Administrators Leon Posted March 30, 2011 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2011 its neat.. isent it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldoo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 its neat.. isent it ? Indeed, very neat. I'm very impressed by how much more speed I get. It's by far the best upgrade I gave my D620. I also like to praise the build quality of this laptop. It's always a pleasure to work on. Very easy and fast. I've made a lot of upgrades on this machine and always loved to work on it. Quality is on par with alu powerbook/macbook pro from Apple. Things I've upgraded so far: -1x1GB to 1x1GB RAM and a year later to 2x2GB RAM -Glossy screen to matte screen -3 hard disk upgrades -new wifi card -CD burner replaced with DVD Dual Layer burner -new bluetooth card -new inverter board for the lcd -new CPU I can recommend the CPU upgrade to everyone witch still has a Core Duo. Also a 7200rpm hard disk makes a big speed difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Leon Posted March 30, 2011 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2011 just wait until you move to SSD .. thats where you end up going WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldoo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hmmm Not an option for me right now. I need at least 256GB to let my lightroom+itunes library fit. Right now that's not really possible money wise although 64GB SSD+500GB HDD would be perfect. But not possible in my D620 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Leon Posted March 30, 2011 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2011 it might just be.. i think your can get a hotswap bay to replace cd/dvd with a second harddisk... worth to check out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldoo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Maybe but the DVD tray is pata interface so slow 5400rpm HDD and max 320GB. And putting a SSD in the DVD is not really the perfect option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poldas Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 How i should change com.apple.boot.plist to boot Mac OS in 64-bit mode? <key>Default Partition</key> <string>hd(0,2)</string> <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1280x800x32</string> <key>Hide Partition</key> <string>hd(0,4)</string> <key>Instant Menu</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>pmVersion=21</string> <key>SystemType</key> <string>2</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>Bullet</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>4</string> <key>USBBusFix</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>arch</key> <string>i386</string> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crc-error404 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Just do it so... Default Partition hd(0,2) EthernetBuiltIn Yes Graphics Mode 1280x800x32 Hide Partition hd(0,4) Instant Menu Yes Kernel mach_kernel Kernel Flags arch=x86_64 pmVersion=21 SystemType 2 Theme Bullet Timeout 4 USBBusFix Yes arch i386 btw - u dont use our edp or do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryo108 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I am considering doing this. It is the only other upgrade (with the exception of an SSD, whish is too expensive at the moment) for my D620. My computer has the same stock CPU that the OP did. My question is what is the difference in all of the C2D processors on Ebay. Will any of them work or should I be looking for the T7200 specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryo108 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 For example, will this processor work? It is less than half the price of the T7200's I am finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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