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    D630 maximum processor upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by coolink, Mar 10, 2008.

  1. coolink

    coolink Notebook Geek

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    I have a D630 with a T7100 and in the future I´m thinking of upgrading this CPU. How high can I go with it? What is the top processor the D630 can handle?
     
    coolink, Mar 10, 2008
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    The T7800, or if dell updated the BIOS for your machine you can possibly put in a T9500 or so in there.
     
    adinu, Mar 10, 2008
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    Is it easy to change the processor? I´m used to change processor on Desktop machines but I never changed a Notebook processor..
     
    coolink, Mar 10, 2008
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    Are you sure that the T9500 will work, even with a BIOS update? Are the number of pins the same?

    And, will it run at the new FSB ( 800 or 1333 Mhz) ?
     
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    The Dell USA site has the option to choose the T9500 for the D630. I don´t know if it is the same motherboard. Does anybody knows? Looked at intel website and this processor isn´t listed there. what is the difference between T8xxx and t9xxx series?
     
    coolink, Mar 10, 2008
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    T8xxx has 3MB L2 while E9xxx has 6MB... everything else are pretty much the same as far as i remember.
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Mar 10, 2008
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    The T9500 will fit with BIOS update, they take the same socket as Merom.

    Greg
     
    SpeedyMods, Mar 10, 2008
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    But will it work at 667 FSB (Merom) or the new FSB of Penryn?
     
    gopz, Mar 11, 2008
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  9. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The chipset on the D630 can use either 667MHz or 800MHz...it depends on which processor you have.
     
    Greg, Mar 11, 2008
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