Compaq Presario C700 Upgrades And Facts!

Hello Guys!

Yesterday I installed a Core2Duo T8300 in my C700, it works perfectly and I am using the last bios version.

Check this out:
CPU-Z Validator 3.1



I've tested a 4gb module and it worked too, with you use in the back slot, after that I got another 2gb module (2gb+4gb), it started but just recognize 2gb S), totally weird...but I can assure that 4gb will work, but it is necessary a 4gb module alone...

I am very impressed with this mobo because we can use a Celeron M,Penitum Dual Core and Core 2 Duo (all series) so..it's very comprehensive.

And this flex mode stuff it's nice we can use dual channel with different sizes of memories..so I am very satisfied with the options and the versatility of the model.

Check my config:
Presario C710BR(Standard) before:
Celeron M 530 1.73Ghz
1GB DDR2
HD 80GB SATA2 5400rpm

after:
Pentium Dual Core T3200
2GB DDR2
HD 120 SATA2 5400rpm

NOW:

Core2Duo T8300 2.4Ghz 3mb cache fsb 800mhz (This processor rule!!)
3GB DDR2 (2GB DDR2 Kingston 800mhz + 1GB DDR2 Smart Modular 667) - 1gb ddr2 800mhz is coming....
HD 120GB Toshiba 5400 - HD 320GB Toshiba 7200 is coming...

The only detail is:
Intel GMA X3100 really sucks in gaming(general)...and casual gaming too..because a lot of old games like HL2, Doom3 it's unplayable... but it's not my focus too..

Well I have a good Desktop to play games(i5-750,8GB ddr3,Crossfire HD 5870 Vapor-X, 4TB for Storage and a RAID 0 to S.O with 2 10k rpm HD's watch movies and other stuffs and my gf uses a Sony Vaio VCPYB (AMD E-350, 4GB, HD500GB) in college.

Some information about the processor:

Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor T8300 (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)with SPEC Code(s)SLAPA, SLAPR, SLAPU, SLAYQ, SLAZC

PassMark - Intel Core2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz - Price performance comparison

 

--HP Compaq Presario C700 Notebook (C700 CTO, I believe)
--Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit (MS Windows Vista SP2)
--Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz (533MHz or 667Mhz FSB? I've seen both) upgraded to T8100 @2.10GHz (800MHz FSB)
--Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family (I keep seeing "GM" in front of 965 on some forums, though - apparently the "GM" can take 4GB of RAM)
--2GB RAM (upgraded from the measly 512GBx512GB I started off with) - DDR2 PC2-5300
--BIOS updated to F.35 about a month ago

I don't think I'm getting the most out of my computer because of this RAM issue. A black screen appears on start up and the computer doesn't even get to "POST" or the BIOS. For some strange reason, though, this occurrence happens less (lately, not at all) when I leave my computer plugged in. I took out the battery as to extend its life; when I turn off my light switch everything plugged into the wall outlet goes off (my room was supposed to have a fan and they f*cked up the circuitry). Now I just leave the light switch on and turn off my lamp via the little lamp switch.

I've been told it has to do with the new CPU's 800Mhz FSB and my RAM's bandwidth (CPU-Z has my 1GBx1GB running at 333MHz which doesn't seem right at all).

I think I have to buy PC2-6400 (800MHz) for everything to return to normal, preferably 1GBx2GB (2GB DIMM in inner slot/1GB DIMM in outer slot). I've been recommended to "Leave only 1 stick of 1GB RAM or 2x512MB and see if that bad boot will happen again in a week, for example. If it happens with both 1GB sticks separately and with 512MB sticks together then I would try to make a clean Windows install if it is not hard for you. I do it very often. If not then buy new faster PC2-6400 RAM."

The thread I created a little while back: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq/560239-time-new-laptop.html

EDIT: In terms of a hard drive upgrade, are there any recommendations? I believe the stock HDD is a 5400rpm SATA 80GB. 100-120GB sounds like it would be a worthy upgrade. Same goes for a battery replacement. Is a 12-cell worth it? HP's website gave the 2 replacements crap reviews (one was a 12-cell extended life).

