Upgraded Acer 3680 Celeron CPU to a T5300!

have you found what chipset you have ?

so far PC Wizard is about the best too use.there is a download link on the first page.

if you have done a scan you need to post it

 

Intel i943/940GML Chipset
Acer Inc, PresPa1 - Motherboard

Intel CoreDuo and Core2Duo were standard from a Mac Mini and worked. Although they appeared to run no cooler than the Celeron. T2250 Intel CPU CoreDuo currently installed and running cooler. Battery is twice as long lasting.

 

New to the forum, read it all...........Fantastic Information.
I have a 3680-2633 I received for free. The hard drive fried out and the owner just gave it to me.
With the info on this forum (now sticky ) i can turn this into a sweet laptop. So a quick thanks to all especially krazyphire.

Anyways.......I am looking for a T5300 but cannot find any that are not auctions on e-bay, all the buy-it-now are over 100.00 bucks. I was wondering if any of you knew another source (in the U.S.) that sold them for cheap.

Again......I'm excited to start my Upgrade.

 

im not very good with the power management thingy, but is there a way to force my T5300 in my Acer ASpire 3680-2682 to run at the lower voltage?

 

ant questions Pat use the PM system or post it and we will all help you

Welcome to the best forum on the web for upgrading.

 

the reason i asked was im keeping a record of motherboard and chipsets used by those motherboards.
Thanks for your time

 

RM Clock Utility should do the trick.

 

I just upgraded my 3680-2682 tonight. I didn't need to flash the BIOS, since it already had v1.3505. Start to finish took just over an hour. I bought the T5300 from Ebay for $75 shipped.

I must admit, this process is not for the faint of heart. I've opened up many laptops, and this was probably the most challenging. Aside from the bezel above the keyboard, the trickiest hidden screw to locate was HOLE9, which required unplugging the display, backlight, and WiFi connectors before I could sneak my mini screwdriver between the top case and the main board. I had problems with a few screws when putting it back together. The blue thread sealant started jamming on a few screw holes, and I had to clean the blue slivers out before the screws would go all the way back in. I probably could have avoided this if I kept track of which hole each screw came out of.

It powered up the first time, although Vista detected the CPU change and asked me to restart. I had read comments about the T5300 running much cooler than the M440, but I was more than a little skeptical. It does run noticeably cooler, and the fan doesn't pump out as much heat as before. At work, I would instrument this kind of thing, but I'm just going to enjoy this on my home laptop without worrying about numbers.

Thank you krazyphire so much for starting this thread!

 

Welcome to the Core 2 Duo/Core Duo 3680 Club

 

whats the score Krazy

 

I'll tally up the vote. I think I will make a list on the front page of people who have upgraded, if anyone wants me to?

 

Excellent idea krazy

This thread rocks thanks mainly due to you krazy, Hoggie, michacerboy and the other positive contributors.

Keep it up with the solid, reliable advice based on fact and success.

Let the good times roll

Cheers,
Theo

 

Thank you so much again for your trailblazing work!

I forgot to mention, I didn't even bother adding any thermal compound. There was plenty of excess thermal compound from the Celeron M 440 left over on the heatsink. The M 440 die is rectangular (taller than wide), and it left a neat die print in the grey thermal compound. The T5300 is squarish, as wide and tall as the M 440 is tall. Simply placing the heatsink directly over the T5300 was enough to squish some of the excess thermal compound into place over the die, while making itself a larger imprint in the thermal compound.

Another observation: other posts in this thread also commented about negligible differences in die temperature among the Celeron M's, Core Duos, and Core 2 Duos. Since they're not very different across prcessors, my guess from these reports is that the CPU die temperature in the 3680 is regulated strictly by fan speed, with one setting for Power Saver and Balanced, and a higher one for High Performance. Once the CPU gets up to temperature, the BIOS does its best to keep the die tempreture at or below these setpoints, like a thermostat. That's why the fan speed is so much less on the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo CPUs than the Celeron M - there's less heat to vent for each corresponding temperature setpoint. If there was no CPU fan, or if the CPU fan speed was fixed like in the old days, then we would be able to measure significant temperature differences between the CPUs.

 

there is a new PC wizard upgrade. posted two days ago.
http://pc-wizard-2008.en.softonic.com/

you have to run the upgrade from within the Pc wizard file.
but make sure pc wizard is not running when you do the upgrade.

you get a lot more information now

there is also a cpu-z update, a link to it is on the pc wizard page(link above)

 

hey guys..

can i upgrade my aspire 5630?
been wanting a 200gb sata 7200 HB

and also the CPU ... whats the best chip for lets say 100-400$

And what about the GPU ___> IS THERE ANY WAY POSSIBLE?....

