CPU Upgrade on Aspire 5315-2153?????

Has anyone attempted or had any success upgrading the CPU of the $348 w@L-M@rt special??

Aspire 5135-2153 contains a celeron M 530... specs below:

Spec# CPU Speed Processor Bus Speed Mfg Tech Cache Size Package Type
SL9VA..1.73 GHz......530......533 MHz...65 nm.......1 MB.........Micro-FCPGA

i've tried to replace with core 2 duo models T5300 & T5600
specs on 5300 are exactly the same and the 5600 only differs in the 667 FSB

Spec# CPU Speed Processor Bus Speed Mfg Tech Cache Size Package Type
SL9WE..1.73 GHz....T5300......533 MHz...65 nm......2 MB.........Micro-FCPGA
SL9U3...1.83 GHz....T5600......667 MHz...65 nm......2 MB.........Micro-FCPGA

Despite having a the same cpu socket package type, my laptop's mobo socket had one pin hole right next to the PIN 1 Key pin (maybe pin#A2) (the second position on the bottom row which would be the first pin on the row due to the first pin being blocked as a keying method) well mine had 2 holes blocked or not there, i even tried modifing the socket and making a hole so the CPUs would physically fit. Even then my notebook wouldn't boot.
the powerlight would come on for a few seconds then cut off after the bios failed to detect a cpu,, but replacing the celeron 530 the pc boots right up, infact i'm using it now.

after doing some "more indepth research" at the intel site, I came across info that the GM965 chipset supports T7X00 series core 2 duo cpus but none of the pre t7x00 cpus were listed as being supported by the GM965 chipset.

i guess i'll now be searching for a SL9SF T7200 Core 2 Duo, unless some one can suggest a better upgrade option.

any ideas??

 

I would take a look on ebay for a used t5250. Its a 1.5ghz socket P C2D. and should be very cheap incase it doesnt work.

 

thanks for the tip....

i've spent enough already on CPUs i can't use.... i just can't believe that there are not more posts reguarding this model and cpu upgrades for it.

 

alright bigzone

could you see if you have a sticker with a number on the ram slot.
then google that number (with the letters) as this will give you your mother board model.
then you will find out what cpu's this board supports.

ive done loads of research in to this and have found a few sites that sell acer boards with all the details of each board.

post back and let us know how you got on

cheers phil ;D

 

It seems using a GL960 chipset, supporting only the 533 fsb. There are laptops with the same chipset that mount the 1.46 Ghz Pentium Dual Core T2310, a dual core cpu with speedstep seeming to me a very decent upgrade. In theory are compatible (fsb 533 and socket P) also the T2330 and T2370, working at 1.60 and 1.73 Ghz. The later 2 are more or less the socket P version of the T5200 and T5300.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=210924

the chipset of a 4315 shows up as gm960 when using a celeron but shows as a gl965 when you upgrade to a t7100. I'm guessing the 5315 will work the same way.

 

Hello Bigozone,

I am almost sure that your 5315 has socket P as my 4315.
I had the same problem when I installed a T5200 socket M proc in it.
I drop a T7100 socket P proc in and the system is now working great.

tmtang64

 

thanks for the many replys.... i'glad to see a few reports of success with cpu upgrades...

what FSB speed and CPU speeds are you getting with the T7100??

i'll try that little trick with the board# under the ram... thanks hoggie.
thanks to all

 

well the long # on the ram slot led me nowhere,

but silkscreened on the mb was model #

ILC50 LA-355IP

that # is found in google leading me to many ebay pages.

it's so late--- it now seems early

 

If you have the GL960 you should be able to use any socket P CPU FSB adjusts to CPU so if you drop 800Mhz in will adjust and change FSB.

 

I just wonder why Intel officially claims that this chipset supports only 533 fsb, then... marketing ? The use of second choice 965 chip in the 960, not able to be 100% reliable at higher frequency, a bit as it happens with second choice cpus sold at lower frequencies ?

http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gl960/index.htm

 

The FSB for T7100 is 800 as shown in CPU-Z.

tmtang64

 

Well, i sold my T5600 a fellow NBR member... and bought a T5450 off of Ebay since i didn't see any Socket P's for sale here... Hopefully i'll have this thing upgraded by Wensday... then i'll only have 2 more 5315's left to (family). Then i might buy a motherboard for the T5300 if i haven't sold it by then.

well thanks for all your help EVERYONE

 

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Well, it's about time....

I finally have a Core 2 Duo laptop...
thanks Krazy and Hoggie for the inspiration..

thanks to wac for clarifying my socket mysteries..

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gallery/showfull.php?photo=641

thanks to you all,
bigozone

 

BIG


nice one mate

 

I just upgraded my acer 5315-2153 (Walmart pre-black friday special) with a T7300 (code 2 duo 2ghz, 4MB L2), 2GB ddr2 800, and a Toshiba DVD-RW/DL. OMG the difference is amazing. I mainly run ubuntu and the Phoronix test suite difference was amazing also. The compile times were about a third of the time from the stock celeron to this c2d. Just plain WOW. The entire upgrade took me less than 20 minutes from the time I shut the laptop down to the time I was booting it back up.

