cpu upgrade on extensa 5220 from a celeron 540 1.86GHZ to Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz. Is it possible?

I have an Acer extensa 5220 with a Intel celeron 540 1.86 GHZ 533 MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache. I want to upgrade the cpu to a faster processor , I bought an Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz 2MB AW80577GG0452MH 570032-001 Processor. Will it work on the laptop? I hope yes and please any instructions would be very helpful.

cheers

Arnaud

 

Arnaud, the T5670 will physically fit, but work is another. Your Acer was sold only with the CPU you have.

See what kind of chipset your notebook has - download CPUID and go to the Mainboard tab, then tell us what it says next to "Chipset".
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

 

Thanks for the reply,

The processor is an Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz 2MB AW80577GG0452MH 570032-001 Processor

My Acer details are below:

Acer extensa 5220 - 100508Ci

extensa 5620/ 5220 series

Model No: MS2205

After CPU-Z diadnosis:

CPU:
My current processor is as below:
Name: Intel celeron m
Code name: Conroe-L
Package: Socket 479mPG
Specification : Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU 540 @ 1.86GHz

MAINBOARD:
Manufacturer: Acer
Model: Columbia | Rev
Chipset: Intel | GL960 | Rev: C0
Southbridge: Intel | 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) | Rev: B1
LPCIO: NS

BIOS:
Brand: Phoenix Technologies LTD
Version: V1.27
Date: 12/17/2007

 

You'll find some helpful posts in this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...97-gl960-chipset-processor-upgradability.html

 

Hi Arnaud26,
first of all I noticed that you have an old bios version (V1.27) you should update to (V1.35)
If you looked at "GL960 Chipset Processor Upgradability" thread you can see that I was able to upgrade my Acer Extensa CPU from M550 to T7250.
The acer extensa 5220 have GL960 chipset / or downgraded GL965 so it should be able to support any socket P Intel processor, accordingly your T6750 could work, currently I'm looking to further upgrade my acer to a higher CPU, like T8100 / T8300 / T9300 / T9500.
By the way, If you are willing to upgrade the ram, then you should consider that maximum ram for this laptop is 3g. (using 1g. stick at first slot + 2g. stick at second one).
regards.

 

Thank for this great reply wkbag,

I am glad you were able to upgrade Acer Extensa 5520 cpu to a t7250,
Can you please tell how to install the BIOS, I already downloaded the zip file (v1.35) from acer official website.
I extracted the zip file and got many files,


how did you update yours.

Cheers

Arnaud26

 

Hi,
just run ACERACDC.exe
this should perform bios update. please note that you should connect A/C power during this process to ensure the procedure fully completed without interruption.

 

Hi,

I did as told, I double-clicked the ACERACDC.EXE, nothing really happened, there was just a command prompt/DOS flashing out just once.

I also right click and try to run as as administrator but same thing occurs.

I also used the windows run function.

NOTE: my v1.35 is inside my Downloads folder. Do I need to change location(i.e. Desktop) for it to work?

Can you please help me

Cheers

Arnaud26

 

O.K.,
first of all I downloaded Bios update for widnows 7 X32 from Acer driver download page: Acer | Download
but it is similar to any other OS (I downloaded the XP version also)


after extracted the compressed file, I got the following:


you just have to run CLB-135.exe

it should without any problem.

 

O.K.,
first of all I downloaded Bios update for widnows 7 X32 from Acer driver download page: Acer | Download
but it is similar to any other OS (I downloaded the XP version also)
View attachment 95290

after extracting the compressed file, I got the following:
View attachment 95291

you just have to run CLB-135.exe

it should work without any problem.:hi2:

 

Again thanks,

I did it , at first it did not work, then i tried run as administrator, and it loaded, the application and update and restarted the machine.

By the way did you use thermal paste for replacing your old cpu to the new one.

cheers.

 

of course, I used ARCTIC MX-4 which is easily dealt with and moreover non conductive.
you have to thoroughly clean the heat sink and CPU with rubbing alcohol before applying a small amount of the thermal paste.
additionally, the motherboard chipset uses thermal pad which I found broken and dry so I replaced it using thermal paste and a copper shim.
the process is really very simple especially Acer Extensa 5220 have easy access to CPU and heat sink and you don't have to remove other than the base plate (7 screws)
Let me know how it works for you.

regards,

 

I searched and found a cheaper one one ebay, it also has an Alcohol Cleaning Wipe. Can i use this one as it is cheaper?
The link is below:
Akasa AK 455 Thermal Paste / Compound 2g + Isopropyl Alcohol Cleaning Wipe | eBay


cheers

 

personally I didn't tried this type of thermal paste, but there are positive reviews on amazon and others. so I think it is O.K. I don't know if it is conductive or not as conductive thermal paste require special attention during application to avoid electric shortage of motherboard.
regards,

 

I would go for this: x2 Shin-Etsu MicroSi Thermal Paste / Compound 2g + IPA Cleaning Degreasing Pad | eBay

 

I was able to do it.

New core 2 duo inside now.

Big thanks to wkbag for the constant help, posts and support.

Seriously I would have give up and throw the processor away but you guys on the forum helped me a lot.

I know now where to go if I got any tech issues.

Thanks

Arnaud

 

Happy to hear that.
Good Luck for your future upgrades :thumbsup:

 

Hi Arnaud26.
Like i can see that you upgraded your Acer Extensa 5220 from a celeron 540 1.86GHZ to Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz. Is it still working ? I have exactly same Laptop. All details in CPUZ program are same. i am intrested to go with same CPU. I bought one from Ebay.
What you can say about this upgrade,,did you had any issues since May.

Thank you

imtattoo1

 

I got my T6570 cpu. It is in and works well CPU temp are much lower also. Very happy with results. Later will try to go for littlebit bigger cpu.