Notebook (Laptop) Upgrade FAQ

[erico]

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@Diuqil69 wrote:

I have this : HP Pavilion dv7-7121nr Entertainment Notebook

Whats the max amount of ram I can use, also is their any cpu upgrade for this?

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If the installed  Cu is a 2.8GHz/1.9GHz AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M Accelerated Processor then that is about the most powerful CPU available for your notebook.  

The maximum memory is 16GB.

Here is a link to the Maintenence & service guide for your notebook.

[mineraljohn]

Dear Customer,

please use below link to HP site to learn more abou your laptops.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03377636

if you have further question need our support please do not be hesitated.

thanks,

[drapoorva]

Hi there,

I have compaq presario V3239TU laptop.

Default processor is Core Duo T2250 @1.73Ghz (socket 479 mPGA)

Syatem Board: 30B2, Wistron

Chipset: Intel i945GM 

Bios#  F.39

I cannot find part# anywhere on the product support website. But I could manage to provide above info.

I want to upgrade it with Core 2 Duo T7200 @2.00Ghz. 

Can anyone please tell me the new processor is compatible with the old machine?

if yes, what should I do to upgrade the processor.

Thanks in advance for valuable and prompt reply.

[erico]

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@drapoorva wrote:

Hi there,

I have compaq presario V3239TU laptop.

@default processor is Core Duo T2250 @1.73Ghz (socket 479 mPGA)

Syatem Board: 30B2, Wistron

Chipset: Intel i945GM 

Bios#  F.39

I cannot find part# anywhere on the product support website. But I could manage to provide above info.

@I want to upgrade it with Core 2 Duo T7200 @2.00Ghz. 

Can anyone please tell me the new processor is compatible with the old machine?

if yes, what should I do to upgrade the processor.

Thanks in advance for valuable and prompt reply.

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The Core 2 Duo T7200  is compatible with your notebook's systemboard. If you have to ask how to do it, then perhaps you should pay a shop to do it for you. Upgrading a CPU in a notebook is not a task for a beginner or non technical person. It comes under the upgrade task level of advanced level as almost complete disassembly of the notebook is required. If you really want to take the risk of doing it yourself then take a look at the inside my laptop website. Look for disassembly instructions for the V3000 series notebook. 

[Mariusica]

Hi Erico,

Lennon's problem

I also have a Compaq Presario CQ60 and I have the same problem as Lennon but there is a tiny difference between our laptops and i'm not sure if the Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 (6M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) 

 ,that you said it compatible, it's also compatible with my laptop and i can upgrade to it

DMI

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1. DMI BIOS 

• vendor     Hewlett-Packard
• version    F.24  // The version is different 
• date         08/13/2008

2. DMI System Information

• manufacturer    Hewlett-Packard
• product                Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC
• version                 F.24
• serial                    2CE836N12M
• UUID                     {204F1B64-7580-DD11-ABD3-E0563B65BA6B}

3. DMI Baseboard

• vendor     Wistron
• model      3612
• revision   09.41   // Another difference
• serial        2CE836N12M

4. DMI System Enclosure

• manufacturer     Wistron
• chassis type        Notebook
• chassis serial      Chassis Serial Number

I also have a different processor: 

Processor 1 ID = 0

•     Number of cores      2 (max 2)
•     Number of threads      2 (max 2)
•     Name                 Intel Pentium T3200
•     Codename         Merom
•     Specification        Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T3200 @ 2.00GHz
•     Package (platform ID)           Socket P (478) (0x7)
•     CPUID            6.F.D
•     Extended CPUID       6.F
•     Core Stepping            M0
•     Technology             65 nm
•     Core Speed             997.4 MHz
•     Multiplier x Bus Speed             6.0 x 166.2 MHz
•     Rated Bus speed                  664.9 MHz
•     Stock frequency                     2000 MHz
•     Instructions sets                   MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
•     L1 Data cache                  2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
•     L1 Instruction cache         2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
•     L2 cache                           1024 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
•     FID/VID Control              yes
•     FID range          6.0x - 12.0x
•     Max VID             1.250 V

The chipset is the same

Chipset
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• Northbridge       Intel GL40 rev. 07
• Southbridge        Intel 82801IM (ICH9-M) rev. 03
• Memory Type      DDR2
• Memory Size        2 GBytes
• Channels Dual,       (Symmetric)
• Memory Frequency       332.5 MHz (1:2)
• CAS# latency (CL)          5.0
• RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD)       5
• RAS# Precharge (tRP)          5
• Cycle Time (tRAS)       15
• MCHBAR I/O Base address    0x0FED10000
• MCHBAR I/O Size                 4096

Thank you very,very much and i apreciate your work :),

Marius

[samarixan]

hey please i;ve hp 1ooo laptop but i forgot bios passwor showing this message system disabled 69131180 help please

[True-Paladin]

My notebook is HP Pavilion DV7-2130er, this one

BIOS version is F.46

Operating system is Win8 x64

I'd like to upgrade its hard disk drive and WLAN module.

In the service manual for HP Pavilion DV7-2000 series we can see that combinations from 2x250GB  to 2x500-GB HDDs are availiable. But maybe the combination of 120GB SSD and 1000GB HDD will work too? If it is impossible, could you write me the best working alternative, please? What about, for instance, 120GB SSD and 500GB HDD?

