Am upgrading my 600e and have some questions.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:29 pm
Hello, this is my first post here. I have read all the threads related to upgrading, and have made a bunch of notes.
I was told a couple of days ago, by a man who works on laptops for a living, that my 600e would not accept an upgrade to a 600X P111 500mhz processor, because the motherboard would be burned up.
The threads here all indicate that the upgrade can be successful, so I want to try it, but I have some size-related questions.
My 600e 366mhz is a 2645 4AU. The new processor I bought off EBay is a 600X P111 500mhz MMC-2, PML50002101AB.
Are there any cpu size related problems, or is it truly unscrew the old module and screw the new one on/in?
If I add a cooler/fan that fits a 600X cpu, is the size of the fan just the same as the fan on the 600e, and do I just plug into the 600e without cutting/splicing/connector modifications (same connector as for the old fan)? Any specific fan I should purchase?
Where on the heat sink do I use Artic Silver 5, and how much Silver 5 do I use?
I am sure that this is really easy for a technical person, but as much as I would like to think I know what I am doing, I will hate to open up the 600e, using the hardware manual I have downloaded, and find that nothing fits as I thought it would. Thanks for any specifics you can advise.
Seab
I was told a couple of days ago, by a man who works on laptops for a living, that my 600e would not accept an upgrade to a 600X P111 500mhz processor, because the motherboard would be burned up.
The threads here all indicate that the upgrade can be successful, so I want to try it, but I have some size-related questions.
My 600e 366mhz is a 2645 4AU. The new processor I bought off EBay is a 600X P111 500mhz MMC-2, PML50002101AB.
Are there any cpu size related problems, or is it truly unscrew the old module and screw the new one on/in?
If I add a cooler/fan that fits a 600X cpu, is the size of the fan just the same as the fan on the 600e, and do I just plug into the 600e without cutting/splicing/connector modifications (same connector as for the old fan)? Any specific fan I should purchase?
Where on the heat sink do I use Artic Silver 5, and how much Silver 5 do I use?
I am sure that this is really easy for a technical person, but as much as I would like to think I know what I am doing, I will hate to open up the 600e, using the hardware manual I have downloaded, and find that nothing fits as I thought it would. Thanks for any specifics you can advise.
Seab
