T60p upgradeability - 64 bit CPU, RAM?

[qviri]

Hi folks,

I'm looking to get 64 bit on my T60p 2007-93U, currently equipped with a T2600 Yonah. I understand this is generally supported; does it depend on mobo or BIOS revision, or will it Just Work regardless? CPU-Z shows my BIOS version as 79ETE1WW (2.21), date 02/05/2008.

I'm not looking for a lot of speed, just want the 64 bit. I saw the T7200 aka SL9SF recommended on the forum as a good basic option. Is there any particularly recommended source on the internet for a SL9SF?

Is the 3 GB RAM chipset limit on the T60p still the most up to date knowledge, or has someone managed to work around this? I probably wouldn't bother with a mobo swap to T61p, but if it turned out I could just flash the BIOS or something and drop in a second 2 GB stick, I might be interested.

Thanks!

[ajkula66]

You're stuck with 3GB unless you swap the mobo with a T61 unit.

T7200 would definitely be my choice as well.

[ZaZ]

As someone who upgraded my R60 from a T2300 to a T7400, 99% of the time I could never tell a difference. The T5500 in my R60e works great.

[qviri]

As someone who upgraded my R60 from a T2300 to a T7400, 99% of the time I could never tell a difference. The T5500 in my R60e works great.

I'm not complaining about the speed of my T2600 either, I've just ran into a couple of 64 bit things that I wanted or needed to run and couldn't. I'd also want the VT-x, so it looks like the T5600 is my baseline choice. It might come down to availability between that and the T7200.

[RealBlackStuff]

These are your CPU options:
T1300, T1400, Single Core, 32-bit
T2300, T2300E, T2400, T2500, T2600, T2700 Core Duo, 32-bit
T5500, T5600, T7200, T7400, T7600, Core 2 Duo, 64-bit
T5600: ~$15-20 on feebay
T7200: ~$30-35 on feebay