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    Acer 9300-3840

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chue, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. chue

    chue Newbie

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    Hello everybody....

    I'm a brazilian and I buy an Acer Aspire 9300-3840 in 2007 and i decide make a upgrade the laptop....

    I buy a new HDD 250Gb Sata2, new memories 2Gb and 1Gb.... and a new CPU, a AMD Turion Dual-Core X2 64 TL-60.

    I installed a newest BIOS v1.20, but the CPU doe's not work.....

    Configuration before upgrade
    Processor AMD Turion 64 Mk-36
    HDD Hitachoi 120Gb Sata
    1Gb Memory
    17" LCD

    Configuration after upgrade
    Processor AMD Dual Core Turion 64 X2 TL-60
    HDD Samsung 250Gb Sata2
    3Gb Memory
    17" LCD

    How I make this TL-60 works?
    I see in this forum a fill membres with Aspire 9300 Series using this processor, someone help me?

    Sorry a poor english....

    Tks everyone....
     
    chue, Jun 19, 2009
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    What happens when you try to use the TL-60 and does the old CPU still work?
     
    ZaZ, Jun 20, 2009
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    chue Newbie

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    With the TL-60 the laptop don't start.... with mk-36 (older) works normal....

    I don't know what happens...
     
    chue, Jun 20, 2009
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    Does it POST? Saying it doesn't start is vague. I don't suppose you'd have a way to test it? If you've updated to the latest BIOS while the old works and it's still not starting, it seems likely either the CPU is defective or your Acer doesn't support it.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 20, 2009
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    Don't start, I push the start button and is all dark, the start button is light up, but nothing happens, the CPU was tested before I buy it, and I saw in the forum, in this post http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=103904 that support, then I would know what to do ...

    Tks...
     
    chue, Jun 20, 2009
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    I don't know that someone saying it does on a board is the definitive answer. If they had done it or could provide documentation, then maybe yes. Are you sure you have the latest BIOS?
     
    ZaZ, Jun 21, 2009
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    Hi, Zaz....

    I tried everything, until contact with the acer, but without response.
    Yes, the BIOS is 1.20, the last on the site of acer.

    Tks...
     
    chue, Jul 4, 2009
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