Bios hacking

[dj_dn]

Well the other day i bought a Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz 1MB Cache, 533MHz FSB SL7NA. Once installed the computer starts but it dosnt boot. I would pay anyone 25$ to fix my probleme. I wouldnt mind trading it for an other p4-m with 512k cache, i would pay shipping both ways.

So anything to get it working : bios hack, trade or something i dont know about.
My laptop is a toshiba a30 (PSA30C-00YS5) http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=223&product=2331&part=1790#spectop
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/6/9/5/6/webimg/50863187_o.jpg

[nora.e]

by not booting, are you saying no boot screen to get into BIOS? Also, what kind of MOBO is it on?

[Ripper3]

Tis a Toshiba laptop, like the one in the link.
I always thought that P4-M CPUs were on S479, so you wouldnt use an overheating S478 desktop CPU in them.
Is the CPU you bought even compatible?

[d44ve]

that was going to be my question....

I dont think that P4 is for laptops

[Ripper3]

I know they made the 3.06GHz as the fastest available P4 for laptops. Not many laptops used them (bloody hot running of course)
I just think I've seen "SL7NA" somewhere before on a desktop chip. Usually mobile and desktop chips have different steppings and serial codes, so it can't be from the same batch as desktop CPUs

EDIT: I should Google before I post stupid replies:
http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SL/SL7NA.html
Seems it is a laptop chip. Maybe the Toshiba itself doesn't support such high heat CPUs, or doesn't feature support for 533MHz FSB

[d44ve]

I did a quick search and it comes up as a mobile CPU

[nora.e]

OOOOO Lap top....... I didn't check out the link on your post. The most I can tell ya bout those is my sister's got one. guess I'll be of no help to ya, sorry.

[Ketxxx]

You using the latest available BIOS? Laptop or PC, some mobos just wont work with a chosen CPU until after a BIOS update.

[dj_dn]

Ya i have the latest bios on my laptop, i am going to try and force flash it with the newest one. The cpu fits perfectly in the socket, the only difference with the other ones is the 1m cache instead of 512k.