Possible to upgrade Asus W7J?

Is it possible to upgrade my laptops hard drive and processor? Right now it has a T5500 processor and my hard drive is a 100gb hitachi. Just wondering because ive seen some with T7600 processors and 7200 rpm hard drives?

 

Yes it is possible.

you might want to upgrade the RAM first though if needed.

 

you should definitely be able to upgrade CPU, HDD, and RAM, possibly wifi as well. GPU is a bit tricky, and depends on the exact model.

 

Thanks for your replies guys. If I was to upgrade, how would I know which hard drive and cpu to choose?

 

The Asus W7 series uses a C2D Merom CPU, DDR2 667mhz 200pin ram, and a SATA hard drive.

So you can safely upgrade your W7J with a T7700 CPU, 2gb DDR2 ram (there's only 1 ram slot available to upgrade; there's a 512mb soldered on board ram), and a 500gb 5400rpm HDD or 320gb 7200rpm HDD.

 

You need a Socket M CPU which is the following (Clock/L2 Cache/FSB)

Core 2 Duo T5300 1733 2048 533
Core 2 Duo T5500 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5600 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5200 1600 2048 533
Core 2 Duo T5500 1667 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T5600 1833 2048 667
Core 2 Duo T7200 2000 4096 667
Core 2 Duo T7400 2166 4096 667
Core 2 Duo T7600 2333 4096 667

For the HD, any 2.5" SATA drive will do.

 

Would those work even though mines a core duo? Also how would I go about installing the processor?

 

Your T5500 is a Core2Duo. You will need to refer to your service manual or ask around on how to do it.

 

W7J disassembly guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=2372495

Also, you need a 667FSB processor since it is a 945 chipset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s#.22Merom.22_.28standard-voltage.2C_65_nm.29

 

Ok thanks and would you know if cache size and bus speed are big factors?

 

Cache size will make a big impact only on memory-intensive operations.

For day-to-day activities, you won't see much of a big difference.

The bus speed MUST be the right one. If you get an 800FSB processor, it will not work (needs 965-based laptop to operate correctly).

 

Ok so I can only get processors with 667 fsb? Heres my chip if it helps

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9U4

Out of the processors listed earlier which ones are compatible for my laptop? Sorry for all the questions.

 

Socket M processors that would be going up:
T5600
T7200
T7400
T7600

Socket P is not compatible, they made enough changes which prevent you from using it.

Also, laptop processors have almost zero ability to overclock anyway, so if you're buying a new one (which people generally don't), it has to be the right part. Laptops are less tolerant to that sort of thing since the thermals are engineering to a tight spec.

 

Would I have to update my bios for any of those to work? And is there anything else I should be concerned about when upgrading my processor? thanks

 

Possibly, yes - see the Asus support site and check the BIOS history files for info.

And, of course, if your W7 is still under warranty the cpu swap will void it.

 

Has anyone ever done this before on any asus?

 

You mean upgrade the CPU? I am pretty sure they did. But that doesn't mean you will be able to do it successfully, you still need to check for BIOS compatibility first...

I think there is some software that allows a bit of BIOS "disassembly" which will show you what CPUs are supported. I have seen it used around the forums, but I do not know the name of how to use it myself.