[ltp] TP 600 CPU change?

[Shingo Tamaru]

Hi, Ed.

It is possible to replace your TP600 CPU with
Mobile Pentium II 400MHz. There is actually a
shop which offers this kind of service in Japan.
Below is their website about the TP600 upgrade.
Probably you cannot read Japanese but I hope you
can guess what is written from some numbers.
http://www.maxuscomputer.com/msse/s_n_14_95.html

However, I don't know if there is a similar shop
in the US. If you try to upgrade by yourself,
you may encounter a lot of problems like,

1: You first need to obtain Mobile Pentium II
   MMC-1 module. This is really rare nowadays
   and can be very expensive even if you find it.
   (I would expect something like $400-$500)

2: If you replace your CPU, the power consumption
   will increase and this may kill your battery.
   Actually, I have heard that one guy upgrade his
   CPU from PenII 266MHz to 400MHz and the battery
   lifetime was halved.

3: I serched on the web and found that Japanese
   people are quite ernest in this kind of upgrade
   and modification. I mean, I couldn't any useful
   information in any US sites and you may have the
   same difficulty.

I hope this info is helpful for you.

Cheers!
Shingo

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "buggz" <buggz@america.net>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 7:30 PM
Subject: [ltp] TP 600 CPU change?


> Hi,
> 
> I notice the TP 600 has configurations up 400MHz.
> Mine is 266MHz, 2645-51U.
> Not an E, nor an X model, mind you...
> I was wondering if anyone has successfully, or otherwise,
> changed out processors on a TP 600.
> 
> 
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>  Ed June
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