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    Aspire 5315 CPU Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by bigozone, May 20, 2008.

  1. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    AS5 is a great product... but with a T5450 you will have no real need for it..

    i'm using the FACTORY heat paste... it's like silly-putty and very inefficent, but the T5450 is not going to generate much heat at all.... nothing like the CELERON's heat.

    i do recommend using a dab of isopropal alcohol on a cotton cloth to clean the surface of CPU DIE (the black shiney part) on the T5450 before putting the paste on it

    then just remove the paste from the celeron and the heatsink and then palce it on the new CPU.. and reinstall the heatsink.

    AS5 is nice.. but not needed for your CPU.
     
    bigozone, Jul 18, 2008
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    is there any tool needed to remove and place the paste??
    where can I get one of the isopropal alcohol?
    sorry if I have so many questions but I am really- really new to this kinds of things :eek:
    did you mean isopropyl by isopropal
     
    fdarryl, Jul 18, 2008
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    i just used a credit card to scrape the paste off the old CPU and the HEATSINK...

    and yes i mean isopropyl... the 70% cheap stuff should work fine...
    if you were putting AS5 on then you might consider thier cleaning kit or buying the 95% (190 proof) iso.... you can get it at the drug store BEHIND THE COUNTER.. you gotta ask for the good stuff :D
     
    bigozone, Jul 18, 2008
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    fdarryl Notebook Guru

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    what is as5 by the way and where can i get that? is that a thermal paste?
    this would be my last questions of the week cuz i'll have to go shortly and i have to work on the weekend :mad: :mad: :mad::cry: .
    thanks bigo and hoggie for all your help it means a lot to me. talk to you guys on monday.
     
    fdarryl, Jul 18, 2008
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  5. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    http://www.arcticsilver.com/index.html

    it's a highly rated thermal transfer medium... not quite paste.. often called grease.... due to it's consistancy

    STAY AWAY FROM THE CERAMIQUE.. nasty to work w/ and not as good for laptop CPUs

    but like i have stated... you won't need it... that's just an extra $10 you can save since the T5450 is not a very hot CPU...

    http://www.google.com/search?q=arct...-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
     
    bigozone, Jul 18, 2008
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  6. TeeJay 44

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    I am a bit asleep here...only picked up now that your guide has been stickied :eek:

    Well done BigO. We now have two positive Acer threads stickied.

    Great stuff

    Cheers,
    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Jul 20, 2008
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  7. bigozone

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    thanks TeeJay
     
    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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    hoggie old boy

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    your welcome mate :D

    Phil :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 20, 2008
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    Upgrading Acer 4315 need to know if I'm upgradable​

    I have a acer aspire 4315 with a grey socket. want to upgrade to a t5550 from a celeron 530. upgraded my bios to 1.8. Can i upgrade?
     
    lostboykev, Jul 20, 2008
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    If you have GM965/GL960 I don't see why not...by the way what's with the html tags you put..that's some weird way to post.. ;)
     
    ATG, Jul 20, 2008
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  11. bigozone

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    what is your current CPU??

    download THIS

    run it... and on the third line down... PACKAGE STYLE let me know what it says

    it should be either SOCKET P or SOCKET M..... we hope it's a SOCKET P

    if it is a P then you can use the T5550 or even higher if you wanted to!
     
    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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  12. bigozone

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    ATG, are you picking on someone for CENTERING THIER TEXT??? :p​
     
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    Acer Aspire 4315 -- Socket P -- GL960 (X3100+Celeron).. :p
     
    Andy, Jul 20, 2008
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    It says i have a socket 479 mPGA will this work for the t5550 if not what is compatible with this socket
     
    lostboykev, Jul 20, 2008
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    Oops....this means socket M right..?
     
    ATG, Jul 20, 2008
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    You sure it says that - try out PC Wizard and Everest, or check out the documentation..!! I am pretty sure that I have seen this model with a celeron m 550....and the 4310 had i945gm..!!
     
    Andy, Jul 20, 2008
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    It a gm965
     
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  20. bigozone

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    actually that is a generic term for the 479 pin socket used by both M & P

    to be for sure i want him to run the intel chipset id tool

    but from what i've found it is most likely a socketP... i can't find any 4315's w/ a socket M

    (when i first upgraded i thought that m479 ment socket M... so i ordered a T5300 and a T5600.... and they would not physically fit in the socket..)

    if the intel chipset id tool reports that he has an i960 then we know it's socket P

    however if the id tool says i940, i943, or i945 then it MUST be a socket M
     
    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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  21. bigozone

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    you are GOLDEN... you can upgrade all the way to a T7700 if you want...
    and maybe higher...

    let me check your BIOS info from the ACER site to see what CPUs it supports that way we know how high you can go
     
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  22. bigozone

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    http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_4315.html

    newer OFFICIAL bios for ACER 4315...

    i also found 1.15 bios but it has not been released to the public yet...

    i know for a fact that a T5550 will work in your PC... but i'm still looking for info on how high the CPU support goes for your BIOS
     
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    Wooow...an earthquake just now...at least 4...
     
