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‎12-03-2009 11:54 PM

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Hi erico, thanks for the fast reply, really appreciate ur help.

all kinds of SATA harddisk are compatible?

I mean there are different types of SATA, like SATA1, SATA2, SATA3

I'm considering this http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=477

 

Thank you very much erico.

 

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‎12-04-2009 12:12 AM

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The replacement drive is Paralell ATA   (ATA-5).  That is an IDE specification. So SATA drives will not work in your laptop. 

 


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‎12-04-2009 12:23 AM

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hmmmmm..... So I can only upgrade to a 5400rpm with IDE 😞

 

anyway, thanks for ur help.

 

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‎12-04-2009 01:45 AM

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Unfortunately that is the only possibility.


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‎12-04-2009 02:50 AM

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Hi Asela:

Thanks for your reply . I saw that website too which is amazing but there is no specialist thoughts behind that and they guys just give us a good personal experiences ! as I noticed that in some cases the cpu cores worked abnormaly . and we don't know may it harm the mainboard ICs in a period of time !!

But about those C2D cpu s you said to be supported by GL40 on the user manual , are you sure they supported by GL40 ; or GS or GM ? because as I see some noteboks have some options to give the users to choose for example a spesific laptop may has two options , 1- a Celeron cpu with GL40 chipset and 2- a C2D cpu with GS45 or GM45 chipset !

So , what about that ?:smileywink:

 

Yours

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‎12-04-2009 04:18 AM

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Leonardo,

 

As in my case, even my CPU (Celeron T3000 800FSB 1.8Ghz) is not even on the list that recommended by the Intel (On their website). for Celeron T3000 and the listed CPUs in my earlier posts TDPs (Thermal Design Power) is 35w which is the same (They all are 45nm Penryns). so i really doubt that listed CPUs could damaged the motherboard if they are in the same FSB range? choise is yours..

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‎12-04-2009 05:57 AM

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Hi Asela,

 

@Asela wrote:

Leonardo,

 

As in my case, even my CPU (Celeron T3000 800FSB 1.8Ghz) is not even on the list that recommended by the Intel (On their website). for Celeron T3000 and the listed CPUs in my earlier posts TDPs (Thermal Design Power) is 35w which is the same (They all are 45nm Penryns). so i really doubt that listed CPUs could damaged the motherboard if they are in the same FSB range? choise is yours..


 

 

HP customizes the BIOS and inserts tables which have all of the settings required for the CPU to operate with the chipset.

 

Installing a CPU that is not on the compatible list provided by HP means that BIOS support is not present.

 

As long as the thermal rating and the FSB matches the compatible CPU'S  and motherboard bus specs it won't hurt the motherboard.

 

If you install a processor not on the compatible list.

On startup the power on self test routine will generally not complete  and the OS will not Boot up. You might even see an error message that states "incompatible  processor" or "processor not supported".

 

Sometime even a non compatible listed CPU will work, but not quite as expected.  That makes purchasing a CPU that is not on the HP compatible processor list, a bit of a financial risk. That is the reason I won't recommend them to Forum members. 

 

regards,

erico

 


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‎12-04-2009 07:06 AM

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Ok ,

So the incampatible CPU doesn't damage the mainboard and it just stop the operation system and doesn't allow it booting .And the main parameters of choosing a cpu are TDP , FSB , cpu structure 45 or 65 nm , and the bios .

 

So , a question , Does a specific bios on a notebook with C2D s cpu that already exist on other laptop with celeron , support C2d on the second laptop too ? the two bios are the same one ?

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‎12-04-2009 04:05 PM

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HI,

 

@leonadro wrote:

Ok ,

So the incampatible CPU doesn't damage the mainboard and it just stop the operation system and doesn't allow it booting .And the main parameters of choosing a cpu are TDP , FSB , cpu structure 45 or 65 nm , and the bios .

 

So , a question , Does a specific bios on a notebook with C2D s cpu that already exist on other laptop with celeron , support C2d on the second laptop too ? the two bios are the same one ?


If the laptop is the same model( with the same chipset and the same motherboard) as the other notebook and the only difference is the installed CPU, then  the BIOS and chipset drivers will be the same.

Your question was a bit cryptic. The specifics I listed above must be the case. 
regards,
erico

 

 


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‎12-05-2009 01:14 PM

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Allow me to throw my 2 cents in here as well.

 

I previously owned a G60, with a GL40 chipset. The stock processor that was installed was the T4300 (2.1Ghz, 800 FSB) That leads me to beleave that any of the "listed" 800Mhz C2D processors should work. (T6500 comes to mind 1st.) Intel's specsheet for the GL40 confirms operation at 800Mhz.

 

I can also confirm that "in my case", an unlisted process with the same specs (speed / FSB) is identified by the BIOS and functions properly. I just installed a P8700 (2.53 / 1066) in my G70. This mainboard is also installed in many of the G60 models. Just be sure that you can confirm your chipset as a GM45.

 

Hope this helps.

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