CPU upgrade & BIOS update for Travelmate 5720 101G12Mi

I have an old travelmate which aside from an occasional clean and replacement battery, has outlasted every other laptop I've ever had.

I'd like to upgrade the CPU (currently a T7100) to the best one it can take, since they are cheap to find on ebay.

I've not found much definitive info online aside from some evidence that the 5720 series did have a variant that used the T8100, but I can't find much more info than that other than the compatibility list for the chipset which is here: https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_%28chipsets%29/PM965_Express.html

Though chipset support alone isn't any guarantee.

This has BIOS version 1.22 and I have seen that there seems to be a v1.35 BIOS but can't find a download from a source I trust.

Can anyone shed some light on what CPU I can upgrade to - could I put a T9300 or even a T9500?

And does anyone happen to have a trustworthy source for a BIOS update?

Thanks!

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/698506/cpu-upgrade-bios-update-for-travelmate-5720-101g12mi

The Travelmate 5720 laptop support has been discontinued by Acer, this 2010 model Acer laptop came oem with the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2 GHz cpu that is a Socket: SocketP and the model T8100/T9300 cpu's are both Socket: BGA479 cpu and they will not fit into the T7xxxx cpu slots.

The most powerful cpu for your Travelmate 5720 101G12Mi is the Core 2 Duo T7800 - 2 core/2threds/2.6 GHz frequency/800 MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache/TDP 35W, but you also need to upgrade the ram to max 4GB and its 2.5" HDD to a 2.5" SSD, as doing all that will increase this laptops performance by at least 100%. All the drivers for this laptop are available at HelpDrivers - that have 89 files available for Acer TravelMate 5720. Good luck and hope this helps you out.

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/698506/cpu-upgrade-bios-update-for-travelmate-5720-101g12mi

The Travelmate 5720 laptop support has been discontinued by Acer, this 2010 model Acer laptop came oem with the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2 GHz cpu that is a Socket: SocketP and the model T8100/T9300 cpu's are both Socket: BGA479 cpu and they will not fit into the T7xxxx cpu slots.

The most powerful cpu for your Travelmate 5720 101G12Mi is the Core 2 Duo T7800 - 2 core/2threds/2.6 GHz frequency/800 MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache/TDP 35W, but you also need to upgrade the ram to max 4GB and its 2.5" HDD to a 2.5" SSD, as doing all that will increase this laptops performance by at least 100%. All the drivers for this laptop are available at HelpDrivers - that have 89 files available for Acer TravelMate 5720. Good luck and hope this helps you out.