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Processor Upgrade for an Old Notebook?

Posted by Cliff on from the beefing-up-the-ol-portable dept.

Amphigory asks: "I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CS with a Pentium 75 Mobile Processor and am trying to find out if it's possible to upgrade the processor. The problem is that I can't find any information about this processor in the obvious places. What piques my interest is that the processor reports itself as a "Pentium Mobile 75 - 200" -- does this mean I could pop a Pentium mobile 200 in the same slot and have it work? "

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  1. Some upgrade options... by SEWilco · · Score: 2
    This BYTE article explains that laptops with Tillamook processor modules allow upgrading. But many laptops actually have it soldered in.

    Unfortunately the asker of the question does not have a Tillamook system. Maybe he can at least Beta Overclock a Toshiba notebook as one of the upgrades from Portable Enhancements. Or see if NCS has it in their list.

  2. I doubt it by jfunk · · Score: 2

    I have a Satellite Pro 400 CDT which is almost exactly the same as yours, with a TFT screen.

    I haven't opened it. I haven't been able to find any service manual and my attempt to open the damn thing failed (If anybody knows how, please contact me). Removing screws, pulling at the cover gingerly and not forcing anything because I'm scared to break it.

    Generally, on laptops, most of the components are directly soldered in to save space. That was the case on my old Thinkpad (which IBM has a pdf service manual for...) with bad RAM. The RAM and processor were directly soldered in.

    Then again, with the proper tools and *a lot* of SMT experience, you might be able to replace the processor.

    Until we can open up our computers, we really can't tell. If it's socketed, well, that would be neat. I'd be getting mine upgraded, too.