I'm not computer stupid or anything, but i was wondering how my processor speed can be changed on my laptop. I've currently got 1.8ghz, but i wasn't sure if theres anyway to change the speed, or if it'd just require a new processor, aka computer?
Computer processor help.?
You might be able to change the speed. Have you tried over clocking the CPU? You do this by entering the Bios at start up, you will have to hold a certain key like F1 or something, it will tell you. When you get into the Bios you will normally have a blue, or black screen. You will know what I am talking about when you see it. Go to your processor and fiddle around with it. By luck you might be able to over clock it and get like 2.3 Ghz. Be careful tho it might over heat. If you cant over clock it then see what type of processor you have. If it is for say an Intel Pentium 3 then go rip open a old computer that has a bigger processor(same type more Ghz), pop it out and plug it into you laptop. It will take a bit of fiddling around but it is very handy for a %26quot;cost effective person%26quot;.
Computer processor help.?
The processors speed is not changeable, you would have to get a new one.
Changing it will be a problem, there are so many factors that effect compatibility. You could try over-clocking, which will really heat up your pc if the cooling system is bad, but laptops have limited upgrading capabilities. If you want something faster. Look at gaming laptops or desktops.
Althou a few allow you to most laptops wont let you overclock the cpu. If you go into the bios and the clock speeds are greyed out you can't overclock it. Should be a cpu support page for your laptop which will tell you what cpus you can run and what bios you will need to run them with. If you opt to replace your cpu with one on the list make sure you have the bios to support the new cpu and, if you don't, flash the bios with your present cpu in before you put the new one in. Flashing the bios does pose a risk and can ruin the motherboard if the bios is improperly flashed or you have a power interruption during the flashing process. If you are concerned about flashing the bios you may want to just go with the fastest cpu your current bios can support.
