Is It Possible to Upgrade an HP Desktop Motherboard?

[chuckc3]

I have an HP Envy Phoenix h9-1350 Desktop PC.  I've had it for a number of years and it has been a great system.  Over the years, I've invested in upgrading the memory, adding SSD disks, and adding a more powerful graphics card.  I want to retain my investment in this system and I'm interested in upgrading to Windows 11.  I understand that this system isn't eligible for Windows 11 because it doesn't support TPM.  Is it feasible to replace the motherboard in this system with a motherboard that supports TPM? 

It has an IPMMB-FM (Formosa) motherboad with these specs:

• Manufacturer: Pegatron
• Form factor: uATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)
• Chipset: Intel Z75
• Memory sockets: 4 x DDR3
• Front side bus speeds: 5 GT/s (FM Direct Media Interface bus)
• Processor socket: LGA 1155
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.0 for i5 and i7 Ivy Bridge processors, all others Gen 2.0)
  • 3 PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.0)
  • 1 PCI Express mini card

  Thanks,

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

It generally is more trouble than it is worth to replace the motherboard.

You would also have to buy a new license for Windows and that alone costs over $100 for a Windows 11 Home license.

The oldest generation Intel motherboard you buy would also have to support Intel 8th gen core processors, so you would need a new processor as well.

Probably none of the connectors and ports would line up in your PC's case.

If you want to run W11 on your PC, it is easy to bypass the processor and TPM hardware checks.

See this discussion...

Solved: Upgrade CPU Intel 7 to intel 8 - HP Support Community - 8300175

[chuckc3]

Thanks, I agree that it would be difficult to upgrade the motherboard and probably not worth the effort.  I appreciate the tip on the Windows 11 hack.  I'll look into that.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.