upgrading ibm laptop

[p3z]

I would like to know what is the easiest/cheapest way to upgrade the cpu of an ibm laptop. It is a 266.

 

[konichiwa]

IMO, you're better off junking it and buying a new laptop. The parts for a laptop are very proprietary and it is hard to upgrade one without spending a fortune.

 

[w74656]

i agree, be better to get a new one
these cpus are soldered on the mainboard in BGA packaging, if you replace the CPU, you also replace the mainboard which has the north/south bridges as well, even if you do manage to find a mainboard with a higher clock chip, your cooling system in the notebook isn't designed to work with hotter chips. and if you get a BX chipset, you have to replace the ram since the 266 runs on 66Mhz SDRAm, assuming it is unsing SDRAm

 

[gar598]

NOoooooooooo don't junk it, those things r great

better yet sell it to me

 

[Workin']

<< I would like to know what is the easiest/cheapest way to upgrade the cpu of an ibm laptop. It is a 266. >>

It is not upgradeable. You have to buy a new laptop if you want a faster CPU.