Re: [Thinkpad] 600X 800MHz Upgrade Report

So you went from 500 - 650?
What happened to 800??
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt" <mwtech@ameritech.net>
To: "Chris Schumann" <cschumann@twp-llc.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600X 800MHz Upgrade Report

> Performed the same processor swap on my 600X -500Mhz laptop. (2645-4EU)
>
> Bios reports 800Mhz processor, Speedstep utility reports 650Mhz, System
> properties shows 650Mhz.
>
> XP runs fine. Didn't even hiccup over the new processor.
>
> Now to reinstall the screws.
>
> Matt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Schumann" <cschumann@twp-llc.com>
> To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:57 AM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] 600X 800MHz Upgrade Report
>
>
> > I got my 800MHz CPU upgrade from Joeyw on eBay yesterday and promptly
> > popped it into my 600X (formermly at 650MHz) to get a little more pep
out
> > of it.
> >
> > The CPU arrived in a plastic baggie, sealed with some refurbishers tag
> > that gave the specs on the module. That was wrapped in bubble wrap and
> > that in turn was shipped in a padded envelope. I would have preferred a
> > small box, but that's life.
> >
> > Here's a tip: PRINT OUT the pages from the HMM on keyboard assembly
> > removal and CPU card removal. It helps you remember just which screws go
> > where, and there were a lot: 17 in total IIRC.
> >
> > Tip 2: Your power switch will fall out. Remember to put it back BEFORE
you
> > put all the screws back. D'oh!
> >
> > The difficulties I had were the little black screw covers. I marred a
> > couple of them so they will not go back in place. *** Anyone know a good
> > source for the screw covers?
> >
> > The other thing that was a little tough was removing the CPU card
> > assembly. There's no good way to get in there with your fingers to
> > disconnect that fascinating connector. I used a screwdriver to gently
pry
> > the free end up, little by little, until it came free.
> >
> > Once it was in place, I screwed the machine back together, noticed the
> > power switch laying on the table, and dealt with that. I powered up with
> > no drives in place, just to see if it would emit smoke, but it started
> > fine. I went into the BIOS and was greeted with a new note: 800MHz!
> > Woohoo!
> >
> > I put back the hard drive and started XP, and it's working about the
same
> > as before. The benchmark I found rated the machine at about 14% faster
on
> > the CPU test, but I was hoping for 23% (800/650 = 1.231). Then again,
I'm
> > having difficulty getting XP to just run the CPU at full speed. I tried
> > disabling the CPU power management, and got the same number. I ran
Intel's
> > CPUID software, and it reported the speed at 459MHz or so, and said it
> > expected 650MHz.
> >
> > I may pop in an old 4GB drive and restore the Win98SE factory image so I
> > can postivitely lock the CPU clock and try again. (I couldn't find any
way
> > to disable shutoffs or timers of any sort.)
> >
> > So for now, the upgrade does seem worthwhile.
> >
> > Chris Schumann
> >
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Received on Fri Jun 4 13:03:25 2004