Medion 2220

[steven3428]

hey, I am wondering if it is possible if I can upgrade my Dothan 1.7GHz 2MB L2 to a core 2 duo cpu on this laptop, It's a Medion 2220.

Cheerz,

- Steven

 

[FeuerFrei]

No you can't, this is mPGA479 and merom is mPGA478, plus chipsets are differents

 

[steven3428]

ok, so what upgrade options do I have then?

Cheers for the help,

- Steven

 

[corpsejockey]

2 questions.
1. Is your current Dothan 400mhz or 533mhz fsb chip (730=533mhz, 735=400mhz)?
2. What chipset does the laptop have?
(you can get this info from cpu-z)

If it is a 400mhz fsb 735 Dothan chip and intel 910/915 chipset, you can check out the pin mod/volt mod sticky in this section.

If it is a 400mhz fsb 735 Dothan chip and intel 855 chipset, you can upgrade to the fastest 400mhz fsb Dothan (2.26ghz?).

If it is 533mhz fsb 730 Dothan chip and intel 915 chipset, you can upgrade to the fastest 533mhz dothan or downgrade to a 400mhz fsb 725 Dothan/735 Dothan and try to pin mod/volt mod it. 725/1.6ghz Dothans pin mod to 2.13ghz, and 735/1.7ghz Dothans pin mod to 2.26ghz.

Note that the 400mhz fsb Dothans are not garanteed to pin mod even with extra voltage. The safest thing to do is upgrade to the best cpu that your model supports.

 

[steven3428]

[UPDATE] done the pin mod and it was successful, now at 2.26ghz and 533 FSB going to run a 12 hour prime torture test to see if its stable thanks again for all the help [/UPDATE]

its rated at 400mhz fsb and it is a 915/910 chipset so I guess I'll have a look at the pin/volt mod sticky...thanks for the help

Cheerz,

- Steven

 

[corpsejockey]

Awsome. Performance at pennies on the dollar =

 

[artic02z28]

I know this is a very old thread. I posted this question in the intel cpu forum, not knowing there was a laptop forum. I was just curious if the 910 chipset for sure supports the pin mod. The guides state it works for the 915 chipset.

jp