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    I just removed the back and checked the socket. directly on the socket it says mPGA. Is that compatible with socket P CPUs. because if mPGA is not please tell me what is?
     
    lostboykev, Jul 20, 2008
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  25. bigozone

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    what color is the SOCKET??

    have you taken the heat sink off the CPU??

    if so what is the eSpec #
    Celeron M 530 SL9VA is a socket M
    Celeron M 530 SLA2G is a socket P

    so you can check it for sure by removing the heatsink

    BUT I CAN FIND NO 4315's that SHIPPED with a SOCKET M motherboard
    and the fact that your chipset is a i965 tells me it HAS TO BE SOCKET P

    so a T5550 will drop in and work...
     
    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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    the socket is white maybe a cream

    ill check for the eSpec# right now Ill be off for about 3 min
     
    lostboykev, Jul 20, 2008
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    its a SLA2G so if thats a socket p why is it in a mPGA?
     
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    mPGA i believe stands for MICRO PIN GRID ARRAY

    any CPU with an eSpec beginning in SLA is socket P
    while a CPU w/ an eSpec beginning in SL9 is socket M

    so you have a socket P

    the T5550 will work fine for you!
     
    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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  29. bigozone

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    bigozone, Jul 20, 2008
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    yo,

    a bit off topic but can BF2 be played on the stock itel celeron 560 with intel x3100 graphic's card,

    if not can i upgrade graphics,

    cheers spenaroo
     
    spenaroo, Jul 21, 2008
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  31. fdarryl

    fdarryl Notebook Guru

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    nice avatar bigo.... is that drew barrymore??
    damn she's hot :D
     
    fdarryl, Jul 21, 2008
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  32. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    you know it is.... and damn straight she is!!! i love that woman!

    spenaroo, i have no clue about BF2.... but i can tell you that with VISTA your chances are less likely than if you are running XP....

    but i doubt you'll get the kind of Frames Per Second you are looking for with either OS

    and NO LAPTOP with INTERGRATED VIDEO is able to have it's VIDEO upgraded,, only laptops that have SEPERATE DESCREETE CARDS which can be replaced have even a remove chance of being UPGRADEABLE .....

    sorry i can't be more help

    bigO
     
    bigozone, Jul 21, 2008
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  33. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    how many times. it's a SOCKET P

    hope that cleared that up :D

    nice laptop :cool:
     
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    Uhm....is your location still down in a hole :p

    Cheers,
    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Jul 21, 2008
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    Niiiice.. ;) :D

    @hoggie mate the last asking user has Aspire 4315 not 5315...don't scream :D :D
     
    ATG, Jul 21, 2008
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  36. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    such topics are not suitable for NBR ;) j/k

    the "down in a hole" location was a refrence to an ALICE IN CHAINS song

    <object width='425' height='344'><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HsucxjYnlTA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HsucxjYnlTA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width='425' height='344'></embed></object>
     
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    I don't know what does "down in a hole" mean
     
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    allright my t5450 has come
    il install it now
     
    fdarryl, Jul 21, 2008
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    do I have to clean my processor cause there seems to be something looks like glue on the center of the processor
     
    fdarryl, Jul 21, 2008
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    hoggie old boy

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    thats the cooling compound patch type thingy acer use.

    it may be reusable :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 21, 2008
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    insert it in the SOCKET FIRST... then

    just use a little alcohol (isopropyl) on a cotton cloth to wipe it off..

    do not drench the cloth... just enough to make it damp


    then scrape old paste off CELERON and HEATSINK... and place paste on black center of CPU

    then re assemble everything and reboot
     
    bigozone, Jul 21, 2008
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    hoggie old boy

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    sweating here fdarry, don't mess this up :)
     
    hoggie, Jul 21, 2008
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    forgot to tell ya. I meant it's on the new processor :D. So do I have to clean my new processor? :D
    I'm to excited I forget many things. Even I was just back from taking my key hanging on my mailbox in the lobby of my apartment :p .
     
    fdarryl, Jul 21, 2008
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  44. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    Calm down and breath slow in through the nose... one...two...three....hold.....and out through the mouth...feeling better now.. good...continue :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 21, 2008
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  45. bigozone

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    yes clean the new one AFTER PUTTING IT IN THE SOCKET

    that protects the PINs from getting bent.....

    just dampen the corner of a cloth and wipe the paste off the new one..
    then scrape old paste off CELERON and HEATSINK... and place paste on black center of CPU

    then re assemble everything and reboot
     
    bigozone, Jul 21, 2008
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    hoggie old boy

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    ive got to pop out....so keep calm lads...i will be back ;)

    Phil :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 21, 2008
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    all right here goes nothing.... be back in a couple of hours.....
     
    fdarryl, Jul 21, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    that should take 20 minutes at most!!!

    i can do it in 5 mins,,, but i've done it a few times

    print POST #2 out
    and follow it
     
    bigozone, Jul 21, 2008
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    hoggie old boy

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    the stress is getting to me :(
     
    hoggie, Jul 21, 2008
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    What...Orthos..? ;) :D
     
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