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    How to change out CPU???

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by big_coop69, Nov 1, 2008.

  1. big_coop69

    big_coop69 Notebook Guru

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    I just got my X9100 CPU in today and was wondering if somebody had a tutorial on how to install it...I am pretty computer savey and have build quite a few PC's but never messed with a laptop and don't want to mess anything up...Any help would be great...Thanks in advance...
     
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Need your laptop model...
     
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    P7811fx...
     
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    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Pop off the larger of the 2 covers and the CPU will be right there. Its pretty much a no brainer and since you have done desktops before it will be even easier. Theres little numbers on each CPU screw and the Northbridge screw so just follow those when putting it back together. When you first pull off the heatsink pull it off very gently so you dont damage the thermal pad on the bridge that way you can reuse it .
     
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    I also bought some Artic Silver Thermal Compound should I also use that, or use the stuff that is already on the chip....??
     
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    Defintely us the AS. I nice "thin" layer on the cpu core cover.
     
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    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    +Rep on the pics Vegasr. Nice job.

    Nice price on the T9600 too.
     
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    Thanks a lot for the pics...They are most helpful...Should I also update to the 12 BIOS...???
     
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    Thanks, man.


    Coop, I would leave the bios alone at first. If you changed it already, no biggie, but would be good to see it recgonize the cpu first.
     
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    Ok then I will be leaving it alone then...Thanks for all of your help...I will post more information of the install after I get done...
     
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    Any of the BIOS'S will recognize the chip.

    That $279 T9600 chip is an ES? That's a good price! I paid $400 for my X9100!
     
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    Nope, not an ES. It is a new/unsed opened retail box cpu. ES cpu's are too much of a crap shoot.

    The seller had it posted in the "desktop cpu" section of eBay, with a starting bid of $300 and it ended at almost 1am. No one bid until like 5 mintues left, I was the third bidder at $310. Then I used the 10% off eBay promo.

    So basically lucked out.
     
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    I have my new x7800 comming in today and was wandering if thing's were the same in my p-173xfx as the one in the pics here in this post?
     
    bjones0923, Nov 4, 2008
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