R60e Possible upgrades??

[Ibm-Rookie]

Hi guys

I just got a R60e and read some of the posts on here saying that there are possible upgrades that can be done to the CPU, HDD and RAM.

For the HDD I know it can be done

RAM (not sure)

CPU (not sure)

I used the Software Cpu-z (Ver 1.54) on my system to find out the details of my motherboard and these are the details.

MOTHERBOARD:

Manufacturer: Lenovo

Model: 06588KM

Chipset: i943/940GML REV: 03

Southbridge: 82801GHM(ICH7-M/U)

BIOS:

Brand: Lenovo

Version: 7EETB5WW(2.05)

Date: 10/13/2006

Current CPU: Celeron M410 1.46GHz

Has anyone with similar specs done any upgrades?

any help would be appreciated

[ajkula66 Guru]

You should be able to go to Core 2 Duo (T7200/7400/7600), I've done it on mine, but have read posts where other users couldn't get the machine to boot with these CPUs...

I've got 3GB RAM in there, never a problem.

Hope this helps.

[Ibm-Rookie]

T5750 (a new OEM cpu), 2.0 GHZ

I tried this chip in my laptop (r60e) and didnt even turn on so I assume that this chip is not supported?

OR

would I need to update the bios before a newer CPU can be recognized?

I have read other post on the forum, it seems nobody list what bios they are using.  

What version did you use  George?

[Ibm-Rookie]

sorry only after writing that post I realized that the CPU (T5750)  is a Socket P not a Socket M

but yeah what version of bios did you use and what is your chipset , George ?

btw thanks for the help so far

[ajkula66 Guru]

I'm not anywhere near the machine, so I really couldn't tell you the BIOS version, but the chipset is the same as yours and the original CPU was Celeron 1.6 Ghz.

Hope this helps.

[ZaZ]

I don't believe any of the variant CPUs like the T2050 or the T5300 will work, though they are socket M.  It has to be a T2x00, T5x00 or T7x00 to work, otherwise it won't boot.  The best upgrade you can make on your R60 is the IPS LCD, which will work in a R60e.  That's if you can find one at a reasonable price.  Good Luck.