what processor can my mobo handle?

I need to find out what processor my mobo can handle.......cpuz reports my mobo as being a "sony corp q-project"

I'll try to get screenshots of cpu-z ASAP...

FSB is currently rated at 531.8 MHZ....if that helps!

BTW, my current cpu is an intel pentium 4 clocked at 2.66 ghz....socket 478 mPGA

Yes, you're within 10-15% of the max.

how?, it's a laptop.....when I build my pc's ( I know basic things such as how to put together the components , and how to install a processor and video card, ram, HDDs, sound card, etc..., but not much of the technical stuff, such as memory timings, clocks, or FSB), I use nothing less than a 680i....But I want to upgrade this laptop, since it's out of warranty, and I just upgraded ram to 1gb.....

here's a screenshot of the cpu tab...I'll try to get one of the motherboard tab (i'm going out for breakfast now)

You will be extremely lucky to even find a mobile socket 478 processor these days. Not worth spending money on even if you did.

its the same socket and same fsb speed as urs atm, no reason why not however going fom 2.66 to 3.2 wont make a massive differnce imo no point

Good news, there wasn't a clockgen for my pll but I updated to the most recent version of my bios (Directly from pheonix using their "bios agent plus" utility" ) and it's allowed me to control clock speeds and my front side bus speed....if I can raise it to 667mhz (fsb), wouldn't I be able to use this processor?

http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Intel- [...] 667-2M-2-0


thanks....

Nope.

Edit:

Laptops are basically, what you get is what you paid for. Your trying to install a CPU that is totally different then what you have.

OK! so it turns out that I had to open this laptop anyway (fan was running on all the time). Turns out it was completely disgusting (the amount of dust)....Seems Sony didn't solder either the GPU or the CPU onto the motherboard. When I pulled out the cpu fan + heatsink + graphics fan (all in one neat assembly. the cpu came off with it. There was no solder. And to my surprise!!!!! the mobo supports socket 479 as well ( turns out its backwards compatible with socket 478. It has 479 pin holes and the cpu bracket itself says socket 479.

Do you think I should upgrade to socket 479...or try a socket 478 celeron d?

Either way....I would like to ask in order to save myself the hassle, but if I must...I can always return it either way. What do you think???!!!!!



Sorry for the exclamation marks....I'm just got exited all of a sudden......(not that I don't have any other laptops...but I don't want to get rid of this one.)

Thanks again

When Intel introduced the Core2Duo class CPUs, the power requirements changed, even though the socket was unchanged from the Pentium 4/Pentium D. Thus, just because your laptop has a socket that will physically take the CPU doesn't mean the power circuitry can support it properly (not talking about max amps here). Also, it looks like your MB has an ATI chipset, which is extremely unlikely to be able to run any faster than at the designed FSB speed.

However, since it's pretty clear you don't want to listen to us, go ahead and try it; it's only money.