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    Lenovo T61 upgrade to Q9000 - possible ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by petar_b, Sep 7, 2009.

  1. petar_b

    petar_b Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have T61 with T7200 cpu inside. Would it be possible to put Q9000 there ?

    -I don't know which socket this notebook has, nor
    -I am not sure how to recognize/differentiate socket p from socket 479

    any links on this? any ideas ?
     
    petar_b, Sep 7, 2009
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    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    T7200 is a socket M CPU if I recall correctly so that would mean you can upgrade to socket M CPUs only(q9000, being a quad aside, is NOT a socket M CPU)
     
    ATG, Sep 7, 2009
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    petar_b Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thx a lot ATG
     
    petar_b, Sep 7, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You can only upgrade to the T7400 and T7600 (Both are socket M processors)
    Upgrading from a T7200 to a T7600 may show an increase in performance, but its not going to be enough to justify the price.

    You may want to upgrade the memory, or harddrive in order to increase system performance.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Sep 7, 2009
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Upgrade the hard disk to an SSD. This will provide an overall performance increase, battery life increase, and more reliability as SSDs are not mechanical devices.
     
    Bog, Sep 7, 2009
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