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    how easy is it to upgrade the CPU in notebook?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GLO, Jul 21, 2005.

  1. GLO

    GLO Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im thinking about purchasing a DV1000 with a Celeron 1.4 Pentium-M cpu and fitting a 1.8 Dothan cpu chip to it.

    Is this easy?

    What is involved?

    Thanks!
     
    GLO, Jul 21, 2005
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  2. drumfu

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    i could be wrong, but i don't believe that's a viable upgrade path. why don't you just get it with the faster processor when u order it?
     
    drumfu, Jul 21, 2005
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  3. samurai

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    I've never heard of anyone doing that either. Even if you did, I don't think it would save you enough money anyway. Just buy it that way.
     
    samurai, Jul 21, 2005
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  4. lowlymarine

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    You'll just end up damaging something if you attempt to do it that way; the 1.8GHz Dothan uses a diffrent pin configurations alltogether from the Celeron-M.
     
    lowlymarine, Jul 21, 2005
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  5. Vindicated

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    The problem with laptops is a lot of times the CPU is welded to the board, preventing you from upgrading. On desktops CPU's are very easy to swap. You just take off the heatsink, lift the zif lever, and swap. Remembering to clean & apply new thermal paste to the heatsink.
     
    Vindicated, Jul 21, 2005
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  6. GLO

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    GLO, Jul 21, 2005
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    As pretty much everyone has said, this probably isn't a practical way to go. I don't know much about Intel processor sockets because I prefer to use AMD, but I would believe the guy who posted that the two cpus that you mention use different pin configurations, and thus one will not fit the others motherboard. Secondly replacing a processor in a notebook is a massive undertaking even if the parts were compatible, CPU's in notebooks are not made to be very accessible, and you usually need to disassemble the entire chassis and remove most of the components in order to gain access. Putting everything back together correctly is often quite difficult since notebooks tend to have lots of little plastic bits and bobs that hold things in place. Finally doing this would void whatever warranty you have, and so if you don't get the machine back together correctly, or you think you do and it won't boot, or if it works fine for 9 months and dies, you basically have a very expensive paperweight.

    With notebooks, unlike desktop pcs, you are always better off buying exactly the machine you want, and not counting on being able to upgrade later, because other than ram, and sometimes disk drives, this is often a very complicated or impossible undertaking.
     
    BrassMouse, Jul 23, 2005
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  8. JohnnyBlaze

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    you should see this . it seems like new laptop allow to do that kind of upgrade moare easily than before
     
    JohnnyBlaze, Jul 29, 2005
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  9. drumfu

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    292 for the cpu from newegg

    209 on ebay

    225 upgrade option on hp.com

    so, you can pay more by going the newegg route or save 3 dollars via the ebay (after shipping and insurance)

    knock yourself out

    good luck
     
    drumfu, Jul 29, 2005
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  10. ivar

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    @JohnnyBlaze,
    Thanks! Great video, and I fould others useful ones on this site!
     
    ivar, Jul 29, 2005
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