Dropping a Merom in the E1705

Does this void your warranty???

 

your warranty wont cover the new CPU you put in the E1705

Im positive it doesnt void your warranty though

 

I plan on doing this..i may have a chance to try it out in 2 weeks w/ an Engineering sample merom in my e1405...

I know someone who said he has done it...as long as it has 945 or greater...

 

but i heard the 1405 gets really hot with the merom installed

 

I didnt know you could change the processor in a notebook See you learn something new everyday, but then again Ive never owned a notebook!

 

I'm 99.9% sure that this will void your warranty. You are completely changing out an integrated part of the laptop that effects the rest of the laptop. This isn't something simple like changing the RAM - Dell will detect that you have a new CPU and will void any warranty that you have with them.

 

It will only void the warranty IF you keep the Merom in it when you get it serviced. Simply put your old CPU back in when it comes time to service it, if at all.

 

Changing RAM and HD in a laptop is one thing, but changing CPUs? Changing CPUs isn't all that simple - you have to know how to access your notebook's CPU, know how to do a BIOS flash, and have to reapply thermal paste. To most, this will be too complicated/time consuming to do, and will either simply keep their Yonah CPU, or keep Merom in their notebook for good.

 

Well it won't void the warranty if they don't find out when you return it for service. But if they do, you're in trouble.

Usually opening the notebook voids the warranty, and there might be seals that you might break and in doing so void the warranty. Add to that using components not designed to go in that particular model

 

While we're on the subject, does anyone know if the CPU on the XPS m1210 is soldered or socketed?

 

Most notebooks these days use socketed rather than soldered CPUs, especially when a model has multiple CPU options

 

Wouldn't you expect a "breaking this seal will void your warranty" sticker as you delve into the inner workings of a laptop? I would guess so...

~ Brett

 

link? website?

 

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=155256

 

If there is a sticker like that, then naturally you would void the warranty, but I sure haven't see one on my e1705. I either missed it or it's not there.

 

hrm, ****** over at XS has a couple of them...he said they do just drop right in and didn't mention anything about the cooling...they will be fine once a bios update (if needed) is added....

..its hard to judge the final product based on these beta chips as well.

 

Does upgrading your ram void your waranty? I heard it doesn't not sure.

 

No, it doesn't void the warranty. It is considered a user upgradable part!

 

PLEASE! Enough with this nonsense!

"Changing CPUs isn't all that simple"???

On the current Inspiron notebooks it is LAUGHABLY SIMPLE!

Simply follow the steps in the service manual to reach the CPU, pop a new CPU in, apply new thermal paste, close her back up and apply a BIOS flash if necessary.

Heck, my 8 year old daughter could do it.

Now, changing the CPU on a Latitude L400.

Now THAT was hard. Until you've replaced a Ball grid array CPU that has been SOLDERED to the motherboard/CPU module, you really shouldn't talk about what is hard and what isn't.

You aren't doing anyone any favors by scaring them off by implying that replacing the CPU is anything but a trivial matter.

 

Pretty much basically

I strongly believe Dell is going to add merom to the specs of each of the systems with yonah in them now. There is no point to bring a new models after these, am i right??? its commen sense!!

Anyways, im sure Dell might even release a BIOS for the Merom version for each laptop that will work with the current line.


To sum that up, yes - Merom is going to be a great thing, and is confirmed to work

 

I agree...all saying its going ot be hard..its not...below is a picture of my e1405 taken apart... The 3 RED #'s are the bolts to take off the plastic piece on the underside of the laptop (just like the RAM is)...the 4 green circles are the bolts to undo the heatpipe from the CPU...turn that flat head screw to release the chip, pull the chip straight out and drop the merom chip straight in...gently and you won't bend any pins....

then resale your core duo 1.66ghz or whatever on ebay....prob get back 50% of your upgrade cost...

 

Ok people, this has been proven time and time again. Assuming Dell upgrades their current lineup to merom, which I can just about guarantee you they will, then upgrading to it will NOT void your warranty. I had a GPU issue on my m1710, they agreed to send me a new one to install myself. The only issues are if you break something, it isn't covered, and if you don't buy the CPU from Dell it will not be covered either. The rest of the computer WILL be covered though

 

exactly


dell wont release a new E1405/E1505/E1705/M1210/M1710 just to have merom

Those are just going to have the option fro merom in the specs

 

Id like to find out of dell is going to release a bios update to make merom work. When I have some time Im going to call up the dell parts and try and get a hold of someone who knows what they are talkin about and will be able to give me facts on merom.

 

I was just searching and happen to come along this...

http://www.notebookforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155749

merom working in a e1705

 

Your link seems to be broken.

Can you check again?

 

The forums are down over there now

here is the screen shot he posted:
http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=merom24ua.jpg

 

I have to talk to the warranty department later on, so I'll ask to see what they say.

this is my thinking on it: yes GPU that are offered for your system are upgradable, but don't expect to stick anything you want into your system and expect dell to cover it under warranty.