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    Merom Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by logume1881, Jun 29, 2006.

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    logume1881 Notebook Consultant

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    What about a BIOS upgrade? I heard that although you can just pop in the new chip, you will need a BIOS upgrade or something for it to work properly.
     
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    According to the post, he/she just dropped it in and it worked. I'm guessing that the BIOS upgrade is needed for some, and not on others. I don't know, I don't work for Intel (but I wish I did)
     
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    it depends on the notebook. some notebooks can work if you just put it in the socket. others, such as the asus s96j will need a bios update for it to work.
     
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    Bring it on baby, can't wait
     
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    what about the asus w3j? do you know if that will need a bios update? or can i just pop in the chip and it'll be good to go
     
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    no way of knowing unless someone tries it out. i only know of the s96j b/c someone tested the merom on it. i don't know of anyone who tested it on the w3j....most likely b/c they don't want to void their warranty in the first year.
     
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