Inspiron m5030 upgrades

Has anyone tried to upgrade this model's CPU, HDD, etc.,? I've maxed out the RAM, but I want to give my mom's laptop a bit more firepower. What CPUs are compatible with its Athlon P360 Dual-Core based on this forum's collective experiences?

Jason

 

Hi ganzonomy,

My name is Swapnajan and I work for the Social Media and Community Team at Dell.
As you are interested in upgrading the Components on the M5030, please find the details mentioned below I hope it will help you in the decision making.

Memory - DDR3 1333 MHZ
Memory min/max- 2GB / 6 GB
Two memory Slots
System Chipset: Mobile AMD® M880G+SB820M
The Inspiron M5030 system offers a SATA hard drive and the hard drive is offered in the following sizes:
• 160 GB (5400 and 7200 RPM)
• 250 GB (5400 and 7200 RPM)
• 320 GB (5400 and 7200 RPM)
• 500 GB (5400 RPM)

Thanks & Regards
Dell_Swapnajan_MC
Dell Social Media Responder

 

I have for this laptop already 8GB DDR3-1333 (it works fine). I'm more interested in putting in features like a quad-core, an SSD, etc.,

Jason

 

My brother's M5030 I upgraded to an N620 Phenom II 2.8 GHz dual core, but it ran HOT. I put 8 GB DDR3 1066 RAM, upgraded to a 500GB MomentusXT SSD Hybrid drive and upgraded the crappy 1x1 Atheros card with an Intel 6200 WLAN card and I did a 2x2 antanne mod.

 

How did you get the CPU out, and what socket is it?

Also, is the computer SATA2 or SATA3?

Jason

 

It's AMD's Socket S1G4, any last generation AMD CPU should work, no Trinity or Llano though. I would advise against the Phenom II tri and quad cores, they generate way too much heat. I believe it is SATA 2.

 

Hey Tsunade.

I have the following to work with:
65w PSU
a new tube of ICD7

would it be prudent to go to 90w PSU and clean out all the guts, or going beyond dual-core is just a lost-cause full-stop. Also, is there a guide to getting in that thing's giblets? (ie: an m5030 disassembly guide?)

I'd like to give it some more oomph (i'd also like to put a q9100 in old-sager, and an i7 in my sister's n5040 too... hehe)

I'm thinking a Phenom II P920 quadcore, 25w tdp
Jason

 

You don't need more than a 65 watt adapter, my brother's M5030 was fine with that N620, and that is a 35 watt dual core. Uhh you need to remove all the bottom screws, remove the keyboard, pry off 3 connectors from the palmrest (power button, touchpad, and something else) and the entire palmrest will come off and you have the guts right there.

 

Did yours have a 65w psu or a 90w psu? also, wouldn't a 25w quadcore make less heat than a 35w dualcore? just wondering

 

Unsure, but I found any of AMD's quad core CPU's to just run hot in general. Take TDP with a grain of salt, it does not refer to power consumption. Mine shipped with a 65 watt AC adapter from the factory.