Recent content by LeStrata

I received the 2520M CPU, took the laptop apart, cleaned the heatsink and put the CPU into the socket. I thought I had some thermal paste laying around, but I didn't... So I used a thermal pad as a temporary solution for the CPU. Turned on the laptop, and it worked flawlessly. When I started a...

I have decided to take the chance, and ordered a used i5 2520M on ebay. I should receive it within 14 days. I will return and tell if it works.

I got the same laptop, and im also trying to figure out if it is possible to change the cpu. I have already put more RAM in it, so it now got 8gb. I have also changed the HDD to a 512gb SSD. And I have installed "Linux Mint" alongside Windows 10, so I can choose at boot which one I want to...