Windows 7 - SOS CPU wont fit

OK problem people
after you would not believe i received a t7400 ordered for my inspiroron 1525
the CPU wont fit
what?
i did allot of homework on this one but i guess not good enough
i have 6 more days for a refund
or i would just prefer an exchange to an adequate duo core
i have a m550 in it now
the whole deal is running Windows 7 ultimate and vxp mode
I'm at a loss
i have a xps m170 but i don't believe that it will work in it either
i want to upgrade my 1525 to a duo core and stay around the 2 ghz range
what to do
SOS

So you took apart your Dell laptop and are looking for a CPU replacement?

yes
i have a m550 in it
i looked at specs
looks as if it should drop right in but no go
i want to run full blown Windows 7 ultimate with vxp

Would you run the CPU-Z tool and on the mainboard tab get the model of your mobo? Is it Mobile Intel GM965 Express or something different. If it's GM965 you could probably run the Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 / 2.1 GHz processor. But, IMO, to be safe, everything what you can do is to upgrade to the Celeron M570 / 2.26GHz CPU.

Also the CPU-Z can provide the CPU socket type.

Hope it helps.

Martee

oops sorry wrong button
same thing on my machine with the t8100
its OK though I'm going from a single core m550 to a duo core 7300 with same speed basically and real good cache
it seems dell has more than one mobo for my machine and wont talk to me without bookoo bucks
OK back to hp for my personal machines
but cant live in a box live and learn


hp has great tech service and don't mind giving away info
i have one i bought in 2005 and can still talk to a tech for free good for me
anyway ill post my results on the t7300
maybe it will help someone else out for free
thanks again guys

Offtopic, but HP has horrible tech service. I kept sending in my dv6000 laptop for repair or replacement, but they kept sending it back saying there was nothing wrong until the warranty ran out. The GPU essentially melted, and this was a widespread problem with this model. This issue is still happening with newer models and HP still refuses to do nothing more than replace the faulty parts with more faulty parts. That's why I'm never buying HP again.

Never had a problem with HP service. Usually, once I tell them that I am a tech we cut down all the crap and finally I get what I'm asking for.

Website is very good I think.

Well their hardware is of good quality, but the fact that they kept claiming nothing was wrong pissed me off. Here's an explanation of the problem DV6000/DV9000 NVidia Issue fix! - HP Support Forum

Offtopic, but HP has horrible tech service. I kept sending in my dv6000 laptop for repair or replacement, but they kept sending it back saying there was nothing wrong until the warranty ran out. The GPU essentially melted, and this was a widespread problem with this model. This issue is still happening with newer models and HP still refuses to do nothing more than replace the faulty parts with more faulty parts. That's why I'm never buying HP again.



i meant if i have to ask a question they have always been very helpful and have never charged me no matter how stupid my questions
and let me tell you I've had some good ones or bad ones?
whichever way you wanna look at it