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They both have a 15 watt TDP. You'll be fine.

Of course. What you need to do is

Well, if the CPU is a i7-2630QM (a midrange mobile i7 at the time) we know the MB is a G2, Sandy Bridge, and we know it has a 45 watt TDP. So you would be looking at going up to a 2860QM. What I meant was you can't put a modern processor in it, and while that CPU is faster, you won't see much...

Well, the CPU have is near the top end performance-wise of what your MB can use, so there is no room for upgrade there. The GPU can be upgraded by either adding a second one, or that machine should be able to take a 580M (or two). Kind of pricey for what you would get though. Memory is an easy...

What laptop is it?

Probably more than that. If I were selling it I would ask for 500, and be willing to take 300. The specs on the inside are by this point sub standard but the shell of course is still nice. This is assuming it is in pretty good shape, if it is in bad shape, maybe ask 400 and go down to 200.

That's really old and not really useful for gaming at all anymore. Maybe a couple hundred USD.

It most likely needs to be cleaned, badly.

Why don't you explain what it is you are actually trying to do and perhaps we can help?

Which version of dos are you trying to install, and on what type of media do you have the install files?

I know exactly what password screen you are talking about. You need to ask the person you stole it from what the password is.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2021499/how-to-clean-your-laptops-cooling-fans.html

You need to clean it. If it is shutting down, it means it needs to be cleaned and no amount of external fans are going to help. When your CPU heats up, the heatsink is designed to draw that heat out, and then the heat sink fan blows the hot air out. When that gets clogged, the hot air stays...