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‎12-16-2017 11:32 AM

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Product: Compaq Presario A900

Hey guys, i've wondered, can i upgrade my Compaq Presario A900, that has Hewlett-Packard 30ED 83.21 motherboard, Intel Pentium T2370 Dual-Core Socket P (478), to Intel Core 2 Duo T8300? I've found this CPU in AliExpress (my whole family purchases from this page) and here's the link: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Shipping-free-For-Intel-Core-Duo-T8300-CPU-3M-Cache-2-4GHz-800MHz-FS...

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‎12-16-2017 11:41 AM

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@GarnettGaming

 

This is a very old machine, it may not accept CPU from other source. Please use the list of support CPU's on page 1 of the following manual

 

      http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01295803.pdf

 

Page 71 shows you part number and how to replace CPU.

 

Regards.

BH
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