How do you tell which chips your laptop mobo supports?

[RLP06]

I looked at the documentation, but it did not specify. I know its a Socket M, but I'm not sure that it supports all socket M chips.

Any tools to identify the compatible chips?

[B0000rt]

Go by the type of Chipset, maybe look at the Bios version notes, sometimes they say "Supports XX processor" etc..

What kind of Notebook PC is it?

[RLP06]

Asus A8HE, currently has a T2060 in there, I wanna stick a T7200 or somethign in there

I can't find much docu, nor bios notes

[B0000rt]

If it supports the T2060 (Pentium Dual-Core 533fsb) then I'm 100% sure it'll support any Core 2 Duo 533fsb chips, which looks like only the 1.6GHz T5200.. or the T2130...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T7200#.22Merom.22_.28standard-voltage.2C_65_nm.29

Your Dual-Core CPU is like the E2xxx series desktop CPUs...

[RLP06]

Yeah, the main issue is that I want to put a T7200 in there.. I don't see much gain from stick a T5200 in there.

Im actually still debating the difference a T7200 will make and whether its worth the money, I use my desktop as a primary computer anyways...

[RLP06]

From the documentation, it shows that it supports 533FSB

http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/943gml/index.htm

Now if I stick a 667FSB, will it just run slower or not work at all?

I know I can stick 667 ram in there, but it just runs slower, but I don't know if the same applies for CPU's.


However, I can see it being an important factor seeing how the bus speed affects the processor speed....

Anyone know a definitive answer?

[B0000rt]

It'll run at the slower clock speed.

Processors work by multiplying the Front Side Bus. In most Intel processors they can go lower, but not higher.

Say you had a 1600MHz Cpu at 200FSB that means the multiplier can be 8 or lower.

If you put that same CPU in a system that supports only 166FSB that means you'll have an effective CPU that's 166x8 or 1328MHz.