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    Satellite A70-processor/HD upgrade

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by az hermit, Oct 4, 2010.

  1. az hermit

    az hermit Newbie

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    The old trusty workhorse is getting slower and slower by the month - and so is my laptop - due to processor hungry programs. Here's the scoop from CPU-Z on my A70.
    Processors Information
    Processor 1 ID = 0
    Number of cores 1 (max 1)
    Number of threads 1 (max 1)
    Name Intel Celeron 325
    Codename Prescott
    Specification Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53GHz
    Package (platform ID) Socket 478 mPGA (0x2)
    CPUID F.3.3
    Extended CPUID F.3
    Core Stepping C0
    Technology 90 nm
    Core Speed 2533.4 MHz
    Multiplier x FSB 19.0 x 133.3 MHz
    Rated Bus speed 533.4 MHz
    Stock frequency 2533 MHz
    Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
    L1 Data cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    Trace cache 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
    L2 cache 256 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    FID/VID Control no
    CPU Thread 0
    APIC ID 0
    Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 0
    Type 01001006h
    Max CPUID level 00000005h
    Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
    Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 16 KB, 1 thread(s)
    Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 1 thread(s)
    Cache descriptor Level 1, T, 12 KB, 1 thread(s)

    Chipset
    Northbridge ATI RS300/RS300M rev. 02
    Southbridge ATI SB200 rev. 00
    Graphic Interface AGP
    AGP Revision 3.0
    AGP Transfer Rate 8x
    AGP SBA supported, enabled
    Memory Type
    Memory Size 448 MBytes

    Memory SPD

    Monitoring
    Mainboard Model EDW10 (0x00000141 - 0x0002ED80)

    DMI
    DMI BIOS
    vendor TOSHIBA
    version V1.10
    date 05/28/2004

    DMI System Information
    manufacturer TOSHIBA
    product Satellite A70
    version PSA70U-04Z00J
    serial 84321653KU
    UUID F61C9C8F-D69411D8-AA830002-3FD70D06

    DMI Baseboard
    vendor TOSHIBA
    model EDW10
    revision Null
    serial 0123456789AB

    DMI System Enclosure
    manufacturer TOSHIBA
    chassis type Notebook
    chassis serial None

    DMI Processor
    manufacturer GenuineIntel
    model D1
    clock speed 2530.0 MHz

    DMI Memory Controller
    correction unknown
    Max module size 2048 MBytes

    DMI Memory Module
    designation Socket 0

    DMI Memory Module
    designation Socket 1

    DMI Memory Module
    designation Socket 2
    size 512 MBytes (single bank)

    DMI Memory Module
    designation Socket 3

    I'd like to put in a 1 gig stick of memory and upgrade the processor to maybe a Pentium since I don't care about power consumption, and possibly a faster HD. Can I run a dual or tripple core on this motherboard? What are your recommendations? I've built desktops from scratch, but never got into a laptop. It doesn't bother me and I see some helpful disassembly pictorials on this forum. But I'm not sure how to designate the right processor and drive that will work without having to change something major like the motherboard. What are the pertinent specks to look for in choosing a processor and drive?
     
    az hermit, Oct 4, 2010
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