Notebook (Laptop) Upgrade FAQ

[Huffer]

"Not always completely reliable" is an understatement. It is asking for trouble to assume that the HP implementation of any specific chipset follows the Intel reference design for the chipset. HP laptops are pure HP and the inner details are often hidden. I would not invest any money based on the assumption, for example, that an HP laptop using a specific chipset will allow all the processors that Intel says that chipset supports.

[Viktorzub]

Hi, 

I have hp pavillion dv7 2220ev espresso laptop

with 4gb DDR3 ram memory, intel core 2 duo p7550  2.26Ghz prossesor and ATI mobility radeon HD4650 graphic card

My operating system is Windows 7 Home premium 64bit

I want to ask 1)how much can i upgrade my memory, my core 2 duo cpu  and graphic card

2) the cpu fan sometimes cant handle the heat and if i upgrade the hardware the fan will be able to prevent overheating due to increased power usage? is there a better cpu fan for my laptop?

Your advice will be much apreciated

[HpMplayer]

Hi, i have the G60-535dx notebook ^.^ can i upgrade my CPU? its a Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, on Wistron 3612 motherboard and the Hard Drive is -Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 with 286 GB -_- thats what i saw and for the rest please watch it there: http://www.cnet.com/laptops/hp-g60-535dx/4505-3121_7-33847512.html thanks for a reply!

[antoinedv6000]

I have a presario F500 laptop with a Processor :    Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ @ 1800 MHz would like to upgrade to a

AMD Phenom II N660 3 GHz Dual-Core HMN660DCR23GM Socket S1G4 2MB

Mainboard :    Quanta 30D3
 s1g4 and s1 socket are both 638 pin . 35 and 25 watts cpu. Will this work?

[Test1-a_]

Hi My laptop is  - HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC   the system information show as  below

System Memry - 3GB

Memory Slot 1-   1GB DDR2/DIMM  667MHz

Memory Slot 2-  2GB DDR2/DIMM  667MHz

I want to  upgrade it to 8 GB RAM .

Please give suggestion wheher  is it possible or not.

Thanks

anil kumar k

[RJxx011]

hi there! i would like to know if i can upgrade my video memory?? coz it says on the specification that: "

Video Memory 512MB GDDR5 and up to 3573MB"...

[erico]

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@FerdieOpendoor wrote:

Thank you ....good to have access to this information.

One of our notebook machines (Compaq nx 6110

P/n: PT600AA#ACQ) needs more RAM. Which type of PC2700 RAM memory will work with this machine? Just want to search and buy the correct RAM.

Thx for helping

Ferdie

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The Crucial memory modules on this web page will work.

[erico]

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@Ro808 wrote:

I have HP Probook 4510s currently with a Celeron t1600 processor.

As I would like to upgrade the processor, I wonder which options are available for the motherboard and chipset.

Thank you in advance.

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Use this Maintenence & Service guide as a reference. Be sure and match the systemboard type (UMA & discrete) to the one you have to determine which CPUs are compatible. UMA means onboard (integrated into chipset) video and discrete models ( have AMD Discrete Graphics ATIM92S2LP w/Hypermemory support). Yours is likely to be UMA, but verify it as you know the specifications of your notebook.

[erico]

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@RJxx011 wrote:

hi there! i would like to know if i can upgrade my video memory?? coz it says on the specification that: "

Video Memory 512MB GDDR5 and up to 3573MB"...

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I would like to help, but if you don't identify your notebook with the complete product number or product name, it is impossible. 

regards,

erico

[Yolozz]

Hi!

I wanted to ask if there are any plans for providing us with newer drivers for hd 7660g + 7660m since there hasn't been an update in nearly 4 months. Also the latest update from March really can't be considered as an update since it made many of my 3d programs to run slow as hell which means there must be huge incompatibility issues. Plus, I'd really like to see a newer driver since i've heard the newer drivers fixed the ogl issues a lot of ati users were encountering in Photoshop.