Gury Hwa has replaced the Celeron CPU in his Asus Eee PC with a Pentium and has written this up in his blog, GuryHwa1121 -
First, he used mmtool to determine what kind of alternate processor the Eee PC can support. He settle for ULV PM 753 1.2G 2M L2 since it consumes only consumes 0.5 W more TDP than a celeron 353 but is much more powerful.
He then replaced the CPU.
The BIOS automatically recognizes the new CPU.
Gury Hwa plans to run and publish some tests. In the meantime, you can read the full article, including new updates and other comments, here.
8 comments:
I'd like to know how difficult it was to solder the new CPU in.
Without the proper equipment, it would be impossible. And we're not talking about hobby soldering irons here. :P
Hi hideki-chan,
Sorry for the late reply. I thought I had already replied. As vito said, it is not for amateurs. While the soldering process itself is easy to learn, you need to be aware that the CPU and other components can easily be damaged by excessive heat.
This is incredible. Is there a step-by-step detailed tutorial out there? Or is anyone going to post one? Id love to say I could think this up myself but I need instruction :-) Also, Does anyone know where this processor can be purchased? Thanks!!!
I would love to find a company that does CPU upgrades on the Eee PC 900. Maybe somebody should start up a new company. ;)
I would guess finding a "loose" BGA processor could be difficult...
I agree
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I am associated with laptop repair and that too of complex laptop parts and well understand how difficult it could be dealing with CPU.
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