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johndisko · November 22nd, 2002, 12:31 AM

alright. how many technical documents do i need to upgrade the processor on a FUJITSU LIFEBOOK e-6530?

i have looked thw whole thing over, and i have upgraded the ram already.

there are screws all over the bottom of the thing. if i take all of them off will i find the processor?

and if i do, will there be a retention clip?

and then how do i know which new processor to get?

i know that my processor is mobile P-III

and i am 90% sure that it has a bus of 100mhz

i ahve a list of processors from intel that sound compatible, but i dont know how to check what clock speed my notebook can support.

any help will be appreciated!

-JD

Brainchild · November 22nd, 2002, 01:09 AM

everything I could find in regards to that notebook were 100mhz.
what size CPU does it have in it now? If it's like 400-500mhz, I would say it is 100mhz fsb for positive.

BC

johndisko · November 22nd, 2002, 02:49 AM

it is the 500 mhz

but what can i go up to without knowing the multiplier of this board?

-JD

johndisko · November 22nd, 2002, 03:32 AM

hey i jsut picked this up from the intel website:

Micro-BGA2 Package
The BGA2 package consists of a die placed face-down on an organic substrate. An epoxy material surrounds the die, forming a smooth, relatively clear fillet. Instead of using pins, the packages use small balls, which acts as contacts for the processor. The advantage of using balls instead of pins is that there are no leads that bend. The Pentium® III processor uses the BGA2 package, which contains 495 balls.

Micro-PGA2 Package
The micro-PGA2 consists of a BGA package mounted to an interposer with small pins. The pins are 1.25 mm long and 0.30 mm in diameter. While there are several micro-PGA2 socket designs available, all of them are designed to allow zero-insertion force removal and insertion of the mobile Pentium III processor.

does this mean that BGA2 and PGA2 are interchangeable?

i ran the CPUID program and it came back with "package type: micro-pga/bga2"

what does that mean? micro pga? bga2? both? same different?

-JD

johndisko · November 22nd, 2002, 12:20 PM

ok so i tore the laptop apart and found where the processor should be... er... is.

i couldnt get the retention plate off to see what the model number of processor it is because i didnt ahve a small enough screwdriver.

ah well. can anyone tell me how to figure out what the max multiplier or clock can be? or is it just trial and error?

-JD