-08 i did get report of WINFLASH hanging durring verification step, when user killed all power it also killed his BIOS and maybe MORE... ( lesson::: DO NOT REMOVE AC & BATTERY while PC is powered up, even if it seems locked up)

 

Hi bigozone - I have searched threads and can't find any that describe the mods to make to CPU to fit a grey socket on an Acer Aspire 4315. I have a GM965 chipset and have upgraded the bios to the most recent version in readiness.

I have an upgrade CPU on the way and took my laptop apart to check and I might have known a grey socket!!!! You seem to be the person who knows about this - can you let me have the information please? I'm new here and hope this is the correct method of contact. I have set my account so I can receive emails from others so I hope this works. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

 

this info is not needed.. sorry for confusion

 

lo m8 more pm probs

sc00terx

 

yeah,, more PM probs..... glad i didn't blame you for the probs... there is something w/ the site obviously

 

Warranty.. I opened my laptop first week I bought it

Edit: Ok I'm joking with warranty so I expect the laptop to blow up soon..

 

come back and we'll talk after you poke a hot thumbtack thru your CPU Socket just so you can upgrade it

later,
bigO

 

i got to give you props for actually reading,, reading,, and reading,,, your PM was on the nose... i wish more people would come at me as informed as you were,, i can tell you did good research... and for that i wanted to thank you.

later,
bigO

 

lo i been bizzy now done 4 more of them for m8s lol

all worked out well so thanks for the info and help its good to know some on the net are still helpfull

sc00terx

 

no probs... how many did you have to socket mod??

besure to post on hoggie's upgrade link about models upgraded and what CPU you upgraded to...

 

lo

all of them had to be moded and only had 512meg (now have 2gig each )of ram in but had dvdrw`s

will post on hoggies link in a bit

sc00terx

 

congrats on success and knowledge gained

 

great post bigzone, could u please tell me how to mod the cpu socket mines a creamy coloured (like a stanard cpu socket and not pink) just won off e-bay a t5550 667bus cpu.

 

ok am a bit lost for words now as i just did one that well i did think would need a *mod* but did not hmm just worked right away

no mod and it was a light grey/cream

very strange indeed

sc00terx

 

sounds like mine, bought it febuary this year, cpu is in post so will fit when it arrives, both socket p so cant undesrtand the need to modify anything?#

 

hi welcome to the forum btw

you see i have put new cpu`s in 6 of them now and this is first that i have not had to change and its not been pink/pur


put 2 gig in all and new cpu C2D


just find it strange that i did not have to mod it for pins to fit in this as it just fited ah well they mite be useing difrent stock now or i mite of been drunk when i did the first 5 lol and they did not need to be fixed befor i got them

sc00terx

 

hi, thanx been building/modding pc's since 87 so not reaaly new to the scene lol.

could u post some pics of the socket that didnt need modifying and also describe how to modify the socket if it needs it and ill be happy to publish a full step by step guide. in the next few days (once iv upgraded this and a friends).

thanx

 

socket modification is not needed

 

thanx bigozone.

 

any of the different colored sockets should be fine without any modification

later,
bigO

 

thanks

just because it was not the same as the pink/pur one i did think it would need a mod like the rest of them have had but saved me some work



sc00terx

 

next challenge is iv heard poeple installing 4gb ram again cant see why this isnt doable, but can anyone tell me if its been done before i start hassling my local parts supplier. thanx

 

what OS??

XP and VISTA 32 bit can only address about 3gigs of memory,,, you might get 4gigs to boot and work,,, just know up front that you will never be able to access all 4 gigs,,,, and some Acers have reported not booting w/ 2X 2gig

but work fine w/ 3 gigs

later,
bigO

 

iv got vista premium 64bit installed. at least the os wont be a limiter in terms of using 4 gb's and ill need to check but im sure i'v seen a few other i965 based laptops come equiped with 4gb's standard however as u say this may be an acer problem only accepting 2x1gb dimms

 

"XP and VISTA 32 bit can only address about 3gigs of memory,,, you might get 4gigs to boot and work,,, just know up front that you will never be able to access all 4 gigs,,,, and some Acers have reported not booting w/ 2X 2gig

but work fine w/ 3 gigs "

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So are you talking only 5315's or all acers ?

Pardon my ignorance, was thinking of using one 2 gig stick and one stock 512mb chip. Will it work that way in a 5315 ?

Thanks, James

 

that config should work fine,,,
but some models of acers fail to boot w/ 4 gigs of ram.. even though they claim to support it

 

I upgraded to a T5450 a few days ago. I was getting Idle temps under 20C now i cant get below 45C. I havent changed anything besides bios version. Any ideas on why this is? I flashed down to the 1.33 Bios because i was having the cold boot problem. Could this be related?