 

Hello, if u see my post just above you can check the chipset is GL960, so..I've tested and 4gb and is possible but just with one module.

About your problem you can try a new battery, the 12-cell worth..it's better and it's not expensive, you can buy quietly.

 

Why does everything I come across keep telling me I have the 965, though? I've never even heard of the GL960 before... I'll just stick to my original plan of 3GB instead. Thanks for the assistance (and sorry I didn't read your post beforehand, haha).

 

So with my computer acting weird I've been recommended to try either reinstalling Vista or buying the faster PC2-6400 RAM because apparently there's an issue with the 800MHz FSB CPU and the 667MHz RAM.

Any suggestions/opinions/tips would be highly appreciated, thanks.

EDIT: If I were to buy the PC2-6400 I would get one 2GB stick and one 1GB stick (this forum says that 2+GB has been confirmed), but does the number of "pins" matter? I've seen 200-pin and 240-pin so far and I'd rather be safe asking one of you than sorry regretting a poor buy.

 

240-pin is for desktops:

200-pin is laptop version:

 

What is a good replacement battery for the C714NR? Mine is lasting less than 5 minutes now and looking for cheap replacements so not sure if ebay is best bet. Also, are you replacing with 12 cell to get extended use time? Thanks.

 

Hi Gunbolt,
replying to your post #151,
I've got a C742EA, originally the T2310 @1.46GHz, now a T2410 @2GHz, I've tried a T7250 & a T8100 with no luck on Vista 32bit HP, I'm on W7 64bit pro now, I don't expect the T7250 or T8100 to be a success on W7 64bit, but I've also tried any variation of 2+1 or 1+2Gb RAM also with no success, can you show the CPU Z tab for memory or confirm if the 4GB RAM card was PC2-5300, (it looks like you're CPUZ post is showing 2 x PC2-6400 RAM cards), I don't fancy spending another 50 quid or more on this without any real expectation that it'll work.

If the graphics capabilities are a problem, check out this,
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5846&review=how+to+upgrade+laptop+graphics+notebook

 

Hi All, I put a T4500 into c70042tu about a week ago and it works fine, did have a t2330 in it. Only thing is I can't seem to get any temp readings off it.

 

Nice to hear!
Does CPUZ report your graphics chipset as a GM965 or a GL960, I've never been able to successfully install anything but another Pentium Dual Core, from a T2310 to a T2400, (this is a C742EA), a T7250 or a T8100 both gave boot and stability problems. You should try updating the processor's driver in Control Panel/System & Security/System/Device Manager until that is done, the system still thinks its on the old processor.
It would interesting to see your CPUZ shots for the cpu and mainboard.

 

Hi macEo, is a GL960, as for the CPU, Win7 updated CPU driver straight away, as for the temps they are very low, the air never feels very warm from fan vent and system is stable so is ok.
Here's some CPU-Z screen prints.
When I first put the cpu in, I reset the bios to see if it would make temps register correctly (it didn't) but with the reset, the system would not start and said there was incorrect hardware in the machine??, so I booted off win7 disk and let it repair and all has been ok since.

Cheers

 

Many thanks garbonzai for the reply.

 

They closed the thread, but you actually can upgrade the processor.

 

@garbonzai,

Did you get the temps to work? I upgraded my c714nr from T2310 to T4300. It works but with 2 problems 1) mainboard and core temps are stuck at 27C and 40C respectively and 2)Speedstep is not working - cpu speed is always 2.1GHz unlike with the T2310 where it varies depending on load.

Would appreciate it if you or anyone can help me.

 

just saw this thread about upgrades for the c700.
I have this presario c712nr and I really wanted to upgrade it a bit. maybe get a different merom processor and a mobile GPU. here's the problem though:

aida64 shows a north bridge stating gl960 when I go to Motherboard -> Chipset -> North Bridge, but when I go to Display -> GPU -> Video Adapter, it says Intel GL960/GM965. now I dont know which chipset exactly do I have and whether it has support for a pci-e gpu. any one has any idea?
any help would be appreciated.
thanks.

