Computer CPU Upgrade

I found the correct info that's actually a 533mhz bus on the M 410 processor so your good to go wohoooo lol You shouldn't have to change any bios settings, just plug it in and go..Don't worry about the processors cache that's inside the processor so it doesn't need to be matched to anything.

Processor and Chipset4
• Intel® Celeron® M Processor 410
o 1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_specs/satellite_L35-S2161.pdf

 

Hey Electro just wondering what the purpose is of soldering the cpu?? My other question is since I have never opened up a laptop before, is there any type of cpu fans or heatsinks. Most of them are very small and there doesnt seem to be room in there for fans, so how do they stay cool?? Also what type of setup do you have?

 

hey, be careful taking it apart and only do it if you have too lol, some of them are a real pain to get apart and then back together again. I had an amd 64 3800+ dual core with 3 firewire hard drives, two 200 gigs and one 320 gig with a 17" lcd widescreen but i sold it for $700.00, used some of the money to buy my amp for the car lol, was a good trade off, down to a backup computer now but i kept two of the hard drives.

I just meant about the processor being soldered or welded to the mainboard, it's done by machines in the factory, can't be done by hand and can't be taken off the motherboard, it's like one piece. Some laptops have the memory welded to the motherboard too so you can't even upgrade that. Check this link, it shows the processor and memory welded to the mainboard as one piece. The newer faster laptops all have small fans to cool the processors, the higher the speed of the processor the hotter they get.

http://www.digital-daily.com/mobile/asus_eee_pc_701/print

Hey ranger if you get a silicone gel with your new processor be sure to use it, just spread a little on the small square metal piece on top of the processor, the part that will contact with the cooling heatsink and fan, it helps to transfer the heat from the processor to the heatsink.

 

Thanks for the pic of the internals of a laptop. Since you seem to be the guru of computers ill ask you a question. Im looking for the best cpu cooler. I have a P4 3.0, bus is 800, L2 cache is 1MB on a 865 perl intel mobo, socket 478. The cpu seems to run quite hot. The Intel cooler went into the trash the first week, now i have a Thermaltake and it works ok but i still get the thermal alarms. I have the alarms set at 150 f. I have a Smilodon case by Raidmax which has 4 outgoing fans and 1 large (120mm i think) in the front of the case. I was looking at the Zalman 9500. Any ideas and is the Silicone gel that you told Ranger about any better than the Arctic Silver that we use now???

 

Sweet! Hey fstrvo, sorry i don't have much experience with laptops but they do get very hot, toshiba satellites are especially bad for that. I'd say get the best cooler for that laptop that you can get and you can up the thermal alarm to 170-180 but no more lol. Dust usually is the problem, it gets sucked into the computer and makes a layer over the cooling fins. Any gel is fine, as long as you use it because it helps big time.