New processor in Alienware Area51m 7700 Laptop?

[Tiburon1186]

I was thinking about putting my Intel Core 2 Duo in my Alienware 7700m laptop. They keep saying the motherboard won't support it but i really don't see why not as it is LGA775 chip and a desktop processor sized slot... What do u guys think about it?

 

[Pkirk618]

i think AW is correct. Many boards that are 775 made for desktops wont adapte to the core2duo without a BIOS update.

 

[JackPack]

An old notebook like that - I doubt it. Even desktop motherboards required BIOS and component changes.