 

Hi,

Just for comparison, I have two C700's ( C773ea & C742em ) and have tried various CPU's in both machines and never had a boot problem.. Currently running a T8300 but have also had T7250, T5250 & T2330. As for ram combinations im currently running 2 x 2GB PC2-5300 ( 666Mhz ) running Win7 64bit and have tried Win7 32bit and WinXP without problems apart from not getting all the 4GB usable but that a windows problem not a motherboard issue. With a 500GB sata2 hdd installed i get a nice 6.0 / 6.0 / 3.5 / 3.1 / 5.9 for the WEI. Bios wise i have just installed F.35 but ran F.34 for about a year without any boot or bluwscreen issues.

Hope this info is useful to someone.

Cheers

 

I tried the Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T8300 on my C700 CTO but it didn't work. I flashed the Bio to F.35 and got the 3GB running without a problem on win32 though.

Anyone else have any success upgrading the processor on a CTO version? If so, what are you using?

 

I did the same with t8100 (replaced t2410) and the bios upgrade to F.35. I run windows 7 64bit with 3GB of ram. Checked with 4GB from my Acer laptop and it works fine too. I had 4 BSOD in 4 months, but who cares...

Also I checked temperatures with HWMonitor but it does not seem to show the correcrt ones, though mmy laptop runs cool.

 

hi
ive installed the c2d t9500 SLAYX on c762nr with 3gb (1gb from 1st slot and 2gb from outer slot) and bios f.35 and it worked flawless stable i say.
but only bugging me is this temperature sensor i dunno if they detect it well.
i am gonna post some screenies of it when this power switch gets fixed cause i just got borked mine .

 

Good work my friend!!! Seems that you have a killer laptop now. Mine has the T8100 and 3GB of RAM and it never hangs (although I have the save temp issue).

 

thanks but when it comes to gaming it sucks but with a few tweaks itll be a semi beast .
has anyone tried using different keyboard on their laptop ? because i was thinking ofreplacing this c762nr keyboard into dv3500 keyboard will that work ? provided that it has the same connector.

 

In that case try reading that

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-egpu-experiences.html

Why you want to replace the keyboard? There is not much difference

 

ohhh im so gonna try that thanks a bunch for the link but downside is your gonna sacrifice your wifi card just for it but oh well it worth the fps i can use a usb wifi thingy anyway.

because i want to have a backlit keyboard so if it will work then i will just have to solder it to a usb port to power the backlit.

 

Hope you get things shorted... Let me know about your progress, on both eGPU and keyboard

 

sorry.
ill be sure to update you guys.i dont have spare keyboard here to test btw i need to ebay first :/

 

take a close look on the picture

496120-001 NEW OEM HP Pavilion DV3500 Laptop Keyboard 492991-001, 9J.N0E82.A01 | eBay

there seems to be a second smaller ribbon. (must be for power supply). Check if there is any slot on the mobo.

 

i need to compare the connection if this one will fit before i try buying it , help will be gladly appreciate.
the second one it use to power the backlit unfornately there is no connector on this board or model but i can solder it to a nearby usb port just like the guide here http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/465841-ul30-backlit-keyboard-mod.html

 

Does anyone know If I upgrade to windows 7 64 bit version, can I then upgrade my Ram to 4gb? I read that on 32 bit windows only 2 or 3gb can be recognized - is that a limitation of the OS or the motherboard?

Thanks!

 

hi dotclin
if you're using a gl960 chipset, it dosent work, whatever you do it will still bsod. but ive heard using a single 4gb module does the fix. yes its a limitation google 32bit if u want to learn more. oh and the gl960 chipset it has a max of 2gb but unofficial 3gb if u put 2gb and 1gb combo.

