Skt 754 Mobile vs. Desktop..

[Nakatomi2010]

We've got a laptop that uses a Socket 754 processor in it, and we\re suspectnig that the processor is bad... Thing is we don't have another socket 754 mobile processor to try in it, but we DO have a skt 754 desktop processor to use.... The processor fits, but the mobile one doesn't have the heat spreader, so the desktop is thicker... But we're just trying to diagnose it... So... Would a desktop 754 work in a laptop, or we shouldn't even be entertaining the thought....?

[Thai3g_Eclipse]

It'll work, but beware that the desktop processors consume significantly more power than their mobile counterparts. The desktop socket 754 do not have any kind of throttle control function like the mobile ones do so it'll be running at full speed the whole time, whereas the mobile ones will lower their speeds unless it is needed to conserve power.

[ripken204]

i wouldnt try it b/c of heat problems, the desktops would run hotter than the mobiles.

[Nakatomi2010]

It was purely for diagnostic purposes, nothing permament... We just wanted to know if it was the processor or the board....

We took the processor and stuck it in a desktop board, so the processor works fine, must be the board....

[ripken204]

ouch! well, is there a warranty on it? but u also opened it up...

[Nakatomi2010]

Warranty was expired... We don't begin to dismantle a laptop if it's still under warranty...