Replacing motherboard and CPU on an Aspire 5560
terenz
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It would seem the CMOS or something else on my 5560 got corrupted permanently.
I see some affordable MB + CPU replacement parts.
I am comfortable with replacing the MB. Not sure about the CPU (does one need a special tool to lift the chip out of the socket?). I do have thermal paste to apply on the replacement.
What CPU can I upgrade with, if there is any advantage to doing so (i.e., is the system limited elsewhere such as clock spped, RAM). The OEM CPU is an AMD A6-3420M.
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Hello,
The original motherboard is:
MB.RNW01.001 MAIN BD.UMA.NON3G The original processors are:
SpoilerKC.13001.STP CPU.SOLO-1.66GHz/2MB/667/C0 KC.20501.DTP CPU.DUO.M-1.60GHz/2MB/533/C0 KC.22501.DTP CPU.DUO.M-1.73GHz/2MB/533/C0 KC.30502.A4M CPU.A4-3305M.1.9G/1M/35W KC.33002.A4M CPU.A4-3300M.1.9G/2M/35W KC.34002.A6M CPU.A6-3400M.1.4G/4M/35W KC.34202.A6M CPU.A6-3420M.1.5G/4M/35W (yours) KC.35002.A8M CPU.A8-3500M.1.5G/4M/35W KC.35202.A8M CPU.A8-3520M.1.6G/4M/35W Advantage: See the link. Not really.
Advise: Buy ESD glove (electrostatic discharge).
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Thanks for the info. So if I go with the A8-3420M, I will only get a slight uptick in flops and of course slightly better graphics (6620 instead of 6520). Cost is just about .... €30 including shipping.
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