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    Upgrading cpu on Lenovo T61p

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sheiq, Nov 30, 2010.

  1. sheiq

    sheiq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I have a Lenovo T61p that i like to upgrade to save some extra battery. My upgrade would be with a newer cpu and an SSD disk. Plus with an extra battery in my Multibay and replace the DVD drive as i dont use it much.

    Currently T61p has an Intel T9600 with socket P. The one I like to upgrade to would be any P8x00 series cpu as they only use 25W power.

    The cpu i have found is a P8800 with 1066Mhz FSB. My current T9600 is running with 800 Mhz FSB.

    1. First question is, how much extra battery time could I expect by moving from a 35W cpu to 25W cpu??

    2. Would it even be worth all the trouble?

    3. If it is, is this upgrade even possible?

    4. If not, does it mean that I have to find a P8x00 cpu with 800Mhz FSB before it works with my chipset?

    I have done a BIOS upgrade and I have tested 6GB RAM in it so that was all good. Windows 7 recognised that. Sweet ;)


    I would really appreciate if someone could assist me with this upgrade


    Thanks :)
     
    sheiq, Nov 30, 2010
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Just undervolt your T9500 with Throttlestop, locking the highest stable multiplier at the lowest voltage available and get a low-power SSD like a Intel X25M G2. Though I exit Throttlestop after doing that as it consumes a bit doing it's monitoring.

    If you have a Soundmax soundcard, X3100 graphics or wifi, then consider powersavings driver tweaks as shown here.

    EDIT: 965PM doesn't support 1066Mhz T or P processors. T9500-2.6 is the highest C2D available for it.
     
    User Retired 2, Nov 30, 2010
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  3. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    your T61p doesn't support P8xxx CPU.
     
    lead_org, Nov 30, 2010
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