Guys from HP technical support said that onlly one HDD (not SSD) or two similar HDDs could be installed. Otherwise one of the drives can not to be recognized by the operating system , they said. But here I've found the HP Expet's advice to upgrade HP Pavilion dv7-2012tx (DV7-2000 series, such as mine!) by installing one 128GB SSD as a system drive and one 500GB HDD as a data storage (second drive). And some topics (for instance, 1,  2, 3, 4, 5) contain such advices, and the topicstarters didn't write about any troubles with their upgrades. So where's the truth? Should I try such combination too?

And I'm also going to replace WiFi module. I know about the problem of "white list" of compatible models. The service manual contains 4 WLAN models for DV7-2000 series:

- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g

- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n

- Broadcom 4322 802.11a/b/g/n

- Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g

So can I replace my Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g with Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n or with any other Wi-Fi "N" modules?

Thanks a lot.

P.S. Sorry for my English

[Saad4k]

I want to unlock my Pavilion G6-2342dx laptop's BIOS to do some overclocking. I have no matter with the warranty being void.
Is there any way to unlock the BIOS, because right now I only have options to change date and time.

[Mawgre]

Hello, I'm new to this but I've been working and searching without sucess. I want to upgrade my laptop and educate myself with answers for some questions that I have. But first let's see what's under the hood (according to cpu-z):

CPU-Z TXT Report
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Binaries
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CPU-Z version 1.69.2.x64

Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
Codename Griffin
Specification AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-60
Package Socket S1 (638)
CPUID F.3.1
Extended CPUID 11.3
Brand ID 9
Core Stepping LG-B1
Technology 65 nm
TDP Limit 43 Watts
Core Speed 1899.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 9.5 x 200.0 MHz
HT Link speed 1799.9 MHz
Stock frequency 1900 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V
L1 Data cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 4.8x - 5.5x
VID range 0.900 V - 1.200 V
# of P-States 2
P-State FID 0xB - VID 0x24 - IDD 14 (9.50x - 1.100 V)
P-State FID 0x10B - VID 0x30 - IDD 7 (4.75x - 0.950 V)

Chipset
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Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 8200M rev. A2
Southbridge NVIDIA ID075E rev. A2
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4 GBytes
Memory Frequency 333.3 MHz (3:5)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 20
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Uncore Frequency 1499.9 MHz

Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR2
Module format SO-DIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Hyundai Electronics (AD00000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number HYMP125S64CP8-S6
Serial number 4725EB3E
Manufacturing date Week 30/Year 11
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #2 5.0-5-5-15-20 @ 333 MHz
JEDEC #3 6.0-6-6-18-24 @ 400 MHz

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR2
Module format SO-DIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Hyundai Electronics (AD00000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part number HYMP125S64CP8-S6
Serial number 0463ABC7
Manufacturing date Week 22/Year 10
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz
JEDEC #2 5.0-5-5-15-20 @ 333 MHz
JEDEC #3 6.0-6-6-18-24 @ 400 MHz

DMI
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DMI BIOS
vendor Hewlett-Packard
version F.07
date 06/26/2008
ROM size 1024 KB

DMI System Information
manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
product Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC
version F.07
serial 2CE830FRR9
UUID {A0A05690-6B60-DD11-BF32-995BE3795116}
SKU FQ170EA#AB9
family 103C_5335KV

DMI Baseboard
vendor Wistron
model 360A
revision 08.36
serial unknown

DMI System Enclosure
manufacturer Wistron
chassis type Notebook
chassis serial unknown

DMI Processor
manufacturer AMD
model AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-60
clock speed 1900.0 MHz
FSB speed 133.0 MHz
multiplier 14.5x

DMI Physical Memory Array
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 4096 MBytes
max# of devices 2

DMI Memory Device
designation S1
format DIMM
type DRAM
total width 32 bits
data width 32 bits
size 2048 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation S2
format DIMM
type DRAM
total width 32 bits
data width 32 bits
size 2048 MBytes

Graphics
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Number of adapters 1

Display Adapters
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Display adapter 0
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
Board Manufacturer 0x103C (0x360A)
Revision A2
Memory size 256 MB
PCI device bus 2 (0x2), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x103C)
Model ID 0x0845 (0x360A)
Performance Level Default
Core clock 169.0 MHz
Shader clock 338.0 MHz
Memory clock 666.0 MHz
Performance Level 2D Desktop
Core clock 275.0 MHz
Shader clock 550.0 MHz
Memory clock 666.0 MHz
Performance Level 3D Applications
Core clock 400.0 MHz
Shader clock 800.0 MHz
Memory clock 666.0 MHz

Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
DirectX Version 11.0

I wanted to upgrade the processor and I wanted to know the options that I have, since I cannot find the info in one place that can show me that.

Another question that have been buggin me is that the product specs on the website says that I might be able to put up to 8GB ram (even though I'm happy with one I have) but with the 4GB that I have I'm not using in plenty of it (as written, I have x64 system). On my SysInfo it says that:

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4,00GB

Total Physical Memory                 3,75GB

Available Physical Memory           2,21GB

And my question is, if I update the bios (probably I might have to do it since I want to upgrade the CPU) it will fix the issue with the memories that I have installed.

Kind regards

Mawgre

[roneronturon]

Thanks for this!