Do you have to replace, upgrade or overclock the CPU of your laptop or notebook?
Here are links to free do-it-yourself instructions.
If you have written an overclocking, upgrading or repairing guide yourself (or if you
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Apple iBook | Moddings, overclockings and disassembly (in French). |
Apple iBook 2001 | Accelerate your MAC: Overclocking Guide 100Mhz bus speed, 600MHz CPU Speed. |
Apple iBook Dual-USB | How to mod, overclock and disassemble (in French). |
Apple iBook Dual-USB | An overclocking HOWTO with pictures (in Japanese). |
Apple iBook Dual-USB | An overclocking HOWTO with pictures. |
Apple iBook Dual-USB | A hard drive replacement and overclocking guide. |
Apple iBook G4 | Everything you need to know about modding, overclocking and disassembly (in French). |
Apple PowerBook 5xx | Memory and hard disk upgrade, keyboard exchange, modem installation, CPU upgrade (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook 1400 | Take apart pictures, overclocking. |
Apple PowerBook 2400 | Quick take-apart for the intrepid who want to replace the hard drive or add a G3 upgrade themselves (includes a video). |
Apple PowerBook 2400 | Step-by-step take apart and CPU upgrade guide. |
Apple PowerBook 2400C | Upgrading memory, hard disk and CPU (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook 3400 | Changing cpu-to-bus ratio settings. |
Apple PowerBook 5300 | Overclocking manual and resistor schematics. |
Apple PowerBook G3 | A galore of information about modding, overclocking and disassembly (in French). |
Apple PowerBook G3/1998 Wallstreet/Mainstreet | How to increase the clock speed (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook G3/1997 Kanga | How to increase the clock speed (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook G3/1997 Kanga | How to increase the clock speed. |
Apple PowerBook G3/1999 Lombard | How to increase the clock speed (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook G3/2000 Pismo | How to increase the clock speed (in Japanese). |
Apple PowerBook G3 Lombard | A story of an overclocking surgery. |
Apple PowerBook G3 Lombard | A story of an overclocking surgery (in French). |
Apple PowerBook G4 | Plenty of great information about modding, overclocking and disassembly (in French). |
Apple PowerBook G4 | Speed bump from 400 to 500. |
Apple PowerBook G4 17'' | Need for speed: Cracking open the notebook. |
ASUS L2000D | How to disassemble the case and upgrade the CPU (in Italian). |
ASUS Z71A | A step-by-step guide to assemble a barebone DTR notebook. Included some overclocking tips. |
COMPAQ Presario 1200 | CPU upgrade to a Pentium III 1000. |
COMPAQ Presario 1600 | Dip settings, overclocking. |
COMPAQ Presario 16xx | Non-factory approved upgrades to repair damage to the power connector and upgrade the CPU. |
DELL Inspiron 6000 | Overclocking instructions. |
DELL Inspiron 9100 | Overclocking manual with take apart pictures. |
DELL Inspiron 9300 | How to replace your existing 533FSB CPU with a 400FSB CPU. A hands on guide with pictures for doing the pinmod and applying thermal compound to the GPU. |
DTK MaxForce 8575![archived link, opens in new window [archived link]](http://tuxmobil.org/pics/archived.png) | Set the Proper Jumper Settings for CPU. |
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo L7300 | How to replace the Celeron-M CPU with a Pentium-M processor (in German). |
Fujitsu FMV Biblo NC313 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Fujitsu-Siemens 6133 SX (aka Mitac 6133 SX) | Complete disassembly, upgrade tips for CPU and battery repair (in German). |
Gericom Silver Shadow | How to do a processor upgrade. |
IBM ThinkPad 240, 310, 315D/ED, 365X, 380E/ED, 380XD, 535, 535E, 560/E/X/Z, 600, 760/XD/XL | Overclocking HOWTOs and disassembly pictures (in Japanese). |
MicroPro MicroDesk Essential 200B Desknote (aka ECS?) | Barebone assemblation and overclocking instructions. |
MiTac MiNote 6133 | How to upgrade the CPU, explanations and pictures (in German). |
NEC Versa LX | Overclocking. |
Olivetti Echos | Overclocking tips and tricks (in Italian). |
Olivetti Echos P75 | Jumper refererence, replacing the P75 processor with a P120 processor. |
Panasonic CF40 (ProNote SD) | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Panasonic CF-M32 | Hard disk upgrade and overclocking manual. |
Panasonic S-51 (Let's Note) | Overclocking and disassembly pictures (in Japanese). |
Sony VAIO PCG-505EX | Overclocking manual (in Japanese). |
Sony VAIO PCG-6C2L | Disassembling your S and upgrading the hard drive/CPU. |
Sony VAIO PCG-FX501 | How to change the CPU, fixing the noisy keyboard (in German). |
Sony VAIO PCG-GRX Series | CPU upgrade procedure. |
Sony VAIO PCG-S360S | Three upgrade guides: hard drive replacement, CPU change and CD/DVD drive enhancement. |
Sony VAIO VGN-FS-70B | An illustrated hard disk and CPU upgrade guide. |
Syntax AP7600 | Overclocking a Pentium 4 notebook. |
TadPole SparcBook 3 | Installing memory, disassembling and adding backlighting and repairing a broken mouse pointer, upgrading Microspeed Trackball. |
Toshiba DynaBook V486E | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook V486AVS | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook SS475 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook SSR575 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook GT475 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook GTR575 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook GTS575 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook GTR590 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook SS3000 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook SS3010 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba DynaBook SS3020 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 20 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 30 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 50 | Overclocking to 166MHz. |
Toshiba Libretto 70 | Overclocking to 200MHz. |
Toshiba Libretto 100 | Overclocking instructions. |
Toshiba Libretto | All about overclocking the Libretto series. |
Toshiba Libretto | Modifying the Libretto series for overclocking (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto M3![archived link, opens in new window [archived link]](http://tuxmobil.org/pics/archived.png) | Overclocking instructions. |
Toshiba Libretto 100 | Overclocking to 266MHz. |
Toshiba Libretto 50 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 60 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 70 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto 100 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto L30 | Taking apart pictures, overclocking instructions and hard disk upgrade (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Libretto FF1100 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Portege 300CT | Overclocking the CPU. |
Toshiba Portege 300CT![archived link, opens in new window [archived link]](http://tuxmobil.org/pics/archived.png) | Taking apart for overclocking (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Portege 310 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Portege 620 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Portege 660 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Portege 300 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 110 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 200 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 300,305 | Tricks and tips to run the CPU at higher speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 310 | Disassembly and overclocking instructions with pictures (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 440 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 460 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite 5005-S507 | How to change the CPU, with take apart pictures. |
Toshiba Satellite A30 | Clean a laptop heatsink: If your notebook is experiencing BSODs or complete shut-downs then the culprit be a dusty, dirty CPU and heatsink. This means it's time to clean it and gain back stability. Just how to do it is what this guide is all about. |
Toshiba Satellite Pro 420 | Getting higher CPU clock speed (in Japanese). |
Toshiba Satellite Pro 430 | How to overclock the CPU (in Japanese). |
N.N. | Howto: Pentium-M Overclocking (BSEL0 wire-mod). |
N.N. | Laptop Pin Mod Overclocking Guide for Pentium-M CPU. |