Processor type in Sony VAIO? Possibillities of upgrading?

On 18 Aug 2005 18:37:54 -0400, purefusion
wrote:

I’ve got a Sony VAIO Laptop (Desktop Replacement) model PCG-K25. I
want to know if the processor is SSE3, and what kind of specs it has,
core, number, etc. I couldn’t get very far with the processor finder
because they had 2.8, A, B, C, etc...

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The only information on Sony’s site was:
Processor Intel®Pentium®4 Processor 2.80 GHz1 (512kb L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed 533MHz

That is the plain old 2.8GHz P4, no extra letters after it.

I'm afraid that no, it does not support SSE3, only SSE2. Mind you,
SSE3 adds VERY little over what was offered in SSE2.

What are the possibilities of swapping out the processor, and what
would the pros and cons be. I’ve built two desktops before, so I’m
sure I could do it. I have heard of other people doing it. Would it
work with my chipset? I understand that it would void my warranty...

Swapping out laptop processors tends to be a VERY tricky process at
best. As best as I can tell, 533MT/s is the fastest bus speed that
this notebook supports. The fastest drop-in replacement processor for
that system is probably the 3.06GHz chip, and that's just not a
worthwhile upgrade at all. There's a (very) slim possibility that it
would support the slightly newer P4 chips built on a 90nm process
which are offered at up to 3.33GHz (possibly even 3.46GHz), but even
that isn't much of an upgrade and as mentioned above, the chances of
it working are very slim.

Also, I’m having a problem hibernating. It works the first time, but
the second time I get a Windows - System Error saying "Insufficient
resources to complete API." Then I hit the power button again, and it
goes into standby. However, after about 5 standbys, I turn it back on
and find out that XP had restarted completely. I try to save my work
before standing by, but sometimes I don’t remember to, and then the
information is lost.

Do a Google search on the exact error:

"Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API"

It brings up MANY hits for a variety of different laptops, along with
some possible solutions. In particular you might want to check out
this article if you have not already installed SP2:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330909


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