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    Can l replace a Celeron M with a Pentium M?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Unreal, Mar 16, 2006.

  1. Unreal

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    As in if l were to buy a Acer laptop with a Celeron M processor, can l put a Pentium M in it?

    It has a Intel 910GML chipset that uses DDR2 400 memory.
     
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    I think I can remember a few notebooks came out with that chipset and the Pentium M's. but it was all done from day one, so it's not as easy as just chucking a pentium in.

    A few people here know alot more on the subject, and the actual ones that had that setup, so with a bit of luck they will see this, and have the info your after :)
     
    Zak, Mar 17, 2006
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    It depends on your Laptop. 910GML will support a Dothan(90nm,400fsb) Pentium M; Banias(130nm,400fsb) is not supported. If you have a freakish b120/b130/1300 a Dothan Sonoma(90nm,533fsb) will also work at correct GHz but only 400FSB.

    I see the only point in upgrading to a Pentium M being better battery life.
     
    warlord, Mar 17, 2006
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    Oh yeah, the Celeron M's with the 1M L2 Cache is a Dothan...
     
    warlord, Mar 17, 2006
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