Goodness knows I don't speak for Bruce, but what I think he meant was this:
2. NO
I'll add that the cases are different between the 600E and 600X. While I
think I remember people doing it, there are still some differences that
create difficulties. You are certainly welcome to try, but you have been
warned.
As for the first, let me Google that for you:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=disable+600e+memory
The answer is on the first page.
Chris
Bruce Markowitz wrote:
NO
----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad 600 Processor Upgrade
Thanks, guys, for this outstanding input! Read below:
Philip Kiff wrote:
Can I take out the 233 MHz and so upgrade the 600e to 500 MHz?
Is that a straight swap of the MMC or what have I to do?
If both of your 600's are using MMC-2 modules, then it is possible,
but it
is not at all a "straight swap". In fact, I would not call this a
standard
upgrade, but rather a hardware mod, that results in some quirks and that
should not be attempted except by those who want to fiddle or who know
what
they are doing. Having said that, there are lots of people running their
600E's with PIII's at 500, 650, even 850MHz, and who are therefore
using an
FSB of 100MHz with the onboard memory either disabled or overclocked.
Tons and tons of information on this is available on Wims BIOS forum
here,
if you can figure out how to wade through it all:
http://www.wimsbios.com/phpBB2/topic4046.html
A shorter set of info is available on the Thinkpads.com Forum here:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4118
Hm, that modding scares me off somehow.
Now slightly adjusting the approach let me ask you
1) How can I disable onboard memory on a 600e/600x?
2) can I use the 600x mainboard where the 600e-board is now, i.e. in the
600e case?
can that be easily swapped out?
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