W3J: CPU Installation Tutorial

[DTX]

Hi All,

I decided to take some pictures of my CPU upgrade on my W3J.

Upgrade consists of swapping a T2500 for a T7200 (Both 2.0 Ghz).

This tutorial takes place right after you have taken off the back panel.

1) Remove the 3 screws highlighted in the picture below: (This will remove the X1600 Module, the pride and joy of every W3J owner!)



1a) After removing the 3 screws from the X1600 Module, remove the module. Remove the module using your Right Hand, and lift the module at an Angle. (You can see that there is a portion of plastic that prevents the module from being able to be lifted upwards directly - Battery Lock/Release)

The X1600 Module should look like this when you flip it over:



2) Now remove the FAN CABLE, as highlighted below:



3) Now remove the 4 screws that surround the CPU, as shown below: (Yellow sticker on one of the screws says "VOID IF BROKEN OR REMOVED" - There is no way to remove it without breaking it!)



3a) Now remove the entire Heatsink carefully. Entire heatsink should look like this after removal: (Lift the heatsink at an angle)



4) After removing the heatsink, you can now access your CPU. To replace the CPU, turn the highlighted button 180 degrees anti-clockwise to unlock the CPU as shown below. Now you can remove the CPU. (Use a flat-head screwdriver to turn it 180, or a credit card)



5) Reverse steps 1-4 to complete the process!

Special thanks goes to: wettek & robohgedhang for their help!

BENCHMARKS:

3D MARK05:

T2500: 4221
T7200: 4400

WINDOWS VISTA (Business X86): WINDOWS EXPERIENCE INDEX: 4.9

Core Duo T7200 (2.0 Ghz) CPU - 4.9
2GB DDR2 (667) RAM - 4.9
X1600 256MB Graphics - 4.9
Aero Performance - 4.9
100GB 7200RPM HDD - 4.9

(Latest version of DirectX used, and Mobile Catalyst 7.3)

NOTES: Make sure you remove the old thermal paste attached to the heatsink of both CPU and VGA. Apply new thermal paste for both CPU and VGA. I used Artic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound, and used a damped cloth and tissues to remove the old thermal paste, and used a credit card to spread the new paste onto the CPU/VGA. You can use whatever you like, but do so at your own risk.

I cannot be held responsible if this tutorial screws up your W3J. Do this tutorial at your own risk.

[robohgedhang]

Good job, mate! Now we have an excellent tutorial with pics.

[Brigand21]

Fantastic guide dude! i'll be sure to refer to this when I upgrade.

p.s. just noticed that in all the photos on your guide that the battery is still attached, i would suggest that was quite a bad idea...

Safety first folks!

[trooper_gs]

nice tutorial for all of us, thanks. btw my sound just died and asus says they have to replace the mainboard. does anyone know is it a small component like a chip or the whole mainboard needs to be replaced?

[rhcpcrony]

very nice, thanks.

[AlexF]

nice tutorial for all of us, thanks. btw my sound just died and asus says they have to replace the mainboard. does anyone know is it a small component like a chip or the whole mainboard needs to be replaced?

It's a chip built into the board. Unless you're handy with a soldering iron and have another chip and the time to check each and every individual tiny contact, the board needs to be replaced.

[dmak]

I am planning on doing the same shortly so thanks for the visual guide, I was just gonna start unscrewing and pulling... so what did you do with your old chip? that is what I am trying to figure out now....

[DTX]

I am planning on doing the same shortly so thanks for the visual guide, I was just gonna start unscrewing and pulling... so what did you do with your old chip? that is what I am trying to figure out now....

EBAY

[dmak]

I like amds idea of haveing two cpu slots, then I can put both in

[NZwaverider]

Thanks DTX, this is useful to know, I am just waiting for my new processor to arrive, I am upgrading from my stock T2400 1.83 Duo Core to a T7600 2.33ghz Duo Core 2, Looking forward to a boost in performance.

For future upgraders, I ended up going for Masscool Shin-Etsu x23 thermal compound after reading this review.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/16920.aspx

I purchased it from Chillblast.com, ordered it on Friday and was delivered Saturday morning!!!

What Bios are you running and what ave temps do you get, notice much difference?