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August 23rd, 2009 11:00
Inspiron 1300 processor upgrade
My Inspiron 1300 is about 4-5 years old and is maxxed out with 2GB ram, it also has a Celeron processor, and I was wondering if I could put a faster processor in it without changing the motherboard. Can this be done? What processor will swap out with mine and will be a little faster. I realize it's an older laptop but it works ok for what it's used for, but it gets bogged down very easily, especially whae you have a couple programs running, or antivirus is updating in the background. Can anyone tell me if a processor swap will work and what processor will fit. thanx
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kafkacell
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February 18th, 2010 03:00
Yes, you can upgrade your processor by an Intel Pentium Mobile (2.1 Ghz is the fastest you can get), try on ebay, is really easy to upgrade it, since you don't need to dissemble the whole laptop to install the new cpu.
Mine came with Intel Celeron M 380 1.6 GHz, and I installed a new one: Pentium Mobile 730 @ 1,6 Ghz but with 533 FSB and also 2 MB of L2 cache (this one also optimize the battery life which is great).
regards.
MWIZ99
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June 19th, 2014 19:00
I know this is an old thread, but it was useful for me. I have an Inspiron 1300 that I generally use for browsing, email and shopping. I took your advice and for $14 put a 2 GHz Pentium M processor in it. Took less than 5 minutes. Definitely much faster. It runs Linux Mint really well, boots XP for occasional use. The price was right (free). So far the only things I've done is to replace the WiFi card with an Intel unit (Linux drivers are included in Mint), and the processor upgrade. For anyone out there with one of these machines who wants a basic Linux or XP box for light use, it works just fine.
Thank you Kafkacell for the useful info.
ervink
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August 23rd, 2009 11:00
Thanx, It might be time for a new one....
ejn63
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August 23rd, 2009 11:00
Most of these shipped with Celeron-only boards -- there was an option for a Pentium M but that system uses a different board and chipset. If memory serves, you have the fastest Celeron M CPU produced, so there's no CPU upgrade.