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Using old Laptop's Pentium as a desktop processor.

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is it possible to use old laptop processors with it's respective socket on a desktop motherboard? If so is this one of those processors that is usable.

(Reason for doing this: This is an old laptop that doesn't have good cooling/enough ram etc, etc. It's just old and i want to salvage it for a second file server, that's all, just to hold information.)

 

No pictures unfortunately. 

 

Keep in mind, i HAVE a gaming PC already, this laptop was just collecting dust. I wanted to try to put it to use.

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I don't think so. Why not just use the laptop itself as a desktop

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If it matches the socket on the mobo it could be cool but i dont think you can just take a laptop CPU off of the motherboard without alittle bit of effort 

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Don't think so. Most of the modern ones are soldered on.

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arent they soldered on? but a fun project would be to install the laptop mobo in a desktop case

 

Every laptop I have owned has not had the CPU soldered in, it was just held in the socket with a locking screw.

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Every laptop I have owned has not had the CPU soldered in, it was just held in the socket with a locking screw.

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Neeed more info than 'old laptop' 'pentium processor'

 

anyway most likely no unless you find a mPGA desktop board, however fun fact- socket 478 laptop CPUs actually fit (but don't work) in a socket 478 desktop board!

 

common misconception that laptop cpus are soldered. more often than not no.

 

the soldered ones are the ulv stuff like the i5 4200u and atoms

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Well I guess you haven't owned a laptop in the last 7 years then.

You'd be surprised.

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I had a Dell XPS 17 L702x with an i7 2630QM and I'm pretty sure that was socketed.

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I remember reading an article on using a mobile pentium on a desktop mobo With some adapter. But that was made ages ago when I was seven and chances are those adapters don't exist and that your Pentium in not the same one.

The article was in Finnish though http://muropaketti.com/artikkelit/prosessorit/pentium-m-tyopoydalle

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Well I guess you haven't owned a laptop in the last 7 years then.

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Thank you all for your kind responses, i've tried asking other websites/forums and they were all mean. 

 

As to lack of photos, i couldn't get the photos off of my phone(I know DSLR is better my bro's using it tho)

 

it's a Socket 478 Pentium, the laptop was a Dell Inspiron 1720 

 

I'm scrapping the monitor to use as an Aux. monitor. 

 

The processor is not soldered on, in fact it's removable, if i have pictures copied to my PC i'd show you guys but sadly as mentioned i can't.

 

I did some research prior to asking so that's how i know it;s a Socket 478 processor, my hope is that it works in desktop motherboards since i want to be able to use it as a file server as before mentioned. 

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Did some more research, found the adapter that @RatedBlam mentioned.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-CT-479-CPU-Upgrade-Kit-Socket-479-CPU-to-Socket-478-Free-Shipping-/300798494993?

 

Seems like some people actually do what i had in mind,

 

So i looked out for motherboards to get then, and i'm still looking for those, any suggestions would be dandy.

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Just sell it and get a new mobo.

1150 h81 and g1820 celeron combo shouldn't be that expensive and will be miles better than some old pentium.

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