Upgrading of 3000 N100's processor

Hi,
I have a 3000 N100 (076859G) laptop and don't want to buy a new laptop at the moment since I still really enjoy this one. I have allrerady upgraded the hard disk which is now a 7200t/m HDD, 250 G and which works just very fine and fast. I have allready upgraded the memory to 2G too. I'm running Win XP SP3 and I don't think to install Vista or 7.
The questions are :
- I would like to upgrade the processor now, but don't know wich one to choose for my mobo ?
- Will this upgrade cause an overheat and force the processor's/system's fan(s) to run at max speed and thus become very noisy ?
- Does it worth doing it in terms of performance ?
- If I can upgrade to a processor with 64bits technology, will I be able to run some 64bits OS on my N100 ?
Here are some technical details about my system config :
- Laptop product number : 076859G
- Chipset : Intel i945PM
- Processor : Intel Core Duo T2400 @ 1833 MHz
- Processor Socket/Slot : U2E1
Thanks in advance.
Regards

Welcome Egg!
I upgraded with the T5600, no overheating, performance improved
over my original T2060. Worth it for me, as I got the cpu on eBay
for about $50 USD. You have a faster cpu to start with, so you may
see less of a speed boost.
64 bit can be used, but may be more problematic with drivers.
I don't see the advantage with only 2 GB ram, but you may have
a reason.
Here is the cpu list from the Hardware and Maintenance Manual:
CPUS:
Intel Core Solo processor T1300(1.6GHz)
Intel Celeron M 420(1.6GHz),
Celeron M 430(1.73GHz)
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2060(1.6GHz)
Intel Core Duo processor T2250(1.73GHz),
T2350(1.86GHz),
T2300(1.66GHz),
2300E(1.66GHz),
T2400(1.83GHz),
T2500(2GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5200(1.6GHz),
T5500(1.66GHz),
T5600(1.83GHz),
T7200(2GHz)
As you can see, a T7200 is possible, and others on the forum
have said it works good.

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Lenovo 3000 N100
0768-A53
Vista Home Premium SP1

Hello,
Vista is a bit different in using ram, google: superfetch.
In the beginning, Vista performs a lot of tasks, like doing automatic restore points, defragmentation, superfetch learns about
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Regards
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Despite being plugged into AC power, my Lenovo 3000 N100 shuts down after about one minute. It boots properly but suddenly shuts down. I have not used this laptop much since purchasing it in 2006 and have seldom used it on battery power alone. Any suggestions before I buy a new battery? Maybe I am mistaken, but shouldn't the computer work on AC despite a depleted battery?

Hi Charleydog and welcome to the community,
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