 

i've compaq c770tu laptop with intel t2370 processor, the project i'm going to work on requires VT (virtualization support).
to which processor should i upgrade to?, do i have to replace the motherboard too? how much is it going to cost me?
kindly help me out

 

I must say I'm grateful for this thread which guided me in upgrading a C740el Compaq Notebook. Some details about my current configuration:

T8300 CPU
3GB (2+1GB) RAM @333Mhz
GM965 Chipest (identified by the 500Mhz GPU core clock vs. 400Mhz on GL960)
F.35 BIOS

I've encountered some problems though:

1. Speedstep is not working (was with the T2330 CPU I've replaced). "Processor Power Management" settings Power Options are correct. AIDA64 reports EIST as supported and enabled.

However, even with 0% CPU Acvtity, the frequency is still stuck at 2.4Ghz.

2. CPU/ mainboard temperatures are not reported correctly anymore

3. I cannot get an Apple branded BCM94322MC WLAN card to work with this notebook. Whenever the card is inserted and I try to turn on the notebook it's stuck on a black screen. If I remove the card at this point, the notebook shows the POST screen and boots correctly.

Another interesting thing I've observed is if I hot-plug the card after BIOS POST, the computer locks. If I do it in Windows, I cannot control keyboard or mouse anymore and I get highly increased CPU activity. If I remove the card, computer resumes normal execution.

If I hot-plug the card that came with the notebook (AR5007EG based) none of the explained behavior happens. It just ignores the insertion. If I plug it with the power off, it boots and works correctly, as expected.

I must also mention that the BCM94322MC is working perfectly (I've tried it in a different notebook). I've also tried an F35 bios version with whitelist check removed and I get the same behavior.

If anyone has encountered any of the described issues or has a clue about it I kindly ask for a reply. Thank you.

 

I recently upgraded from a T2370 to a T7300 that has virtualization then upgraded the bios from F.33 to F.35 but unfortunately there is nowhere in this bios that allows you to enable virtualization.

Running the HAV Detection Tool in preparation for installing XP Mode (I am running Win 7 Ultimate) tells me I have to enable virtualization in bios. LOL

So although I have it, I can't use it...very handy indeed!
I picked up a T7300 for $20 off ebay and already had Arctic Silver paste, so the total cost was $20 plus an hour of my time

 

Nitroxide, there is a whitelist in the bios that determines what wlan cards are allowed. You can remove the whitelist and run whatever card you want. You can find the latest bios modded on mydigitallife.info's forum. It's got the whitelist removed and slp for windows 7.

It looks like coretemps are not reported properly with penryn parts. As a result, it looks like fan control does not work properly either.






BIOS does report cpu properly, so I'm not sure if injecting an updated microcode would help.


Multiplier does switch between 6x and 10.5x, but cpu-z reports vid to be stuck at 1.150v.


Using RMClock, vid can be set down to 0.925v for lowest value. However, there does not appear to be half multiplier support, so you may lose 100mhz off the top end.


As usual, stability is fine at max fid with min vid: (minus 0.5x)


Going to flash the spd to see if my sticks can handle 400mhz

 

Just used spdtool to change the max frequency for one of my sticks:


Removed the other stick to test it by itself, but I can't get it to go in 1:2 mode for ddr2-800. Anyone have success? Maybe I need to change more than just the max speed?

Or does it not support timings that slack?? Even though jedec defines cas6 for ddr2-800

As a test, I set my spd for 4-4-4 @ 333 and 5-5-5 @ 400. It seems cas is stuck at 5, but tRCD and tRP are now 4.

Is the motherboard not capable of cas4 / 1:2 on the 200fsb strap? Seems at 200fsb, it will only do 3:5 333 cas5 regardless of spd. Or I am not programming the proper values.

