Hi All im new here to after dawn and not exactly shure where i should post this but i do have a question . i have a dell latitude c-640 with a 2.0g cpu and wanted to know if there was anything i should know before i put my desktop 2.5g chip in it .....do they use alot more power then i can supply or is it just a big no no there both intel socket 478 just wanted some advice thanks for anything !
the dell cpu is probably a mobile chip or a northwood dye cpu. your desktop being a 2.5ghz sounds like a prescott dye cpu which the dell board is unlikely able to run as in not post. this is from the user guide of your laptop. Microprocessor Microprocessor types Intel® Mobile Pentium® 4M or Intel Celeron® processor L1 cache 8 KB (internal) L2 cache 512 KB (on die) External bus frequency 400 MHz
Considering that the dell has a mobile processor, it probably can't. Changing the CPU of laptops is a very tricky process, sometimes the CPUs are soldered on!
abuzar, it might or might not have a mobile cpu on it. dealt very much that the cpu is soldered on a laptop motherboard.
well it is a removeable CPU just thought id ask thanks. It is my only stable comp as it is now so i won't risk it LOL. And something else i thought about i have a new AMD 2x socket AM2 64 bit (of course) and was wondering if i need a new version of win xp pro sp2, like something to utilize the dual core or will my version do it anyway. I have currently installed win xp pro SP2 V-5.1.2600 . So again thanx for anything anybody can think of
And it is a mobile CPU it looks like an old AMD 1.8 or something and my desktop Cpu is much fatter but looked like it might work (looks like my dual core)
I took my 2400+ out of my laptop and put it in a desktop it works had a 2800+ from a blown customers so i put that in the laptop it works both were mobile chips
So do you think it would create more heat if i put it in and it worked ? remember its a laptop too and the fan's are quite small they keep this one the 2.0 Ghz at a nice 30 to 37 degree's , but my fan's are running at full speed all the time keeping them on low keeps it at about 45 give or take a degree
you can try it but doubt it will work as the laptop bios probably won't recognize a prescott cpu & won't post.
