Upgrade help

[Eidbest]

Hi everyone, I've just joined today.

I own a Dell Latitude D510 laptop and most happy with it. The board is an Intel 915 type and the CPU a Centrino 1.73.

I was just wondering if it was possible at all to upgrade to the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and if yes what should I do with software upgrades? Please help.

Thanks.

[werty316]

Just off of the top of my head but I do not think you can upgrade to a Core2Duo with an Intel 915 based motherboard.

[sushrukh]

Welcome to our community Eidbest.You'll need atleast a 946PL chipset.For more information & to compare the specifications , go here (http://compare.intel.com/pcc/showchart.aspx?mmID=890642,890439,884351,884354,89 0508,890509,888505,884352,888502,884355,890241,888 210,885034&familyID=1&culture=en-US) & check the chipset section to better know which Core 2 Duo CPU supports which chipset.So, sorry but you need to upgrade your mobo too.

[zachig]

Sorry to let you down Eidbest, but like the guys before me said, you'll have to use AT LEAST a 945P Chipset, but it's even recommended to have a 965/975 or 650i/680i mobo for best stabiliy/performance...:frown:

Anyway, GOOD LUCK and WELCOME to the forums...:icon_tiphat:

[SwedBear]

It is also quite hard to change a CPU in a laptop as you usually cannot just take out the old CPU and pop in a new one.

To get more speed out of your lapotp I would recommend adding as much memory as possible.

/B

[Raptorfury]

its best just to replace it with a new laptop ....

[Kougar]

Welcome Eidbest. Unfortuntately everyone is correct, the 915 chipset does not support Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processors, and I would not recomend upgrading to a high clocked Pentium M. My laptop also happens to share this problem.