Dane.Kouttron
Upgrading a Laptop Processor
Quick Project: Upgrading A Dell 8200 Processor
What? :The hood ornament
Chances are if you still
have a dell inspiron 8200 its out of warranty anyway, so why not
upgrade the processor for 15 dollars worth of parts? The pentum 4m
series isnt hard to come by interms of scrap parts.
[This project is available in a pdf for easy printing/ viewing]
Part 1: Getting The Goods
Part |
Site |
Cost |
New processor (pentium4 m, sl65cj) 1.8ghz |
ebay/a friend/ a parts laptop |
~$15 |
Torx screwdriver |
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Thermal compond |
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1: opening up. |
here's the bottom of the laptop. yep, its a beast. 2 marked (phillips) screws go strait through to the keyboard.
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2: |
The
procrssor's: im upgrading from 1.6 to 1.8 Ghz. note that both cpu's are
rates at 35Watts, so there is no need to add in any extra thermal
systems. also, they are from the same series and only differ in
multiplier configuration. |
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3.
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After
removing the underside screws, the keyboard slides out (from the lcd
side first). this reveals the mainboard innards as well as the
processor and socket. in this photo i had allready removed the heatsink.
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4: heatsink |
The heatsink removes with 2 torx screws and slides out of the way.
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5. Locking in the processor |
The processor only fits in in one direction. mine came from a
friend who literally put it in an envelope and mailed it, so i had to
straiten some pins. make sure everything lines up |
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6. |
Rebuild everyting and test everything out. remember to use
thermal compound at the processor heatsink interface. Run cpu-z to see
the difference |
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Results:
Cpu-Z results:
1.6Ghz=
1.8Ghz=
This article as a pdf file (easy for printing)
Dane.Kouttron
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Electrical & Electrical Power
631.978.1650