Re: Satellite U400-15G - Can I upgrade it to a Core2Duo CPU?

Hello,
Iam Benji from Germany and ive got a question about my new Sattelite U400-15G.
Installed is a DualCore T3200, now ive fugured out, that the Notebook runs on a G45 Express Chipset
that supports much better Core2Duo CPUs with lower energy.
But i dont know exactly, which Cpu Port ive Got, and which FSB the maximum of my Notebook is...
800 / 1066 is what i find about the chipset G45 in the interhnet...but its quite better to ask here
around, before buying an new cpu, which isnt working ;)

First of all one general information;
I read here in the forum that the CPU upgrade is not supported by Toshiba
This means that even you will be able to upgrade the CPU, nobody will be able to say if your notebook would run stable or not furthermore the BIOS has not been designed for other CPUs and there is a high risk that there could be a compatibility issue.
Regarding the chipset:
Luke is right. The notebook has been equipped with Mobile Intel GL40 Express Chipset and with the Pentium Dual Core T3200 (2.00GHZ) 667MHZ CPU
Here the Intel page about Core 2 Duo mobile CPUs
http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyID=26548
and here you CPU:
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupId=29760
Here the details about Mobile Intel GL40 Express Chipset
http://www.intel.com/Products/Notebook/Chipsets/GL40/GL40-overview.htm
PS: I dont understand why a CPU upgrade is so important for you; to be honest you will not notice any strong performance boosts after CPU upgrade and in my opinion the risks are too high that the notebook would not run stable

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Well... with this same computer, I already tried booting (successfully) from the following pendrive capacities:
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16GB
32GB
All without problem.
And besides, before having the 3TeraByte WD, I had a 1TeraByte Iomega USB HDD from which I could store Ghost images, because the BIOS would show the 1TB Iomega drive after pressing F12 and Symantec Ghost could also detect the drive without problems.
But with this new 3TeraByte WD... the BIOS doesn't even show the drive after pressing F12.
So when you say +{color:#0000ff}So USB HDDs are not supported{color}+ are you refering booting from USB HDD?
Hum... I'm not sure about that.
I never tried booting an OS from the Iomega.
But that was never my purpose either.
My purpose is for the BIOS (and hopefully Symantec Ghost) to detect the WD USB drive, like it happened before with the 1TeraByte Iomega.
I was using a 1TeraByte Iomega "Select Series" drive.
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+{color:#0000ff}But you’re absolutely right: 3TB and greater capacities are reality today but Satellite U400 is older notebook model and not newest one.{color}+
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To quote
'Problem is that CPU upgrade is not supported and all you do is on your own risk.
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