Substitute a centrino duo to a core 2 duo?

[thatoneguyyouforgot]

I have an hp Pavilion dv2000 laptop (dv2660se) and it has a centrino duo t5250 1.5ghz cpu... since they are both socket P, will a Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz work? just wanna upgrade cpu, nothing else.

 

[cklaubur]

Centrino is the platform, not the CPU. Any laptop with an Intel processor, chipset, and wireless card can be labeled Centrino. My Dell Latitude D830 is a Centrino laptop, with a Core 2 Duo T7500, Intel 965 chipset, and an Intel 4965AGN wireless card.

Your actual CPU is a Core 2 Duo T5250. The T9600 might work, but with differing bus speeds between the two processors, your laptop may not accept it. For best results, I'd recommend sticking with CPUs with the same bus speed, which in your laptop is 667 MHz.

Casey

 

[Benevolence]

You are limited to a proc with 800MHz or less on the front side bus. The t9600 has a 1066FSB speed and will not be compatible with your system. If you find a good proc (Core 2 Duo) with <=800FSB, then it will probably work. Also you will have to manually flash the bios, and then reset it using the jumper "pins/solder patches" under the CMOS battery. I did this with an old Acer and it worked wonders, after I got it to stop beeping at me.

 

[Benevolence]

It was also socket P, just to clarify.
Was wrong about the FSB you need 667FSB, looks like the T5850 might be your best bet.
Also you need to refurbish your heatsink/fan. A little drop of sewing machine oil on the fan bearings may be all you need, but be sure to clean up the fan and replace thermal paste. This is because it will run a little bit hotter than usual.