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>On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:35:51 +1200, Puddle wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Has anyone in here ever tried upgrading a laptop cpu? I am not worried
> about voiding the warranty etc, the laptop I am thinking about upgrading
> currently has a t5550 and I would love to put in a t8100 or even
> something in the t7xxx range. The motherboard has the gm965 chipset so
> should be fine with a t8100...
>
> There doesn't seem to be too much talk about this on the web I assume
> just because it is more difficult than upgrading a desktop and also
> warranty issues etc but if anyone has any advise would be appreciated..
>
> Cheers!

If you're comfortable pulling to bits a desktop PC you'll have no problem
with pulling to bits a laptop. The major difference is that you have to
disassemble/reassemble a laptop in the specific order laid out in the
model-specific disassembly manual (which you can usually google for).
Don't just start unscrewing screws willy-nilly or things will turn to
custard really quickly.

A good place to start looking for a service manual is...
http://www.laptoprepair101.com/lapto...ervice-manual/

CPU's are usually at the end of the disassembly chain so by the time you
finally reach it you normally have the entire laptop in pieces. Good fun
on a rainy day.

Regards
Lodi

Somewhere on teh intarweb "thingy" typed:
> Lodi wrote:
>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:35:51 +1200, Puddle wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Has anyone in here ever tried upgrading a laptop cpu? I am not
>>> worried about voiding the warranty etc, the laptop I am thinking
>>> about upgrading currently has a t5550 and I would love to put in a
>>> t8100 or even something in the t7xxx range. The motherboard has
>>> the gm965 chipset so should be fine with a t8100...
>>>
>>> There doesn't seem to be too much talk about this on the web I
>>> assume just because it is more difficult than upgrading a desktop
>>> and also warranty issues etc but if anyone has any advise would be
>>> appreciated.. Cheers!
>>
>> If you're comfortable pulling to bits a desktop PC you'll have no
>> problem with pulling to bits a laptop. The major difference is that
>> you have to disassemble/reassemble a laptop in the specific order
>> laid out in the model-specific disassembly manual (which you can
>> usually google for). Don't just start unscrewing screws willy-nilly
>> or things will turn to custard really quickly.
>>
>> A good place to start looking for a service manual is...
>> http://www.laptoprepair101.com/lapto...ervice-manual/
>>
>> CPU's are usually at the end of the disassembly chain so by the time
>> you finally reach it you normally have the entire laptop in pieces.
>> Good fun on a rainy day.
>>
>> Regards
>> Lodi
>>
>
> I can think of better things to do on a rainy day...
>
> ;]
>
> I dis-assembled and re-assembled a p100 laptop once, I never ever want
> to do a laptop again....horrid things....

Hehee! I've done a few too, not in a hurry to do it again.

Also, some laptops don't have removable CPUs, they're soldered onto the
mobo. (Or at least that used to be the case...)
--
Shaun.

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