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    Quad core P-6860?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LongLiveLife, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. LongLiveLife

    LongLiveLife Notebook Consultant

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    Is it possible to put a mobile quad core into the Gateway P6860FX? Can I tweak the BIOS, or does the chipset just not support it?

    Also, can I put this into the laptop?
     
    LongLiveLife, Apr 13, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Your laptop runs Socket P santa rosa processors (800MHz FSB). The fastest processor I have seen in that notebook is the X7900 and the X9000.
    The X9000 is the fastest processor your laptop supports.

    Here are some processors which will work:
    T7500, T7700, T7800, X7900, T8100, T8300, T9300, T9500, X9000

    You cannot put a T9600 in your laptop and you cannot install any quad core processor in your laptop.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 13, 2009
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  3. stevezachtech

    stevezachtech Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm sorry to say, but that simply won't work with your system. You could try what K-tron has suggested, those are pretty strong processors that are compatible for your system.
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 14, 2009
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