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    GL960 does support 800FSB cpu~T7700

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by skygunner, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. skygunner

    skygunner Notebook Enthusiast

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    comes with a T2330 533FSB,lots of people have tried 667FSB cpus like T5xxx;Everest reports it will support 533,667 and 800 fsb cpus.
    So I got one T7700 from ebay for $71~
    after I switched it in,the system suffered from lags though I have reinstalled the cpu driver.But after reinstall the systems,it works like a charm~even better in Leopard with speedstep kernel.
    So I think GL960 does support FSB800 cpus upto Merom T7800~not sure about X7xxx.Has anyone tried Penryn on GL960?
    Here comes the snapshot.

    vincent
     

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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Congrats! Yes we have all known GL960 supports 800Mhz FSB. But there does seem to be BIOS issues for some. I can't answer your other questions as until done? How do we know?
     
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    skygunner Notebook Enthusiast

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    about the ram:gl960 only support to 3GB,within T2330 it clocks at 533 and 667 within T7700.You must put the 1GB in slot 1 and 2GB in slot2 otherwise you can't get to the welcome screen
     
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    Yes only the BIOS supports it so we can do this.

    It's fun to be playing with Intel's small GL960 toy.Better to upgrade our lapy before buy a new one and replace it,do something for the enviroment.

    Also if you make a cpu upgrade from a basic model when you buy it,they(like dell) typically have high upgrade prices.If you wish to pay the premium price you can have your warranty~
     
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    Check out this thread....These guys have been playing around with Penryns. :D

    You should check out the release notes accompanying the various BIOS updates, as they may have info about what is compatible and what is not. ;)
     
    Andy, Aug 2, 2008
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    A T7700 for $71? Jeez, I must be looking in all the wrong places on eBay...
     
    TehSuigi, Aug 2, 2008
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