Anyone know if an MPC TransPort T2500 (Samsung X65) can take a T9900 or C2Q processor?

Hello,

I have an MPC TransPort T2500 that I am looking to upgrade since it is affordable to do so now that it is 5 or 6 years old but still very useful. It currently has an Intel T7500 Socket-P in it that I would like to replace with something as powerful as possible. My research indicated that the T9900 is the ultimate Core2 Duo CPU while the QX9300 is the ultimate evolution of the Core2 Quad line. Both are available in Socket-P however the BIOS is typically spartan on options, meaning no ability to play with CPU settings.

Do any of you know what the best CPU is that this computer will allow itself to support? Is there a BIOS mod out there that will enable other processors to work or allow it to recognize an mSATA SSD on the TurboMemory PCIx socket?

Many thanks! :hi2:

 

Google says it's a 956 chipset; assuming this is true you can only 800MHz FSB Socket P chips. T9500/T9300 are your best bets, and T9900, etc, won't work.

 

Yeah, if it has a T7500, it's a 965 chipset, which is limited to 800 MHz FSB CPUs. T9500/T9300 are the best non-extreme CPUs. X9000 is the best, but also tends to be drastically overpriced. Other overclockable options that aren't as overpriced are the X7900 and X7800, which may wind up being faster than the T9500. You're out of luck when it comes to quad cores.

 

Thanks for the responses! That's makes sense about the FSB being a limiter; I was only thinking about the socket itself. The performance parallels between the x9000, x7900, and T9500 are interesting and mostly minuscule, but some tests show wide advantages to the X7900.

How would I go about over locking the CPU in a laptop? The BIOS has no options and I don't recall seeing any jumpers on the board.

 

If you can use penryn processors (T9X00, etc), then you can use an X9000 or X9100. You can adjust the multiplier, so the 800 fsb limit means nothing.

Without bios options, the multiplier can be set by pin modding the socket with fine wire, or you can adjust the multiplier in Windows by using software.

However, just get the fastest 800 fsb processor you can that is 45nm and not 65nm. (T9X00, P8X00, NOT T7X00)

 

Thanks for the assistance everyone! I have ordered an X9000 and plan to overclock it via software using ThrottleStop and CPUz. Hopefully I can overclock the GPU as well using the nTune and GPUz.

Now If I could just get it to recognize an mSATA SSD it would be the perfect old laptop!

 

any chance you cann tell me if the cpu you ordered worked and if you had to update the bios or not as i have the same laptop as you and i also wanna upgrade the cpu

 

You'll be good to go with a T9300 as that was a factory option, I have one of these with that CPU and 4 gig RAM. 'Tis most excellent running Win 7 x64 Ultimate on the 500 gig HD I upgraded from the original 160. Does yours have the gorgeous 1680x1050 screen? If you don't have a docking station, try to get one and a second power supply. With the stuff it adds, it can truly be a desktop replacement. Second power supply is easy as all MicronPC/MPC/Samsung laptops from the mid 1990's through at least 2008 use the same 19 volt AC adapter. (Why oh why can't any other company do that? Samsung also did the same with their TV remotes, except for PIP models they all can use the same remote from 1995 on.)

I wonder if anyone has tried more than 4 gig in one of these? It's very nice that unlike some laptops, (Dell E1505) it's not hardware crippled to max out at 3.25 gig, even with a 64 bit OS installed. Yes, I upgraded from a newer Dell E1505 to this MPC T2500. Everything better except for having CardBus instead of ExpressCard. (Silly Samsung! What were you thinking, still using CardBus in 2008!)

I'd like to hack the BIOS or whatever is needed to install a USB 3.0 controller into the Turbo Memory slot, then replace the right side USB port with a USB 3.0 port. Wouldn't be too hard since that one is on a little PCB by itself. Would have to remove the header connector off the USB board and solder directly to it to make it fir under the cover on the bottom.

The other upgrade I want to do is a Blu-Ray burner. There were some ATAPI laptop Blu-Ray burners made before they all went to SATA. Dunno if I want to live with the clunky look it would have due to not having the custom shaped front. (I could make a silicone mold and cast a front in black resin to fit the replacement drive's tray...)

One thing you should do is get a small screwdriver and tighten the two screws on the bottom, by the rear feet. Don't need much tightening. Next, start by the HDMI port on the right and pry the black cover across the top off. It's durable and appears to have been designed to be removed and replaced more than once. Once you have it off, tighten the screws to the hinges. Getting the bezel off the screen is a huge pain in the tukus because it's glued to the LCD with double side tape. It can be done but you have to be extremely careful. Bezel screws are under the five rectangular bumpers. Only do that if the lid still seems real floppy after tightening the hinge mounting screws in that base. The hinge screws in the lid were a bit loose on mine.

Still has a bit of wobble but this style of hinge just gets that way in a year or two and there's nothing that can be done to fix it, other than new hinges and ain't nobody got new Samsung X65 hinges. :-(