P2-1256il

[0NeeNee0]

Hello Guys Thank you in advance,

I want to upgrade the processor of my Desktop PC which is of HP Pavilion p2 PC, the inbuilt processor is i3 2nd gen, I want to upgrade it but i cant find the motherboard info of my PC model, so I dont know which processor would my motherboard support, I tried finding the info in:

Account_Name -> Support Dashboard -> Product Information -> Motherboard Specifications

But when i click on motherboard specification it shows :

We're sorry

We can't seem to find the page you were looking for.

Try going back to Support Home  or use our Diagnostic Solutions  to resolve your product issues.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

HP retired support for your PC since it is more than 10 years old.

I looked up the product number in the parts surfer website and according to the parts list, your PC has the 'Cork2' motherboard.

HP PartSurfer

I was able to find a HP webpage for the Cork2 motherboard specs, but you can only open it as a cached page.

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, IPXSB-DM (Cork2) | HP® Customer Support (bin...

You can find the list of supported processors on the above link.   I have also copied and pasted the info below:

Processor upgrade information

• Socket type: LGA 1155
• TDP: 35 W (Only 35 W CPUs are supported with this motherboard)
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor

  Intel Core i3-32xxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Core i5-34xxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Celeron G16xxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Pentium G20xxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Pentium G21xxT (Ivy Bridge)

  Intel Core i3-21xx (Sandy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Core i3-21xxT (Sandy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Core i5-23xx (Sandy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Pentium G4xx (Sandy Bridge) Single Core

  Intel Pentium G5xxT(Sandy Bridge) Dual Core

  Intel Pentium G6xx (Sandy Bridge) Single Core

  Intel Pentium G6xxT (Sandy Bridge) Dual Core