EDIT

I just flashed back to 1.34 and RMClock is now reporting temps of 26.6C on startup - 3 mins ago before i flashed it was reporting 50C on startup and idle. Any take?

 

BIOS 1.34 has those 2 issues

COLD BOOT ISSUES
and
Thermal sensors are mis-read by the BIOS

the temps are the same... just being correctly reported now!!


good to see you are awake!

 

Yes I am awake - barely

So 1.33 reports temps correctly or does 1.34

 

1.33 report correctly. With 1.34 sometimes I get 13ºC which is impossible
http://forum.notebookreview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18718&d=1211166108
Hi BigO can't sleep, so won't sleep

 

who needs sleep


BTW 13c,, maybe you just installed an airconditioner too!!!

 

so what is your average temp then BigO

 

I wish

Dude, don't ignore me T2370 before bios upgrade - 45-50ºC 0.950V

 

i'm still around 40c to 48c under moderate load,, five browser tabs and a crap load of stuff in the sys tray while playing youtube vids and downloading torrents of "legeally owned" music

also at 0.950v using RMclock

 

enjoy the PIC and i have more i can email....


yes... 500th post


later,
bigO

 

Congrats BigO Right behind you

 

I downgraded back to 1.33 ran orthos with .950v undervolt for an hour and my peak temp was 57C. I am averaging 46-50C with Google earth opened and 3 tabs in firefox

 

Yep, these are credible temps.

 

sounds about right MOOLER,,, but the lappy is not near as hot as it used to be is it??

 

not at all...before i was hitting close to 60C in vista running firefox and that thing was burning my lap. the only physical part of the laptop that is actually warm to the touch is ... near the power plug/battery for obvious reasons, right under the CPU -- WARM not HOT and there is a spot under my left palm as i type that is pretty warm.

 

can't recall if you had a 5315,, if so these are the parts that you feel
EDIT: cant read sigs either LOL


under the left palm is the RAM...
next to the powerplug is the the FAN exhaust (piping the heat from CPU)
the CPU is actually almost centered around the F & G keys (bottom of laptop is warm there)

just take the fan and heatsink out regularly to keep the FINS infront of the fan clean and un obstructed

 

HI

just did another one and its running real cool you can tell from befor so much

puting xp on this now and useing sp2 then will update when all the drivers are on and working

then put sp3 on


oh and congrats BIG 0 on ya post count mile stone 500 and counting

sc00terx

 

thanks scooterx,, and congrats on your continued upgrade successes

later,
O

 

bigo, mine is showing sometimes between 5c to 9c

 

change BIOS back to v 1.33,,, and you will get correct temps

mine used to stay at 11c while browsing.. an obvious BIOS problem,,, plus 1.33 doesn't have the COLD BOOT issue

 

OK I just got my ebay T5450 installed in my 5315 and it works perfect.

Put in 2 GB of RAM and a 320GB HD too.

About $200 AUD all up and it goes great.

Just want to say thanks to Big O couldn't and wouldn't have done it without your PM advice and this guide.

Next step is overclocking, is it even possible?

Never had a laptop before, my desktop BIOS makes O'Clocking easy but there are no options in this one (1.33).

 

glad to hear my trials and tribulations as well as my learning experience helped you out... that's my whole goal of creating this thread...

i'm very happy all worked out for you so wonderfully...

as far as overclocking goes,, i think its over-rated as far as laptops go...

there are a few software options out there which attempt to overclock by changing the FBS speeds a wee bit at a time,,, but i honestly don't see you getting much benifit from the process,,,

you do much better by waiting till the T8100 or T8300 are a bit cheaper and then making another step UP...

now for a few???'s i'm trying to gather a bit of data about 5315's w/ grey sockets...

did you have the PINK CPU SOCKET??
which OS are you running??

later,
bigO

 

Good point, I'll forget O'clocking this, I've just had such success with my desktop that I was curious. This runs amazing now anyway. It was unusable stock with Vista.

T81/8300 will be a goer if they drop below $100, if I find one on ebay one day. Have they been confirmed to work?

Conveniently, the socket was pink. I used some Arctic silver 5, CPU is currently at 40 degrees C under light load (surfing only) in a warm room (high 20's). In my experience with AS5 that will drop by 3-5 degrees within a month of daily cycling on/off.

I now use XPP, SP2. That soulpass guide you linked here somewhere was a lifesaver too, all worked perfect.

I bet this thread has/gets a lot of hits, from non-forum members.

Thanks again.

 

i had a report of someone sticking a T8100 in some acer model just this weekend,, but i forgot what the exact model was... let me do some checking and get back w/ you.... but i'm relatively sure ANY standard Voltage SOCKET P will work....

we got lucky since our mainboard the ACADIA is the basis for the aspire 5710 5715 5720,, and the 7720s and maybe the 7710's

so our BIOS has SUPPRORT for MUCH higher CPUs built into it