How to upgrade processor in Dell Vostro 1500

Is it possible to upgrade the processor in a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop? Apparently it is, check out this post. MikeT was able to upgrade his laptop from Intel Celeron M540 processor to Intel Penryn T9300.

I would assume that this upgrade could work for Inspiron 1500/1521 witch is the same laptop with a different name.

In order to remove and replace the processor you’ll have to disassembly the whole laptop, there is no easy access from the bottom. The processor is hidden inside the laptop under the heat sink.

The GPU sink assembly should be removed before the CPU one as its added last and just traps the CPU sink on the outgoing side of the fan but I was a bit loath to remove it and found I could just about jiggle the CPU sink out from under it, though putting it back was a bit more of a struggle. With hindsight I might take the GPU sink off next time.

I would suggest removing the GPU heat sink before removing the CPU heat sink.

You’ll find step-by-step disassembly instructions for a Vostro 1500 laptop in the official service manual.