 

Hi, i just managed to enable the VT on a C760EM notebook. Since I needed VT for KVM I bought a T8100, but noticed you can't enable this feature on the crappy BIOS HP supplied us. Note: I'm working with the latest F.35 update for the C700 BIOS (it's the same for all the C700 models):

Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC series- WinFlash para BIOS del sistema de notebooks HP (para equipos con procesadores Intel) basados en Windows Vista - Centro de Soporte HP para Empresas

This is the BIOS installer, if you extract it with a zip manager like 7-zip you'll get a file called "30D9F35.exe", and if you do the same thing with this file you'll get several files. One of them is called "30D9F35.fd", this is the real BIOS file.

Well, I looked for some info and found this interesting post:
Abort, Retry, Hack? Blog Archive Enabling Intel VT on the Aspire 8930G (and other InsydeH2O-based laptops)

I'm going to try explaining the process marcan describes here, applied to our C700 laptop, giving also my personal experience and the solutions to the problems I encountered along the way. First of all make sure you read the entire marcan's post and try to understand it a little bit (it's recommended to read some of the comments below the post, but not necessary). You will need the following things:

- A Linux OS installed (in my case a x64 Scientific Linux 6 with 2.6.32-220.7.1 kernel) and some Linux skills.
- Another computer (just in case).
- A pendrive.
- Patience.

Also you have to understand that modifying the BIOS is a REALLY DANGEROUS PROCESS that blah, blah, blah...you have a BIOS recovery process at the end of this post (which I used to flash my modded BIOS also, keep reading ).

Long story "short", first you need to dump your BIOS (you can't use the BIOS file from the HP website since you're going to modify some of the volatile storage) with the following command (run as root):

dd if=/dev/mem of=original_bios.fd bs=1024 count=1024 skip=4193280

As you can see the count and skip parameters are different from those from the previous link, since we're going to dump a 1MB BIOS instead of a 2MB one. Maybe you get a "Bad address" or a similar error message (this was my case). To avoid these, instead of using the /dev/mem device you should use a module called fmem (you'll have to install it, look at the section "The fmem kernel module" from the following link: Imaging RAM using Windd, /dev/fmem or QEmu muellis blog). After installing it try running again the "dd" command but using "if=/dev/fmem" instead of "if=/dev/mem". Now you should have a file called "original_bios.fd" containing our BIOS, check that this file is 1MB in size and make sure it looks very similar to the original 30D9F35.fd file.

Next you'll need to get the "vtenable.py" command, but the modified version from MaxL (see the comments below the original link). You can get it directly from here: [Python] MaxL - Pastebin.com

You'll see at the first of the file some parameters, wich some of them are commented. We're going to use the same "VSS_OFFSET = 0x000c0048" on the modified script, since this is also where the VSS area is located on our BIOS. For the "VSS_SIZE" parameter we're going to uncomment the original "VSS_SIZE = 0x4000 - 0x48" and comment the modified "VSS_SIZE = 0x3f58". Also we're going to modify the value of the line "PATCH_OFFSET = 0xae" to "0xbd", since this is the offset for the parameter that enables our VT. This is what my vtenable.py first lines looked like:

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys, struct

#VSS_OFFSET = 0x00180048
VSS_SIZE = 0x4000 - 0x48
VSS_OFFSET = 0x000c0048
#VSS_SIZE = 0x3f58

#PATCH_OFFSET = 0x1af
PATCH_OFFSET = 0xbd
PATCH_VALUE = 0x01
PATCH_VARIABLE = u"Setup"
...

Next we're going to run this script with the command "./vtenable.py original_bios.fd vt_bios.fd". As said on the marcan post, you'll get another file named "vt_bios.fd" that should be EXACTLY the same to the "original_bios.fd" file, except for one bit (I used the vbindiff program as marcan says on his post).

This is the file we're going to flash the notebook with. To do so I didn't used the installer, but the "secret" alternative method for flashing Insyde BIOSes. You'll need to copy the "vt_bios.fd" file to a pendrive and rename it to "IBL80HW.FD". Next you need to turn off you're computer, remove the battery and the AC adapter, insert the pendrive on any USB slot (I assume you can use any slot, but I really used always the one located on the right side of the laptop closer to me ), press the Windows key + B and while mantaining these pressed insert the AC adapter and turn your computer on.

