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    CL 51 fault

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by avcar, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. avcar

    avcar Newbie

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    Hi all im new to this forum so be gentle

    i have a Compal CL51 with Pentium M 1.3 Ghz laptop it developed a fault gradulally now it wont start just the fan comes on on then goes off.

    i have bought a second hand base inc motherboard from a CL51 Celeron M and also bought a Pentium 1.6 Ghz CPU.
    i have put the pentium chip in it the laptop starts up however doesnt get very far just says centrino etc i have pressed F2 or F12 i can briefly see some info then it dissapears.

    1. can i use a celeron M motherboard and put a Pentium M chip in it?
    2. i am using my old hard drive from the original CL51. it has XP on it.
    3. do i need to get to the BIOS to tell it now has a pentium chip in it?
    4. what am i doing wrong

    any tips advice please help

    much appreiacated

    thanks
     
    avcar, Aug 18, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Put the celeron back, upgrade the bios is there is a new version. Try to put the old p3 on the new board maybe it still work.
     
    Ayle, Aug 19, 2008
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  3. avcar

    avcar Newbie

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    hi thanks for your reply, unfortunatley i dont have a celeron cpu is this my best bet?

    also i have tried putting my old Pentium 1.3 in nthe new board still getting the same issue.

    is there any other way to restore the bios?

    thanks again
     
    avcar, Aug 19, 2008
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  4. avcar

    avcar Newbie

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    right i have gt my wrist slapped on another post, anyways i have managed to get the password from the previous owner


    now with the fan it comes on and off, more off than on

    how can i change the settings do the fan stays on for a longer period?

    thanks again
     
    avcar, Aug 20, 2008
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