Rail Grinder Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 So my girlfriend's notebook is dead (2 beeps during post - dead mobo/video) and we've exceeded the warranty period to send it back to the US to get it repaired and we're trying to salvage as many parts as we can (see this related thread). I was thinking of building a mid-low range desktop in the summer and the thought just occured to me to use the cpu from the notebook instead of going through the hassle of selling it. Can anyone suggest a decent motherboard I should look into that can take a T7200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RageOfFury Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The T7200 C2D uses socket M. So this board will work: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mother...?ProductID=2292 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrawn Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Have you actually taken out the CPU? It might be soldered on. If not, it has what's called a "Socket M" connection. You can buy a Socket M motherboard if you search... I know there are Mini-ITX motherboards with this socket, and you might even find a full-size board. Think before you buy... if the board is expensive, you might get a CPU/MB combo with the LGA 775 socket and more Core 2 GHz, for less. EDIT: Actually, your Core 2 will have either a Socket M or a Socket P, depending on when it was made. Look at the Wiki articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted February 10, 2008 MVC Share Posted February 10, 2008 The T7200 is a socket 479 chip, not a socket P (the T7300 is Socket P), therefore you need a mobile on desktop board - something like this:- http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/Motherb...?ProductID=2292 Or the Asus N4L: http://www.asus.com.tw/products.aspx?l1=3&...amp;modelmenu=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rail Grinder Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) sweet thanks ... yah i don't wanna spend too much on this project and i have a feeling i might have a hard time finding a motherboard for this cpu in canada EDIT: i guess i'll have to look into a fan too ... anyone got any suggestion on what kind of fan i throw on this? Edited February 10, 2008 by Rail Grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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