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    Upgrade Gateway MX6426?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ken H, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Ken H

    Ken H Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to know what is possible for upgrading the CPU on a Gateway MX6426 laptop.

    Existing:

    CPU - AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-40 2.2Ghz

    Motherboard - Blade-K8 UMA MBD w/ATI RS482M w/1394

    Memory - 1 Ghz (upgradeable to 2Ghz maximum)

    I was hoping for a greater speed dual core, for Vista and Windows 7 at some point.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    Ken H, Dec 19, 2008
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    Ken H Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone have a clue?
     
    Ken H, Dec 21, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I am almost 100% sure that your system will only work with single core Turion processors.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 21, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, a CPU upgrade won't work. Turion X2s use Socket S1, whereas the Lancasters used Socket 754....

    And max memory is 2GB DDR-333.

    You could upgrade the HDD, since that would give a good boost in performance over the stock one. You could check out the 160GB Samsung HM160HC, which is the fastest PATA HDD available, and is pretty cheap as well. (I don't think 48-bit LBA should be a problem)
     
    Andy, Dec 21, 2008
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    Ken H Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much for the info.
     
    Ken H, Dec 22, 2008
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