X31 processor swappable?

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sktn77a · #1 Post by **sktn77a** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:35 am

Anybody know if the X31 processor (P M Banias) is swappable with faster Banias or Dothan processors like the T40/T41 is? I'm considering getting a used 1.3GHz X31 that I could upgrade to 2.0 or faster down the road.

sktn77a · #2 Post by **sktn77a** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:00 am

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monty cantsin · #3 Post by **monty cantsin** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:47 am

sktn77a wrote:Anybody know if the X31 processor (P M Banias) is swappable with faster Banias or Dothan processors like the T40/T41 is? I'm considering getting a used 1.3GHz X31 that I could upgrade to 2.0 or faster down the road.

Nope. Why? Because on the X31 (and all its predecessors: X30, X2*, 570*/240* etc.) the CPU is directly soldered onto the mainboard.

http://www.sundigi.com/files/images/lib ... X31_23.jpg

sktn77a · #4 Post by **sktn77a** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:42 pm

Ach, scheißt!

Thanks ayway.

ldbobby · #5 Post by **ldbobby** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:50 pm

Just out of curiosity... in the hardware manual of the X40... the CPU and on board RAM seem to be both combined into one little unit. And the manual makes it look like a separate unit. Anyone would like to confirm this?

monty cantsin · #6 Post by **monty cantsin** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:03 am

ldbobby wrote:Just out of curiosity... in the hardware manual of the X40... the CPU and on board RAM seem to be both combined into one little unit. And the manual makes it look like a separate unit. Anyone would like to confirm this?

No, definitely not, both are soldered onto the mainboard (in different places... the CPU and part of the memory are on the bottom side of the mainboard, for instance).

CPU and bottom side onboard RAM, close-up:

http://www.sundigi.com/files/2004/05/07 ... _x40_c.jpg
from
http://www.sundigi.com/article/product/ ... ga_id=2477

Upside onboard RAM, close-up:

http://www.sundigi.com/files/2004/05/07 ... _x40_c.jpg
from
http://www.sundigi.com/article/product/ ... ga_id=2479

CPU and part of the RAM, bottom view of the full mainboard:

http://www.sundigi.com/files/2004/05/07 ... _x40_c.jpg
from
http://www.sundigi.com/article/product/ ... ga_id=2476

Upside view of the full mainboard:

http://www.sundigi.com/files/2004/05/07 ... _x40_c.jpg
from
http://www.sundigi.com/article/product/ ... ga_id=2476

Btw, I like these Asians... taking everything apart they get hold of, almost right down to the tiniest bolt...

The whole article contains lots of nice photos from the internals of the X40, also some comparisons with the X20 and X30, some views with the ultrabases attached etc. Worth a look!

ldbobby · #7 Post by **ldbobby** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:49 pm

Holy crap, I couldn't have even dreamed for such a great detailed response!! Thanks a million monty cantsin

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