Max upgradable CPU

[epis78]

Hello

I have PC product No W0F25US#ABA. Can I upgrade CPU to 9th gen?

Thank you.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the HP quickspecs for your PC.

HP Elite 800 G2 Series Business Desktop (netsotech.com)

Only Intel 6th gen core processors are supported.

If you are asking the question because you want to install W11 on your PC, you can do so as is...

I would make a system image of your current W10 installation prior to updating to W11, so you can easily reinstall W10 in the future.  I used the free Macrium Reflect software to do that, under the Backup at Home section. 

Along with the system image, make sure you create the bootable DVD or USB rescue drive you boot from to access the system image stored on your portable hard drive.

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

First make this registry change...

https://www.hellpc.net/how-to-bypass-tpm-and-cpu-requirements-windows-11-upgrade-unsupported-pc/

Then download the Windows 11 ISO file (3rd option), not the W11 installation assistant.

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

Use Rufus and make a bootable USB installer with the ISO file you downloaded.

There is a new option to create an installer that is supposed to bypass the W11 hardware checks. 

Here is the link to the Rufus download.  You want the version 3.17 portable.

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

See this image link for how to set up the Rufus tool to bypass the W11 hardware checks...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296479i080A4C679280E055/image-size/large/is-...

Boot from the Rufus installer, and you will be able to install W11.

If your PC has a TPM 2.0 security device, you may be able to do an in-place upgrade to W11 by opening the Rufus installer you made, and click on the Setup application, and see if W11 will allow you to do the direct upgrade without the need to clean install W11.

My unsupported W11 PC's got all of the W11 updates. 

I have upgraded 8 of them to W11, and they seem to run a little better on W11 than they did on W10.

However, I don't know how long they will continue to get all of the updates, or what will happen when the new build of W11 comes out next year in October.

Another forum member posted this way to do an in-place upgrade to W11 on any PC.

Windows 11 Upgrade Hack on Any Hardware | Dong Knows Tech

[epis78]

Thank you, but the quickspecs seems to be available configurations not upgrade path.

Theoretically, LG1151 socket should support up to 9th gen.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, the processor may fit in the socket, but you need more than that to have it work.

The BIOS will not support an Intel 9th gen processor. 

No BIOS updates were released to support any processors newer than the Intel 6th gens.

Read the BIOS release notes for each version on your notebook's support page.

The chipset your PC has won't support a 9th gen processor either.

0% chance of a 9th gen processor working in an 800 G2.