Satellite A60 - CPU upgrade question

Hi there people.
I have upgraded the memory on my gf's quite old a60 laptop, but want to upgrade the cpu as well now as she is running the celeron 2.8.
The laptop manual says i can have the followng cpu's:
Intel celeron up to 2.8ghz (which i currently have)
Mobile intel pentium 4 processor up to 3.06 ghz
Mobile intel pentium 4 processor up to 3.2 ghz supporting htt
other processors may be introduced and a level 2 cache from 128kb to 1mb
I am trying to work out whether this means i can have the northwood 130nm 3.2ghz or whether i can have the prescott 90nm 3.2ghz.
If I could have the prescott, would I not be able to get the 3.46 ghz prescott?
As these cpus are quite hard to find, i am just checking to see if i can have any of these..., also how easy is it to get in and change the chip inside the laptop :D
While I am asking, is it worth upgrading the hard drive from 40gb 4200 rpm to a 7200 rpm one?
Many thanks for your time people

I wouldn't install a Prescott, they get very hot! The cooling fan may not be able to keep the CPU cool.
Installing a Northwood would be the best option. Looking in google, it appears this laptop can definitely accept Northwood CPU's.
The jump from a Celeron to a Northwood is a big step. But from Northwood to Prescott is only a small step.
I would choose this one: http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL77N
As for the HDD, 7200RPM drives can get hot and are noisy, and are not that much faster than a 5400RPM drive. A 5400RPM HDD would be the smart choice.

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