 

awww shucks... Thanks for the honorable mention! Im glad this thread came about, there are so many 3680 owners out there that it has benefitted. It also helped me help my friend with her laptop (Aspire 4315). Armed with the knowledge and experience of a laptop processor upgrade, I put a T5450 in her 960gl chipset

My T5300 upgrade is the best improvement I have ever made on any computer. The performance increase is profound!

 

Question.....There is a newer bios out, newer than 3505, its 3508. Is that ok to use or should i use the 3505 to update the processor??

 

I am ok to go with a 5300 Right....


General Information :
NorthBridge : Intel i943/940GML
SouthBridge : 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller

NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : Direct Media Interface (DMI)
Manufacturer : Intel (Acer Inc)
Codename : Lakeport
Revision : A3
Bus Speed : 133.3 MHz
FSB Frequency : 533.4 MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 667 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR2 (667 MHz)

 

Please, a link !

 

I'm curious if you're getting 3+ hours on the high capacity 4000mAH battery, or the standard 2000mAH battery? My 2000mAH battery used to give me about 1 hour even on the Celeron M 440, but now it's just over 1.5 hours on the T5300. It's a good 50% improvement in run time and it runs faster to boot.

A neat feature I stumbled into with PC Wizard is to minimize it, so it shows up as a widget on the top right Vista desktop. Then I can monitor the temperatures of each core as well as watch how Vista splits up the CPU load to each core, in a more convenient form than Task Manager's screen-hungry window.

 

does anyone have info/knowledge about cpu upgrade on Acer Aspire 5315??
Will the Core 2 Duo T5300 work in this config?

CPU is an Intel Celeron 530 M @ 1733
socket is mPGA-478
FSB is 533,, CPU speed is 1733 Mhz
Codename : Merom-L
Revision : A1
Technology : 0.065µ
CPU ID : 6.6.1
CPU IDEx : 6.16.1
Microcode : MU066133
Mobile : Yes

NorthBridge : Intel GM965
SouthBridge : 82801HEM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller

NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : Direct Media Interface (DMI)
Manufacturer : Intel (Acer Inc)
Codename : Crestline
Revision : C0
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)


Also considering this info about RAM

Information SPD EEPROM (DIMM0) :
Manufacturer : GoldenMars Technology
Part Number : Unspecified
Serial Number : AAE21A0F
Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-5300 (333 MHz) - [DDR2-666]
Format : SO-DIMM (67.6 x 3)
Size : 1024 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)

can i assume that it would be possible to go to a 667 FSB processor without replacing my ram? if so what 667 FSB processor would you suggest?

thanks for your help and suggestions
and thanks to krazyphire for the inspiration,, BTW congrats on the sticky

 

Yes it will work with that chipset.

Try a T5600

 

Yeah I'm using the 4000mAH battery. I wonder if they made a bigger battery yet.

 

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3680/bios

 

Thanks, there isnt a documentation in the file about the news of this release but it updated my 3680 flawlessly.

 

I downloaded it, but where is the change log?

 

been doing some research using pc wizard.

Socket/Slot : U2E1
Upgrade interface : ZIF Socket
Supported Speed : 1600 MHz (or more)
Supported Voltage : 3.3V
I used my old aspire for the test.
as you can see supported voltage 3.3
when using C2D the supported voltage is split in two 1.5v to 1.6v for each core.
thats how the better battery life and cooler running comes about.

you need to make sure of the combined voltage of the two cores is not over the supported voltage or you will get an under clock effect with the two cores.

I need to get out more

 

I just stumbled on this page when I was researching my aspire 3680 hardware for linux. I am so excited that I can get rid of that crappy celeron! I am bidding on a T7200 from ebay and will post with my results if and when I win.

PC wizard says i943/940GML... hope it works.


I researched this when months ago when I first bought the laptop from Circuit City ($300 after MIR with printer scanner and wireless router!) and everyone was saying it couldn't be done... If people don't know, they should not offer their mis-information..

Thanks for all your info!

 

A T7200 ! I am sure that all the owners of the 3680 are curious about this update and hoping it works... but it seems to me fair to remind you that up to now there arent confirmed proofs that this update is possible. The confirmed best updates are the good old T5300 and a T2600 with fsb @667, this one beyond the theorical fsb limits of the i943. Please keep us informed about your adventure.

