i just bought a dell lattitude with an intel mobile pentium proccessor(233mhz) and i want to put a intel pentium 3 proccessor(800mhz) but im not sure if the computer can handle it. I was just wondering if i need to upgrade everything on the laptop so it can handle the proccessor or will it be ok with the p3 without upgrading everthing else?
2007-02-04 06:24:43 · 8 answers · asked by RoCkStAr 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It's not likely that a motherboard that takes a Pentium 233MHz would be able to handle a Pentium 3. There used to be some companies that sold upgrade kits, but I don't know if they'd fit in a laptop. Even if they did, you might have some temperature issues.
The best alternative would be to buy a new laptop. Many of the companies have units that are very reasonable in price.
2007-02-04 06:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by achue500 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't upgrade laptops like this, they're not the same as desktops in that respect. Pretty much the only thing you can upgrade in a laptop is the hard drive and the RAM, you can't just start swapping any of the other components around. Not least because if you put a dekstop CPU like that P3 into a laptop machine the thing will melt. Laptop CPUs are specifically designed for the fact that you can't get proper cooling inside the case of a laptop, they're stepped down in voltage and don't generate as much heat to compensate. A desktop CPU is designed with the knowledge that it'll get properly cooled inside the roomier cases that desktop machines occupy so they generate a lkot more heat than a laptop CPU.
And all that aside, whether you're talking about a laptop or desktop machine, each specific motherboard can only handle a certain range of processors and it's very unlikely that the mobo in the laptop will be able to run those two very different processor types.
Basically, if you want an upgradeable PC don't buy a laptop, they're simply not designed for this kind of thing.
2007-02-04 14:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Bamba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure. its probably a micro pga, but im not sure if its 370 pins or 478 . Is only like $25 for a 933mhz p3, so you should give it a try if its 478. If it doesnt work, you can still upgrade to a 450mhz pentium 2.
2007-02-04 14:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What are you doing with that? You can buy a dell laptop for 689 bux. Spend a little and stop torturing yourself. If you can find a processor with the same chipset as the original motherboard then it should work.
2007-02-04 14:52:53 · answer #4 · answered by kirr45 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you'll be able to upgrade a laptop from a Pentium to a Pentium III. If you could everything else would keep it slower than just buying a used PIII laptop, which would probably be less anyway.
2007-02-04 14:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Arcking 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you cant do that without gettin a customized motherboard which will cost you a LOT OF MONEY. and you lappy will have to be torn apart and reassembled along with all you other hrdware: memory, gpu, etc.
2007-02-04 20:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sabrina W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not jst get a new laptop? 800mhz isnt good enough either
2007-02-04 14:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by YAHOO! Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no go buy a newer one
2007-02-04 14:28:47 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