Aspire 5315 CPU Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide

Is anyone running a T8100 or a T9300 ?

 

Hi all first post here
Got the 5315 at the end of September as a birthday present. Good little laptop and definetly better than my P3 IBM laptop

The processor as you all know just sucks. Assuming I want to replace the processor (like I want to, when funds permit), will it void my warranty at all? (I probably already have upgrading the RAM ^^)

Thanks all

 

I've read a couple of posts where people have asked Acer this, and I think the line Acer take is if something goes wrong with the Laptop, as long as you ship it back to them with the original components then it is ok. May be worth phoning them yourself just to get clarification.

 

bangert is correct, make sure you take the bottom off with care,(don't damage the screws). and if you have to send it too acer send it back as you received it.
Good luck
and let us know how you get on with the upgrade.

Cheers
Phil

 

Aww poo

CPU socket is creamish colour and its a GM960 chipset




Would this CPU work or would I be outta luck, a T5450.....?

 

Probably yes, it is socket P, i have a chipset GL960 with a T7100 (SLA4A).

 

Just in case anyone is interested. I just noticed that bios v1.45 is available on the Acer Europe site for the 7720.

 

yup
t8100
works fine

 

Need Information....
I have Acer 4310 with Celeron M520 and i943GML (only support FSB533 ), I want to replace that proc with T7200 (FSB667), is it impossible ?

 

Checkout the 3680 sticky for info. The 5315 is a Santa Rosa based notebook and quite different from yours.

(BTW, it is not impossible. You'll have to take a risk and try it out. My 943GML notebook ran the T7600 fine with the latest BIOS.)

 

Hmm, regarding to my earlier "issue", could someone possibly recommend a cheap processor that would work in my 5315? Doesn't have to be a powerhorse but anything's better than a Celeron

Would be happy with the T5450 but just needing confirmation of someone having it working in a Socket 469 mPGA GL960 Chipset 5315...?

EDIT: should I need to this "CPU socket mod" that I've heard about, what is it that needs to be done?

 

I'm basically in the same situation as Happy Dude.

I have attached a CPU-Z screenshot, if that's any use.

Laptop is 5315 (obviously) UK.

 

All Merom C2D should work...

 

Merom appears to be, if I researched correctly, Socket M's and P's.

What I am finding, Socket M are NOT pin-compatible with Socket 479.

I don't want to spend £X on a C2D processor, then find out it doesn't work or worse breaks the laptop.

I just want to get that confirmed and someone who can safely say it works, if you understand me.

 

Yeah, sorry, I missed the socket type. It should be socket P.

For the record, wrong CPU either won't fit or the laptop won't boot. It can't break the laptop. Of course this is my opinion only

 

I upgraded to a T5750, which is just a faster version of the T5450. It should work fine.

 

So that's basically a no then. I was looking forward to a C2D.

On a side note, I now know that the processor in the acer is a desktop celeron .

I'll live.

Thanks.

 

You can upgrade to any Socket P C2D with bus speed of 667MHz and 800MHz. (T9500 being the limit)

And it is not a desktop celeron. CPU-Z just can't recognize your CPU properly. It is a Merom-based Celeron M.

 

So your saying it'll work in a Skt P/439 mPGA on a GL960 chipset?

 

OK I will probably ahead and purchase the CPU then. If it's the wrong CPU then I'll be frustrated.

So IT WILL WORK, EVEN IF CPUz SAYS WRONG!

 

It has worked for everybody w/GL960 chipset. And Acer Aspire 5315 is Socket P, with only one motherboard made for it.

If you're unsure, do not go for it! That's all I can say.

 

5315 use the same motherboard, CPU socket and chipset as my 5715Z. The BIOS is the same too. And I successfully upgraded to T7500.
Also, there are tons of successful upgrades reported in this thread and as Andy said, all 5315 have the same motherboard. So it should work for you too.

For the record nobody here will give you a 100% sure answer and take any responsibility! This a free, public forum, and all the help you get is volunteer. So if you're looking for some sort of "guarantee" this isn't the right place. As Andy said, if you're not sure about it, don't do the upgrade.

 

Yes, I know people can't give a definate answer on forums But surely someone out there has a GL960 chipset working with a T5450.

I'll either buy one myself and try or wait till mattyribbo tries.

 

As I said indirectly in my previous post, my laptop has GL960 and I upgraded with a socket P Merom T7500. GL960 is a budget version of GM956, they both are the same chipset but GL960 has some limitation. For example GL960 has 2GB RAM limit...

 

It's 3, so long as you have the 2gb in the bottom slot.

 

I upgraded a 5315 with a T5450 after upgrading the BIOS (just in case).