 

i told you it was easy....

i assume your RAM speeds are @667 or 333 x2..... correct??? or are you seeing something different??
and your FSB speeds are @800??

just trying to expand my knowledge

 

Will a T5500 C2D work as well? Im a newb when it comes to processors.

PS I have the Pink socket

 

nope...
T5500 is a socket M style cpu

search for "ULTIMATE CPU GUIDE"

 

So did anybody ever get memory to run at 800 or is 667 the limit ?

Also does it matter how many chips are on the sodimm's ?

Have seen 1 gig with 4 and 8.

Have seen 2 gig with only 8.

Thanks for any info.

James

 

667 is the RAM max speed on the ILC-50 MOBO,, and i think it is also the limit with any i965 chipset.. (but not positive)

# of chips on the DIMM shouldn't really matter,,, all my 1 gigs have 8 each
but the newer 2gigs use a larger capacitcy chip keeping the number of chips per dimm the same...

the main thing is to get good ram PC 5300 or better and the lower the latency times the quicker it's gonna opperate

later,
O

 

I have performed processor swaps on numerous P4 and Celeron laptops in the past, but never crossed into swapping single cores for dual cores. I have an acer 5315-2153 walmart black friday laptop. i've upgraded the ram and hard disk from spares (upgraded more worthy laptops to 4gb/7200 rpm disks). Want to improve performance for the least coin. I'd imagine a Pentium Dual Core would likely be the route of best production. Can someone point me in the direction of most likely compatible models? I can't go tearing this one down to replace the CPU until i've got a cpu in hand -- it gets used alot, slow as it is.

 

Its best to utilize the laptop's full potential....at least a T5250..!! PDC will be better than a celeron, but it will be a bottleneck if you have a fast HDD and 2GB ram already installed....
Or talk Bigozone into selling his T5450.. (It might give him a reason to upgrade his notebook's CPU )

 

it only takes 10 to 20 minutes to upgrade the CPU on a 5135, and that's if you are SLOW!!!

i can swap CPUs and have the sysem up and running again in less than 5 minutes....

but that's due to a bit of practice....

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=251959
post # 2 in this thread has the step-by-step instructions


11 screws... that's it!!

what is your price range for a CPU?
less than $100........ T5250, 5450, 5550, 5750 (any socket P cpu will work,,, T9xxx serise need windows reinstall to fix problems with heat issues)

a T8300 seems to be the BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK right now

 

The T8300 is best bang and buck -- and seemingly over doing it! All i'm out to do is drop the horribly laggy performance of this bargainbook. Also, the T8300 is 800mhz bus -- wouldn't that be an issue?

I definitely want to stay under 100 bucks. Again, least coin is the game plan here. I'm not wanting to play Crysis or run benchmarks during all my idle hours. I just want it to work better and lose that celeron null-butter-knife experience. Back in the P4-M days doing these upgrades was much simpler! So where do I go from here? Are there particular Pentium DC's that work out better than others? Is there a shining star C2D that performs brilliantly at low clock rates?

 

800 MHZ works PERFECTLY FINE!!!!!!!!

T5450 is the cheapest due to quantitys produced...
T5250 is the lowest spec C2D.. but harder to find

but a T7100 may not cost much more...

DO NOT BUY ENGINEERING SAMPLES

i'd like to have a T5870 (top of the T5xxx series)

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=234175

 

no luck finding one of those rogue CPUs lol.

So, are there BIOS updates necessary to get (newer) cpus to work or is this thing really going to be just plug and play anything with a matched socket?

Also, do you know/remember if core duo sockets were socket P or were they socket M?

 

SOCKET P t5250 or higher eSpec should be SLA?? (any processor with an SL8 or SL9 is a socket M)

it's a VERY WISE move to UPDATE the BIOS anytime they update it...

this MOBO uses a differnet type of flash chip and is not nearly as touchy when flashing...

the WINFLASH works perfect for me... (OVER 50 flashes)
http://cgi.ebay.com/INTEL-CORE-2-DU...268677587QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180268677587


http://computers.shop.ebay.com/item...5A86711Q51Q51Q5fsopQ5A1QQ_sacatZ86711QQ_sopZ1

 

So my alternative laptop (Toshiba M105) w/ Core Duo T2300 would be no good on a trade (T2300 = SL8VR), assumably a Socket M...

 

can't use an SL8 CPU in the 5315.... and BIOS UPDATE is not required but has many updated featrures

 

Where did you get all your upgrade materials and how you upgrade in less than 20 minutes. I wanted to upgrade my laptop too.

 

You can get the upgrades from any store - ebay, newegg, amazon, etc etc.
It takes about less than half an hour to upgrade the CPU on most new Acers, since the heat-sink is accessible by removing the large compartment at the base of the notebook.

 

Hey i got the near same thing, Acer Aspire 5135...it uses a Celeron processor...and i REALLY dont want to spend more than $80...and yes! My computer STILL works for 1 year! ^^

 

my mobo is a mba ld 02001

i don't know which chipset

on ebay sellers of this mobo they say it supports 2/2.2/2.4 cpus but do not say if it supports 2.6 ghz cpu. i've bought a t9500 cpu because i saw that the 5315 would support it on this forum.
i've succeeded upgrading my bios to v1.43

i'll retry booting with the t9500 cpu.
either my mobo doesnt support fsb 800
or the cpu doesn't work.
i bought the cpu from ebay from china.