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    I'm looking to upgrade my processor

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by smallville114, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. smallville114

    smallville114 Newbie

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    Hey guys, i want to upgrade the processor in my toshiba l655-s5097 from a pentium P6100 to either the i3 or i5. I was trying to do some research on whether this is possible but i can't seem to find any information at all about my laptop... Here are my questions:
    1) will my laptop be able to handle either of these processors?
    2) is the processor replaceable in the L655 or is it soldered to the board?
    3) i read online to make sure to update the bios on my laptop. will the bios i need be found on the toshiba website?
    Thanks in advance. I really need to get out of this pentium :(
     
    smallville114, Nov 16, 2011
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  2. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    Socket will fit with any I-3,5,7 first Gen.
    Doubt that it is soldered. Look at youtube if anyone disassembled it.
     
    James D, Nov 16, 2011
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  3. SMOKE_SKULL

    SMOKE_SKULL Notebook Deity

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    I doubt the P6100 socket is compatable with the newer i 3/5/7 cpus. I have an older P core laptop and it works just fine. Maybe you need more ram and a better O/S like Win 7?
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Nov 18, 2011
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