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‎03-10-2017 09:34 AM

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Product: Hp Pavilion a1524n
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

So I decided to "revive" an old hp computer I had laying around, it is an old Hp Pavilion a1524n which is running a Pentium D 805, I was wondering if I could buy a core 2 quad q6600 and just put it in, it uses the same socket but I am worried the motherboard will not support it. I haven't ever updated the bios on this machine and it is running windows 10 32-bit.

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‎03-10-2017 09:51 AM

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@Lumberjack_64,

The Q6600 is not possible. Any BIOS upgrade is linked to the original OS.  Double Whammy !!!

Supports the following processors:

  • Pentium D 900 series Dual Core (Pressler, 65nm)
  • Pentium D 800 series Dual Core (Smithfield, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 601 series (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Pentium 4 600 series (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 500J and 501 series (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Celeron D 352, 356 (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Celeron D 325J/326, 330J/331, 335J/336, 340J/341, 345J/346, 351, 355 (Prescott, 90nm)
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‎03-10-2017 09:51 AM

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@Lumberjack_64,

The Q6600 is not possible. Any BIOS upgrade is linked to the original OS.  Double Whammy !!!

Supports the following processors:

  • Pentium D 900 series Dual Core (Pressler, 65nm)
  • Pentium D 800 series Dual Core (Smithfield, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 601 series (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Pentium 4 600 series (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 500J and 501 series (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Celeron D 352, 356 (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Celeron D 325J/326, 330J/331, 335J/336, 340J/341, 345J/346, 351, 355 (Prescott, 90nm)
This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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‎03-10-2017 09:57 AM - edited ‎03-10-2017 09:59 AM

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So I can upgrade to a Pentium D 900 series at best without a bios update?  Would it be possible to reinstall windows xp media center edtion  flash the new bios then go back to windows 10? Also what kind of memory would this computer take? im guessing ddr2 but id like to be sure.

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