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    acer aspire 5100 upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nefer, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. nefer

    nefer Newbie

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    can I upgrade a 5100 mk36 cpu to a dual core TL52 ,they both use S1 socket,but what about the bios,do I need to upgrade the bios?Thanks in advance for your help
     
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    Evolution Vox Sola

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    No you don't need to upgrade your BIOS :) . The BIOS for the 5100 series supports all processors that use socket s1 therefore if you went from the single core turion mk-xx series to the turion x2 tl-xx series the BIOS will detect the new x2 processor automatically. As always remember if you change your processor you will void your warranty.
     
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