Make sure you get two sounds from the DVD-ROM drive and release the Windows+B keys. The touchpad led should be orange instead of blue and the screen should be blank for about 30 seconds (maybe a little more). After that the computer should turn off automatically, which should mean you have your brand new VT-enabled BIOS installed. Turn on your computer and make sure everything works normally. If after this steps you get a blank screen you may screwed it while dumping the BIOS or modifying it, so do another recovery with the "30D9F35.fd" BIOS file (also renaming it to "IBL80HW.FD") and try starting over again the whole process.

Another problem I had with the last step is that my pendrive didn't worked for BIOS recovery, I had to use a MicroSD card with a USB reader. You can tell if the recovery works from the DVD-ROM drive sounds, if you don't get any noise from it you're laptop is not doing the BIOS recovery.

Well, so this was it, I just needed to write this down for other users since I spent lots of time trying to figure out how to enable this feature for my C700 and wanted to share it. If you succeded with this get to the marcan website and post a big "thank you" for all the people that made it possible . If you have any doubt about the process send me a PM and I'll try to help.

Thanks for your attention and patience. Best regards.

 

Hi , my brother has this laptop. I tried formating with Nuke and boot but his hard drive fails..So I put my used toshiba hard drive from my old laptop in there.. in the bios it does the hard drive check successfully. But if I try installing vista or XP it says there is no hard drive detected..There isn't any options in the bios to do anything...Is there anything else I can try?His laptop is without an operating system at the moment... Thanks

 

Hi MeRXa,

can you confirm this way is working on compaq c700 series witth f.35 firmware. I tried many times and can't get this thing to get vt-x enabled. have this bit changed from 00 to 01, in 0xbd.

Thanks
Regards

 

Hi Slawx, sorry for answering so late. I did all this procedure with the F.35 firmware installed, so it should work. Are you modifying manually the bit on the 0xbd offset of the whole BIOS file or the bit on the 0xbd offset of the VSS area?

 

Just a quick note to everyone that a T7450 (1066FSB) will NOT work in this laptop.

 

MeRXa, is it possible for you to post your updated BIOS file, or must it be done individually?

 

Hi,
It worked just fine when I updated bios from the usb drive for some reasons didn't work with insyde flash. Here is the file. Had to split it due to size.

 

Thanks Slawx. I think I'll try the mod on my own file, and check if the non-volatile bits match with yours.

Incidentally everyone, DONT flash that file. You have to modify your own BIOS dump, else you lose you serial numbers etc, and if the model isn't exactly the same, perhaps worse.

 

Hello Folks,

This thread isn't seeing much action...

I just had a C712nr handed to me that is literally new...these aren't bad looking for an older unit and I thought I'd keep it around. It appears to have the original F.8 Bios in it, 1gb(2x512mb) of ram, and the T2310. I've got a T7300 lying around, this will work in this unit? After reading the thread I saw many mentions of the T8300 working, so I'm assuming the T7300 will work, correct?

Just trying to save myself a little work if isn't compatible.

Best,

Liquid Cool

 

Thanks for this! Worked great and I'm happily trucking along with VT enabled on a T8100 I swapped into my C771US (which I got for $15 at a thrift store!)

Only problem I have left now is the trouble other people reported with temp reporting and fan control. Doesn't work in Linux or Windows, and I'm not sure what to make of it. In Linux I get errors about firmware bugs saying the BIOS needs updating, but naturally there isn't anything later than F.35. Doesn't seem to have hurt my battery life too much more than the old battery already has.

Now, I wonder if I could get that eGPU thing to work...

 

Finally got the upgrade completed. Went ahead and purchased a T8300 from E-Bay(24.99) and added a spare Samsung 830 64gb SSD. I also added a 2x1gb set of spare Samsung memory sticks over the 2x512mb sticks that we're in the unit.

