LAPTOP WONT TAKE CHIP UPGRADE

[kevclark78]

hello ive just upgraded my lapton cpu (toshiba l300) from a intel celron 900 @2.20ghz. to a
Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile p8600 2.4 GH.
my bios is right up to date and the chip fits in fine and is usable in this board. ( i checked before i bought it) anyway i put the cpu in an put it all back together and it powerd up but the screen wont come on. (just a black screen) . so ive put the old cpu back in and the laptop works as it should.
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED WITH THIS THANKS!

[mavroxur]

The Intel GL960 chipset (which is what the Toshiba l300 uses) won't support chips with a 1066MHz FSB. The fastest chip you could actually use is a Core 2 Duo T9500, which is actually a 2.6GHz core chip with an 800MHz FSB. Just because the chip fits (same socket) doesn't mean it's always compatible.

[Guest]

so it wont work then mate no?

[Guest]

hello mate just looked that chip up and they want £60 and onwards for it. is there anything cheaper i can get dual core? as i only payed £60 for the laptop. cheers

[mavroxur]

Just back it down a few notches to a T9300, they're half the price, and only 100MHz slower core (hardly noticeable). Same dual core, 6M cache chip otherwise.

[Guest]

thanks but there still like £30 is there anything a little cheaper plz? thanks

[mavroxur]

You might need to shop around. They're readily available on eBay for ~US$20 (about £10) all day long. I've bought several T9xxx series chips on ebay for upgrading laptops for resale.

[Guest]

Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 Laptop CPU SLAMD - 2GHz/800MHz/Socket P
would this work mate?

[mavroxur]

It should work just fine.

[Guest]

Thanks mate! Appreciate the help

[mavroxur]

Not a problem. Be sure to upgrade to the latest BIOS before upgrading, too.