Current status: Windows 7 is installed and working (for some values of working). I believe I've managed to track down all the required drivers and Windows has even decided that the GPU is fast enough for Aero mode. Next is to get the core ThinkVantage tools installed - at a minimum I'm after the hot...

Thanks for the reply! 1. CPU: What's the best CPU I can fit? It came with a Pentium M "Banias" 1.6, which I've since replaced with a Pentium M "Dothan" 715 (from a R50e that suffered terminal screen failure). I don't know if I could fit a 533MT/s FSB Pentium M, or if only the 400MT/s ones work. Only...

I'm considering doing this upgrade on my R50p (see here for the full set of upgrades I'm planning).

aaa / kajencik, have you got a copy of the photos you posted? Unfortunately none of the photo links in this thread work anymore.

I've got a R50p that I'm still using, and having fixed a failed backlight I'm looking at what other upgrades I can do to eke out a bit more usefulness (yes, I know I should just buy a new laptop, but I've got a T440p from work and that's horrid). The upgrades I'm looking at are: 1. CPU: What's the b...