The little laptop definitely woke up. Pretty darn speedy...even if the graphics aren't the latest available. For everyday tasks it runs very solid. It chews through 1080p videos now without hesitation...I usually test my laptops in 1080p on full screen with this video here.

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The good thing about updating the T2310 processor to the 45nm Penryn is this notebook now runs very quiet. The fan barely comes on...and when it does it doesn't ramp up like a jet engine prepping for take off. Overall...I'm quite pleased with it.

Full upgrade took about an hour, although I'm still trying to figure out if I have the proper video drivers installed. I moved from Vista to Win 7 x64...and it seems as though the 'graphics area' of the WEI went down. Although, I do take the WEI with a grain of salt...

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Scoth42...might check into an eGPU setup myself. Keep us posted if you head down this path. I'll do the same.

Best Regards,

Liquid Cool

 

Edit - got it working.....please ignore this post

 

Just thought I'd add my experience which may help someone since this thread helped me a lot. I recently upgraded my old Compaq C710TU which I originally bought for about $500 (Australian Dollars) back in 2007 or 2008. It originally came with an Intel Celeron 530 1.73Ghz CPU, 512MB of RAM and a Toshiba 80GB HDD.

On the weekend I installed a Intel T9300 C2D 2.5Ghz, 3MB of PC6400 RAM and an OCZ Octane II 128GB SSD. The speed difference is amazing, especially since putting in the SSD.

The only issue I had was the laptop wouldn't boot into Windows after swapping the hard drives, even though I had copied and exact image of the original HDD to the SSD. In the end I had to pay $9.75 to NeoSmart Technologies for a Windows Vista Recovery Disk. I installed the new SSD, booted from the recovery disk, clicked on Automated Repair and after that it was all good.

The computer used to get unbelievably hot with the old Celeron CPU (up around 67-71 degrees C according to Aida64), now it runs at 30 deg C or less.

The only question I have if someone knows, is that another component identified as GMCH1 in Aida64, still runs at around 57-60 degrees Celsius. Im assuming this is the other 'chip' that the heatsink sat on top of? Maybe the graphics processor? Anyway, this originally had a thermal pad connecting it to the heatsink. When I replaced the CPU I used Arctic Silver 5 paste, and I also used this on the other processor. Should I have used another thermal pad? Because the application of AS5 was thinner than the pad, and I'm wondering if it is making proper contact. Or is this temp range normal for GMCH1?

 

Hello guys,i have just upgraded from T2310 to T8300 and i now have 2GB Total Ram 2X1GB.Can i install the T9500 processor?Can i also use 2x2GB RAM so i will have a total of 4GB?I am currently running Windows 8 Pro/Windows 7 Ultimate(both 64bit) on Samsung 830 SSD.

On page "17",member "drloakes" said that he uses 2X2GB RAM.Can i also do that?I am running the latest .F35 bios.Please answer me asap!!!

 

yes you can use the t9500, however I don't know if the it's a worthwhile upgrade unless you can get the t9500 for cheap.. looks like the t8300 is selling in the upper $20s, and the t9500 is still in the upper $80's. If you have a need for the extra cache, then maybe..

Otherwise, you may want to look at doing a pll mod. It may be possible to run at 266fsb that way.

No, 2x2 won't work. 1gb+2gb=3gb would work though if you populate the dimms in the right way.

 

Ordered a T9300, 2GB SODIMM, some Arctic Silver 5 poly, and an 8800mAh battery all from Amazon last night. There's a vendor selling T9300's for $50 right now. Looks like they still have some stock if anybody else is looking. They shipped mine out in less than 24hrs. I'm crossing fingers that all arrives in good condition.

I currently have the F.33 BIOS on my C762nr. Is there any reason I need to flash to F.35 to support a 1GB+3GB or the T9300? I've read the entire thread and it didn't look like it, but there's a bit of inconsistency in the feedback. I had the misfortune of making a lithographic paper-weight before and would prefer to avoid revisiting the experience.