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when buying a new processor for a notebook, do you need to get anything else?

im interested in updating my notebook from a pentium 3 to a dual core 2 processor. i need to know if there is anything else i should update or must update because of the laptops age in order to get the core 2 processor to function properly before i just go out without any knowledge and buy new parts for my computer. any help would be greatly appreciated

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2. You will prob be better off geting a new laptop than updating it, if its even possible. Most laptops like 99.999999999% dont have anyway to change a motherboard out.
3. There is absolutely no way you can upgrade an old laptop like yours to a newer processor. It would require a new motherboard and processor and no one makes universal motherboards for laptops that fit into a variety of cases. You need to sell that laptop (if you can find someone who will purchase a P3 unit) and purchase a new or slightly used Core2dual system.
4. Um, motherboard? The socket is different, you'll have to find a motherboard for your model laptop,with a P2CD socket, and, no, you can't just cut pins off. And you may need better cooling for the chip, I'd look into that.