Intel Upgrade: Should I?

Hi all!

I run out of ideas, so that means I need your help
Let me give you the hole picture: I want to upgrade my notebook processor from pentium t2310 to core 2 duo t7250. Have in mind that I've upgraded pentium t2310 from a celeron 560 processor, which came with the notebook - ACER ASPIRE 5315-2914.
The reason I chose this processor is that it's the ultimate version of the core 2 duo series that supports up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM @800Mhz.
I have read somewhere else in this forum and as it points out:

pModel --------- iClock-MaxMemSupported--FSB
Core 2 Duo T7250 2000-----2048-----------800
Core 2 Duo T7300 2000-----4096-----------800

And now here it goes: the complications
First issue: intel chipset identification
I tried windows' system information.

It doesn't help me because "intel 965 express chipset family" is a chipset class. Searching for this criteria at intel website doesn't return me a single option, so I consider this data useless.

I also tried everest. even worse.
it has detected TWO DIFFERENT types of chipset.
Immediately it came in mind that it could be referring to a desktop/mobile version of one chipset. My mistake. At intel website, there is a huge difference between the referred models:
Intel GL960: Codenamed Crestline supports FSB Speed up to 533MHz and 2GB of max memory support. Celeron processors only currently supported.
Intel GM965: Also Codenamed Crestline supports FSB Speed up to 800MHz and 4GB of max memory support. Core 2 Duo Processor supported (L,T,U,ULV).



So now I'm in the dark because I don't know which chipset I'm using and if a core 2 duo will be a good shot. It's important to remember that I successfully upgraded this processor from a celeron m560 to a pentium t2310 @533Mhz FSB so maybe my next upgrade won't be a fail:
http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=31728,32431

I need all the help/suggestions from somebody who upgraded from a 533Mhz to a 800Mhz FSB processor with one of these chipsets.
Can I upgrade? Will it work out?

========UPDATE <> 1/21=========
I received and just installed the Core 2 Duo T7250 processor successfully.

The funny part is that the chipset seems to be supporting it with no limitations. I mean, I was told by EVEREST that this is about a MEROM-1M compatible chipset. This C2D has 2M. Anyway, to avoid further problems/issues I decided to upgrade the BIOS version as well before proceeding with the processor upgrade.
And it worked out!


PS: To be honest, I think that either EVEREST was wrong or it was right. In the case it was right maybe the processor is working with half-cache...perhaps that's not possible otherwise the processor would not be compatible, right?

Anyway,
Thank you all! I appreciate your help folks!

 

Download CPUz and check what chipset you have.

If you have the PM965 chipset then the T7250 should work. But then the T7300 would be the better option.

 

thanks a lot!
It's a GL960 chipset...I think it's worth to try the upgrade

 

Celeron 560 is a socket P, therefore can't be 945 chipset.

Whether it's 960 or 965, but both will have no problem on getting T7250/T7300 in it.
I've replaced a Celeron 560 with T7250 in Toshiba L300. running fine

 

You can consider this if you value battery life more than performance.

 

Intel Celeron M 560 belongs to the description I just pointed out:
" Intel GL960: Codenamed Crestline supports FSB Speed up to 533MHz and 2GB of max memory support. Celeron processors only currently supported."
More about it: http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=26558

In other words, this means that this is NOT a 945* chipset. at all
However, it also means that it CAN support Celeron processors ONLY.
But now that you told me that, I'm sure this will not fail. Already bought mine, so I'm waiting for my first core 2 duo mobile to come. I will come back here to post wether it worked out or not. thanks a lot!

 

Thank you for your post!
However, this SU processor model is FCBGA. As I just pointed out, I'm using a pentium t2310 processor right now, which is FCPGA.

It's really too bad coz I wish I own this processor.
gotta get the performance way then...

 

Actually that CPU is probably BGA converted to PGA.

You see a lot of that on ebay. Just ask the seller if it has pins (PGA) or balls(BGA).

Sometimes pins are added to BGA chips. The pins are likely to break off, but the CPU should work for a while.