Area 51 5700I-R2?

Hi, I just picked up an older alienware, Area 51 5700I-R2.
I cant find any info online other than the 5700 or 5750...

This seems to be in the shell of the 5750.

I am hoping to upgrade this system a bit but wonder what motherboard was issued with this model. Its a model somewhere between the 5700 and 5750.

It has the core 2 duo T5500 processor, I would really like to install the T7600 and hopefully a better vid card than the radeon x1800...


Anyone have any info on this custom build? The Area 51 5700I-R2???

 

I have installed a program like speccy, gives me a better idea whats in this laptop:



Property Value
THING (ALIENWARE M5700I-R2)
Summary
Number of Logical Processors 2
Number of Physical Processors 1
CPU #1 Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5500
CPU Name Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz
CPU Code Name Merom
Vendor GenuineIntel
Number of Bits 64
Instruction Set MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, ET64, XD, EST
Platform Name Socket 479 mPGA
Revision B2
Technology 65 nm
Original Clock 1666 MHz
Original System Clock 166 MHz
Original Multiplier 10.1
CPU Clock 1616 MHz
System Clock 161.0 MHz
FSB 644.0 MHz
Number of Cores 2
Core #1
Speed 966.0 MHz
Multiplier 6.0
Core #2
Speed 966.0 MHz
Multiplier 6.0
Virtual Technology Supported No
Hyper Threading Supported No
Cache
L1 Data Cache 2 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache 2 x 32 KBytes
L2 Cache 2048 KBytes


motherboard:

Property Value
Manufacturer ALIENWARE
Model M5700I-R2
Version Not Applicable

North Bridge Intel i945PM Revision 03
South Bridge Intel 82801GHM (ICH7-M/U) Revision 03

CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 479 mPGA

System Slots 5 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 3072 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

 

video:

Property Value
THING (ALIENWARE M5700I-R2)
Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
Code Name R520
Video Processor 41 00 54 00 49 00 20 00 52 00 61 00 64 00 65 00 6F 00 6E 00 20 00 47 00 72 00 61 00 70 00 68 00 69 00 63 00 73 00 20 00 50 00 72 00 6F 00 63 00 65 00 73 00 73 00 6F 00 72 00 20 00 28 00 30 00 78 00 37 00 31 00 30 00 32 00 29 00 00 00
Technology 90 nm
Adapter DAC Type 49 00 6E 00 74 00 65 00 72 00 6E 00 61 00 6C 00 20 00 44 00 41 00 43 00 28 00 34 00 30 00 30 00 4D 00 48 00 7A 00 29 00 00 00
PCI ID 0x1002 / 0x7102 (ATI Technologies Inc / Radeon Mobility X1800)
PCI sub ID 0x1584 / 0x2342 (Uniwill Computer Corp)
Memory 256 MBytes
BIOS Date 03/31/06
DirectX DirectX 9.0
Driver Name ati2dvag.dll
Driver Description ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
Monitor Default Monitor
PnP Device Id DISPLAY\DEFAULT_MONITOR\5&24EA49CD&0&00000100&01&00
Current Resolution 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz
Monitor Default Monitor
PnP Device Id DISPLAY\DEFAULT_MONITOR\5&24EA49CD&0&00000210&01&00
Monitor Default Monitor
PnP Device Id DISPLAY\DEFAULT_MONITOR\5&24EA49CD&0&10000004&01&00
Monitor Generic Television
Monitor ID PNP09FE
Manufacturing Date 1990
PnP Device Id DISPLAY\PNP09FE\5&24EA49CD&0&10000082&01&00
Input Analog Input Voltage - 0.700V/0.300V
Display Size 0" (0 cm x 0 cm)
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
Supported Resolution 248 x 155 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
EDID Version 1 revision 3
DPMS Mode Support Active Off, Suspend, Standby
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor
Model QD17TL022
Monitor ID QDS002F
Manufacturing Date 2005
PnP Device Id DISPLAY\QDS002F\5&24EA49CD&0&00000110&01&00
Input Digital
Display Size 17.2" (37 cm x 23 cm)
Supported Resolution 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz - Aspect Ratio 16:10
EDID Version 1 revision 3

 

I guess I am curious just if I can upgrade anything...mainly video and processor. The T5500 is ok, but something at least 2Ghz would be great. The x1800 Video card is ok, but not quite up to par...am I stuck with it?

I have been researching for a few weeks before posting this here. Its easy to find what others have done in forums such as this but info on this system is very hard to come by it seems.

The only problem a noob like me was able to figure out was the keys on the keyboard that needed replacing...Any links, or relevant info would be greatly appreciated

 

Looking at this, it is quite similar to mine...this is why I wonder lol

CPU-Upgrade: Intel 945PM Express chipset processor support

Same with this, and at the bottom of the page...related pro's:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_...bile T5500 LF80537GF0282M (BX80537T5500).html