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‎06-05-2017 08:10 AM

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Product: hp pavilion elite m9402f
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)

please i want to if its possible to install windows 10 on HP PAVILION M9402F without any problem. thank you

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‎06-05-2017 08:22 AM - edited ‎06-05-2017 08:24 AM

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If the unit is still as it came from the factory, see HERE. Then perhaps the NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 onboard graphics will cause a problem.

The GeForce 6150 nForce 430 is not compatible with Windows 10 - the drivers for this product do not support Windows 10.

 

From what I have read, there might be a solution that requires some work.  IMHO, install an inexpensive graphics card that is supported by Windows 10, first, at it will be fine.

BTW: that PC is pretty old.  Aug-2008 and you will need to purchase Windows 10 in order to install.


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‎06-05-2017 08:22 AM - edited ‎06-05-2017 08:24 AM

HP Recommended

If the unit is still as it came from the factory, see HERE. Then perhaps the NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 onboard graphics will cause a problem.

The GeForce 6150 nForce 430 is not compatible with Windows 10 - the drivers for this product do not support Windows 10.

 

From what I have read, there might be a solution that requires some work.  IMHO, install an inexpensive graphics card that is supported by Windows 10, first, at it will be fine.

BTW: that PC is pretty old.  Aug-2008 and you will need to purchase Windows 10 in order to install.


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‎06-05-2017 08:28 AM

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Hardware: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01549580

 

shows a 2 Ghz quad-core AMD Phenom CPU, and 7GB of RAM, which certainly is "beefy" enough to run Windows 10.

 

It also shows an "introduction date" of 27-Aug-2008.

 

Thus, your disk-drive and motherboard could be very old.

If your automobile tires were that old, you would replace them.  Correct?

 

So, you are looking at about $100 for a new disk-drive, and $100 for a legal copy of Windows 10.

I recommend that you spend that money on a brand-new computer.

 

Downloads: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-pavilion-elite-m9400-desktop-pc-series/3794173/m...

 

show that HP supplies device-drivers for Windows 7, but not for Windows 8 nor for Windows 10.

This could mean that HP supplied device-drivers to Microsoft, for inclusion on the Windows 10 media, or for download via Windows Update, once Windows 10 is installed.

 

See: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

You can download Windows 10 for free, and "skip" the screen that asks for the 25-character product-key.

You will have a "trial" version of Windows 10, for a few days.

Check within "Device Manager" for any missing device-drivers.

Run Windows Update, to see if it can remedy those "missing" device-drivers.

 

 

 

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