[ltp] Upgrading a Thinkpad 600 ...

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I upgraded my 380Z PII 233 to a PII 333 I bought on ebay 
for $40.00 US. It was easy!

I also upgraded a 380XD Pentium 233 to a PII 266! I 
flashed the BIOS with 380 PII BIOS, shut it down, 
replaced the processor and done!

I would do it if I were you. But, IBM says processor 
upgrades are not possible.

Brian
> *** List MOVED use linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org for future postings ***I've 
> noticed that older (PII/300) Thinkpad processor cards are running
> fairly cheap on Ebay these days ($20-$30-ish).  I've got a Thinkpad
> 600 (no E or X) with a 266 MHz PII, and was wondering if it was possible
> to just replace the 266 MHz card with one of these 300 MHz (FRU
> #10L1230) cards.  Taking the machine apart doesn't intimidate me, but if
> it won't work I don't want to waste my time.
> 
> So, has anyone on the list tried swapping processor cards in a 600? 
> Is it painless, or did your Thinkpad explode - requiring you
> to go to the hospital to have little bits of ultrabay removed from your
> face? :)
> 
> I'm contemplating upgrading to Redhat 8, and I think every little bit of
> speed will help!
> 
> Thanks,
> -CT
> 
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