Hi guys does anyone know if this chip will fit the Alienware area 51 M5500. Pentium M 780. I know that it is a 478 pin but since intel had to make things harder by making two types that are 478 in different forms. I am unsure of what lvl of power i can put into the laptop.

Now the socket M is a Dual core cpu socket correct?
Any help would be great so i can get this puppy going.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

The Pentium M 780 Dothan is a single core CPU. If you wanna know if it'll work in your notebook, contact Alienware. What happened to the original CPU (M 760)?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

http://www.intel.com/products/proce...

I won this on ebay, I have the system, everything looks very clean 1 minor scratch, LCD has no finger prints manuals and cds, and it powers on without cpu and everything. but i need to know the exact pin formation on the back of the pentium M 780 to cross check it but. cant seem to find a pic to tell.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Yeah there are socket 479 versions floating around.