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i have a t7300 core 2 duo which is 2 ghz, but i wanted faster, bought a t9300 - and it doesn't fit

is there someplace i can trade this t9300 (2.5 ghz)? i just want anything faster than the t7300

The T9300 should fit the T61. The T61 was in fact sold with the T9300. Perhaps there's something amiss with yours?

ZaZ wrote:The T9300 should fit the T61. The T61 was in fact sold with the T9300. Perhaps there's something amiss with yours?

not sure, i got the t9300 on ebay, tried putting it in and it didn't seem to fit quite the same fit as the t7300. finally i screwed it down, tried to restart the computer and just a couple of green lights came. turned it off and heard a very light whine sound for a second. nothing on the screen.

computer model 7659-12U


ebay said:

MPN BX80576T9300 slayy
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz
CPU Socket Type Socket M, Socket P
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
TDP 35 W

As ZaZ said, the T9300 definitely fits the T61 - I upgraded my thinkpad from the original T7250 to the T9300.
If yours didn't fit, look underneath the chip for any broken/bent pins. If the pins are fine, the 9300 seems faulty - even assuming your T61 hasn't been flashed with the modded Middleton bios, it should start up after giving a warning message. Search the forum for a link to the modded bios if you don't have it as you need it for the T9300 anyway.

bartelon wrote:look underneath the chip for any broken/bent pins.

wow i am looking and i do see one bent pin!

should i return the thing or try to straighten it?

That would depend on how bent it is and what are the chances of successfully straightening it versus breaking it altogether.

If it came that way, return it. If you did it, then you take the loss, if any.

How bent is the pin?

Radioguy wrote:If it came that way, return it. If you did it, then you take the loss, if any.

How bent is the pin?

you can see it in the corner here, not sure if others are perfect but they look ok

no way i did it, i was being gentle as a mouse. oops sorry for large pic!

You could email the buyer and see what they've got to say about it. If you don't get any traction there, you can open a dispute with eBay/Paypal. They almost always decide in favor of the buyer. You'll only be on the hook for return shipping, which can't be more than a few bucks for a CPU.

are you all kidding me .. ?!?!?!

just push the pin a bit and that's it. It's copper, moves easily. I have a desktop CPU here that had almost half of the pins bent and I straighten up all without any problems.

thanks for answers. i contacted seller and he says this:

"if you can n ot fix one PIN PLEASE SHIP IT BACK FOR FULL REFUND
THEY ARE VERY SMALL EASY GET BAND IN SHIPPING
PLEASE SHIP IT BACK I WILL FIX IT ONE PIN AND I WILL SHIP IT BACK OR DO FULL REFUND
I DO USE RAZER BLADE FOR THE JOB THANKS"

Have to agree with miro, lot of fuss over nothing.
Pen barrel, hemostats, or good tweezers to bend the pin and a bank/credit card to align it with the rest of the pins. Once it is close enough, then inserting it into the zif socket and latching it will finish the process.

That does look fixable, but, of course, if you do it and break it you are responsible.

The best way I ever found to fix them, aside from tools designed for it, was with a mechanical pencil (a good one with a metal tip, like a drafting pencil). The tip can slide down over the pin and straighten it as it's pushed down. It was great for getting at a sole bent pin surrounded by straight ones without affecting the others.

If you succeed, and all else is well, you still need to leave a negative for the seller over the following:

halfcard1 wrote:"if you can n ot fix one PIN PLEASE SHIP IT BACK FOR FULL REFUND
THEY ARE VERY SMALL EASY GET BAND IN SHIPPING
PLEASE SHIP IT BACK I WILL FIX IT ONE PIN AND I WILL SHIP IT BACK OR DO FULL REFUND
I DO USE RAZER BLADE FOR THE JOB THANKS"

Any seller who acknowledges that, is clearly acknowledging that he chooses not to pack his merchandise correctly.

Not trying to stir trouble here. But you bought a CPU from Ebay, did you not think to closely inspect it before installing it? If you did, you would notice that the pin was/is bent. If you tried to install it and bent the pin yourself then that's not the seller's fault. I don't know the whole story so can't say either way. But the fact that you tried to install it sound suspicious to me.