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    Upgrading Processor on Satellite

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ackman13, Mar 2, 2010.

  1. ackman13

    ackman13 Newbie

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    I have an older Toshiba Satellite M 45 S165 laptop and wanted to see if I could upgrade the Celeron M chip to a Pentium M class CPU that uses the 478/479 socket and a 400mhz bus. Is this possible and what issues/problems would I encounter - including with the BIOS and what it supports.

    Thanks!

    Mike
     
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  2. naton

    naton Notebook Virtuoso

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    if Toshiba sold the Satellite M 45 with a Pentium M you should have no problem upgrading.

    If you have an intel i855 chipset used one of the following for the upgrade: Pentium M715, M725, M735, M745, M755...

    If you have an intel i915 chipset used one of the following for the upgrade: Pentium M730, M740, M750, M760

    I'm not entirely sure but I think a laptop with an i910 chipset cannot be upgraded to a Pentium M
     
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    PapaSmurf69 Notebook Consultant

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    The M45-S169 has the ATI RADEON© XPRESS 200 Chipset.
     
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    naton, Mar 3, 2010
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