i recently got my hands on a Pentium 4 (2.8Ghz/ 512k/533) processor that was removed from a working compaq laptop in hopes of upgrading my dell XPS/Inspiron laptop which has a Centrino 1.7Ghz processor. i easily removed the heatsink and swapped processors but to my surprise, my laptop wouldn't start up with the new processor. Now, my question is, is there anything else that i can do to make this 2.8Ghz processor work on my laptop?
Arrimao 0 Newbie Poster
lasher511 185 Veteran Poster
Nope it sounds like an incompatible motherboard so u could buy a new motherboard for ure laptop. But just a question if the laptop you got teh chip out of was working why diddnt you just use that instead and swap the hard drive
Arrimao 0 Newbie Poster
well, the laptop (compaq) was taken apart for parts and the processor was given to me.
now, how do i know what processor will actually work with the motherboard. What are the things i must look for? Sorry if you find the questions silly. I have little knowledge when it comes to processors.
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