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I am a novice dealing with a pc, but I would like to try and upgrade my Single core Intel/celeron 450 processor. Is it difficult? Any upgrade would be a step up but I would like to make it as easy as possibel. Dual core? Any advice would help. TY@
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Before you can attempt any upgrade of a processor, you must contact the manufacturer of your PC/motherboard and ask them what processors are supported by THEIR BIOS.
An upgrade is only possible if the upgrade processor is socket, BIOS, and chipset compatible, and if the processor is NOT SOLDERED to the motherboard.
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Before you can attempt any upgrade of a processor, you must contact the manufacturer of your PC/motherboard and ask them what processors are supported by THEIR BIOS.
An upgrade is only possible if the upgrade processor is socket, BIOS, and chipset compatible, and if the processor is NOT SOLDERED to the motherboard.
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It seems emachines has a website: http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/contact.html Contact Us
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Check out with emachine Support .http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/contact.html Contact Us
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Hi Intelligentone,
First of all you may need to know your motherboard well if you go with upgrades. Check out your motherboard model on Intel web site for Supported CPU list.
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Thank you for responding. Do I have to go in and find the make /model of the motherboard?Is it written on it?
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There are multiple option to find the the actual emachine board through Support page http://emachines-us.custhelp.com/app/chat/chat_launch eMachines Support - Answers, E-Mail, Chat - Live Chat
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Hello Intelligentone,
In this case, you computer manufacturer determines if the processor can be upgrade or not in your system and what processor is compatible.
Even though you motherboard has the same socket for this processor, the BIOS needs to be compatible as well, now. Laptops are far more picky than desktop PCs about such upgrades and depend on a couple of factors: whether the CPU is fixed to the chipset with adhesive or had the pin welded to the socket, and whether it's accessible and can therefore be removed and replaced.
Laptops are created on special frames that ensure all parts fit snugly and correctly each time one is created. Manually opening up a laptop and doing anything more technical than swapping hard drives or adding more RAM isn't the easiest of processes and will almost certainly invalidate your warranty.
Regards,
Ivan.
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Hello Intelligentone,
In this case, you computer manufacturer determines if the processor can be upgrade or not in your system and what processor is compatible.
Even though you motherboard has the same socket for this processor, the BIOS needs to be compatible as well, now. Laptops are far more picky than desktop PCs about such upgrades and depend on a couple of factors: whether the CPU is fixed to the chipset with adhesive or had the pin welded to the socket, and whether it's accessible and can therefore be removed and replaced.
Laptops are created on special frames that ensure all parts fit snugly and correctly each time one is created. Manually opening up a laptop and doing anything more technical than swapping hard drives or adding more RAM isn't the easiest of processes and will almost certainly invalidate your warranty.
Regards,
Ivan.
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