 

hoggie directed me to this thread to ask about upgrading my 5920G with a Penryn class mobile processor. I'm thinking the T8100...just I knew a few months back that there currently was no confirmed BIOS that would/could support or a certainty that there would be a BIOS revision released that could. my understanding is that there is now BIOS support for Penryn mobile processors for teh 5920G. I went to the Acer-Euro site and downloaded the 3808 BIOS. I just have to investigate how to flash this BIOS (I've always hated flashing BIOS on desktops and fortunately I've been able to avoid it most of the time) on my laptop.

so anyhow, any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

 

Bios flashing is easy as long as you have the correct one. Do you have the software to install the bios?

 

no I do not have the software necessary. I know I have the right BIOS as I downloaded it off the 5920 entry listed on the Acer-Euro FTP server. I guess I should go back there and get the software listed, eh?

being as I don't have a floppy drive (gods I hate those things!), I'm going to anticipate that it can be done via USB key now?

edit - hmmm, upon review of the Acer FTP site, I don't see any BIOS update software.

 

Updating is very simple, and is done directly in windows environment. No need to boot from floppies, cd or USB. You just need a program downloadable from Acer site, it does all, it even checks if the bios you are going to flash is compatible with your pc.

 

I uploaded the software at this link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qbc7u9

I got it from this official link after unzipping the 3808 Vista Bios: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_5920.html

The name is "SWinFlash2034". Unzip and run that software.

 

yes, that's how I usually did my BIOS flashes, with a Windows based flash utility. I must honestly say tho, while I've never had anything bricked that way, others have, which is a disappointment. I sincerely hope that laptops soon follow the way premium motherboards have gone and build a flash utility into the BIOS itself that will access external storage like a USB key to get the new BIOS revision.

 

Camvan if you haven't already, check the links above your post.

 

oh yes, been there done that krazyphire. I was just saying how much I would like Acer to institute the BIOS based flash program like some of Asus' motherboards.

as easy as it is, doing anything in Windows or any OS for that matter, that's as sensitive as this is, is dangerous. few things being interrupted would brick a system like Windows locking up on you while flashing your BIOS would.

 

I found a supplier on E-bay who has good prices and fast shipping on the t5300. Don't know how long he will take to catch on.
http://myworld.ebay.com/nationwidesurplus

 

thanks for that redirection patracko, but being my CPU is just a notch slower, I'd rather invest in something with more performance.

 

Well Im patiently waiting to hear if somebody is going to try a T7*00 in the 3680. Since Krazyphire and myself were the original people to use our 3680's guinea pigs with the t5300's- who's volunteering for the next round with the T7*00?

 

so which brave person is going to step up and give it a go

all still working fine Michacerboy ?

 

Oh yeah, still working great Kinda excited about the possibility of the T7*00 upgrade!

Im just kind of bored because I have nothing left to upgrade! lol. I might buy another 3680 with a Smelly-ron processor on ebay and upgrade it to keep me outta trouble

 

ive just ordered the wife an acer with a celeron m530 just asking for an upgrade
will have to do it when she goes up her sisters, sneaky but i know she will fall in love with her laptop and wont let me near it

 

Excellent way to keep the home fires burning buddy

Cheers,
Theo

 

Well Congrats to all.....Another successful upgrade to a T5300. Everything works perfectly, performance is spectacular compared to that celeron. Thanks to everyone for help. YOU ALL ROCK. I am now proud to have a 3680!!!!!!

I wonder if you could upgrade the wireless card to a wireless N...just an after thought.

I LOVE MY NEW LAPTOP.......

 

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i will take a look about for you mate and do some research. as i was thinking the same thing last night.
i will get back to you on that one

 

A little of topic, but: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=308 Upgrade to 802.11 wireless a/b/g for $30.

EDIT: I have a few more tricks that I want to try my 3680

• Add Bluetooh
• Upgrade Harddrive to 7400RPM
• Upgrade Wireless to a/b/g
• Try adding a Centrino Duo Processor

I want to see how much I can get out of it before I get a Next-gen laptop.

 

Adding the 7200RPM is going to be a real treat, Krazyphire. The performance increase you see will definately surprise you! The T5300 upgrade made a big difference, but the 7200RPM HD upgrade made a huge difference.

 

I'm doing the research on the WiFi upgrade now Krazy

but i have a feeling so far it will depend on motherboard and socket/plug type on the mobo.
leave it with me