With 3Gb of 667 RAM installed at the same time the system buzzed along very nicely.

My friend has been using it happily for about six months now.

 

Stupid question I am sorry, I have an Aspire 5315-2326. I have updated the bios to V 1.43 and have upgraded my RAM to 2 gig. I need my processor speed to be at least 2.8Ghz for a work at home position. Can anyone tell me what model number of the CPU processor I should get? I need the most efficiant for the cheapest price

 

Ask your employer, how would a 2.8GHz help ?

Anyway, only the X7900 and X9000 are 2.8GHz, and have not been installed by anyone here in a 5315, and I advise you not to do so. And they are definitely not cheap. About 300-400 bucks on ebay!

 

would there be a higher speed then that would be suitable? I think the speed thing is crazy too. Here is what the requirements are: 2.8 GHZ Processor (minimum of a Pentium 4 processor or equivalent processor running at a clock speed of 2.8 GHz)

 

Hahaha....its Pentium 4. Well, a Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz will be faster than the Pentium 4 3.80GHz.
Checkout this guide, and look for Socket P Core 2 Duos.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=209284

Basically, a Core 2 Duo like a T5450, T5750, T7100, etc will be fine. Just make sure it is Socket P and has a FSB of 800MHz or 667MHz.

 

Awesome Andy thank you so much

 

I knew Core2Duo was faster than Pentium 4... but not that fast ... I can't imagine how fast a C2D at 3Ghz is

Anyway thanks for your help people, looks like I'll buy a T5450 or cheaper and see how it goes...

 

Processor just arrived, installed, it. It works a DREAM!

Thank you thank you... etc. Just wow!

Happy dude, I'll tell you on MSN anyway, it works. Go ahead!

 

Got the T5450 off ebay for $20 including S&H. Did a CPU speed test and it said 1665Mhz and I was quite dissapointed. I ran it on the website to qualify and it did yay!!!! Thanks again Andy!!!!

 

Hello,

I have doubts about sockets and processors here to upgrade my Acer 5135.

My parents bought this as a cheap laptop to browse with Firefox and check email, but I would like to upgrade it to a T7300 and 2 GB of RAM to make it a bit snappier.

Here is the info reported by CPU-Z:

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I would like to know if I can upgrade the CPU from a Celeron M 530 to a Core 2 Duo T7300, this would be like 50 euros or so.

I ask this because I'm not sure if the chipset/socket is compatible. CPU-Z says "Socket 479 mPGA" and I have seen others with Socket P.

I have upgraded the BIOS to 1.43 a couple of hours ago too.

Thanks

 

Yes, it should work. T7300 is a Merom socket P C2D CPU so it should work fine. Check pages 92 and 93 of this thread.

 

Yes, T7300 is 100% fine, I have one

 

What BIOS version are you using?

I just bought a T7300 on ebay and would really like your input...d;^)

Thanks, pRon

 

Currently running 1.43, though I upgraded to that about 2 months brfore I got the New Cpu, because of the fan issues in XP if you don't.

 

Thanks for that,

I may just try Windows 7 and XP on my spare hard drive...

I never have liked Vista on that unit.

Later bud, pRon

 

hi im new here i have a 5315 and wondered how you find out what bios version i have ? sorry if this seems a dumb question and thanks in advance for you help

 

Thanks for this thread. I just replaced my old CPU Celeron with T5800, works like a charm.

 

when you turn on laptop, hit F2 and you should enter BIOS, and there you can see the current version of BIOS.
also, you can see it with CPU-z, and Acer eSettings...
alternatively, you can download latest version of BIOS and try upgrading it, and it should give you your current version

 

found it v1.42 thanks for your help

 

so i have aspire 5315 and i upgraded the RAM to 2GB few weeks ago and iam thinking of upgrading the CPU too. i found earlier that the RAM must be at a specific speed to keep up with the processor FSB.

CPU-Z show up that it is 2GB DDR2 and the maximum bandwidth is PC2-6400 (400MHz) will this ram work with the t8100 processor or i have to buy new ram?

 

I think PC2-6400 is 800mhz, but yes, the T8100 will work; I have 2gb PC2-5300 667mhz, and I have a T7300 with 800mhz FSB, and it works fine.

 

do all these 5315's suffer from crappy volume ? even up full its not very loud

 

I wouln't say that the volume it that bad, though I use headphones most of the time...

 

This thread made me keep my slow Acer 5315. Knowing that by a small amount of € (comparing with getting a new laptop) i can give him a brand new "heart" made my day. Thanks for the info!

 

glad i started a good little thread that has inspired probably hundereds of upgrades!!!

looks like i need to read up on what's happened over the last 4 months...