Can i upgrade from a I3 370M to a I7 640M?

[Pentium4Guy]

i want to know if i can upgrade the cpu from the i3 it has now to a i7 if not a i5 atleast because i need the turbo boost technology for the work im doing. it has the max ram at 8 gigs and the hard drive got replaced by a SSD. i just want to know if i could. i got the computer for free aswell. so i want to see if i can do it

[CherylG]

@Pentium4Guy

Your Maintenance Manual gives possible cpu upgrades. Intel® Core® i5-2450M  seems to be max:

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03138231

[Skrilla69]

The i5 2540m will not work as it uses the HM65 chipset. Your model (i3 370m) uses the HM55 CHIPSET which has a huge list of compatible cpu ( here's that list https://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Mobile-Intel-HM55-Express-Chipset ) but that list gets dwindled down due to wattage and socket type. Your i3 370m socket type is the PPG988. The i3 370m max compatibility upgrade is the i5 580m, however the i7 640m may work as well. I say may work because I haven't confirmed it yet and may depend on your particular bios. I know all this because I did the research for my HP 630 i3 380m which uses the same chipset as the i3 370. I'll update this as I am about to order the i7 640m.

Funny thing is I ordered the i5 2540m but requested a refund after some research. Hope this helps.

[Pentium4Guy]

how about a i5-2330M? ill see if the i7 could work if not ill get the i5-540M

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@Skrilla69 wrote:
The i5 2540m will not work as it uses the HM65 chipset. Your model (i3 370m) uses the HM55 CHIPSET which has a huge list of compatible cpu ( here's that list https://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Mobile-Intel-HM55-Express-Chipset ) but that list gets dwindled down due to wattage and socket type. Your i3 370m socket type is the PPG988. The i3 370m max compatibility upgrade is the i5 580m, however the i7 640m may work as well. I say may work because I haven't confirmed it yet and may depend on your particular bios. I know all this because I did the research for my HP 630 i3 380m which uses the same chipset as the i3 370. I'll update this as I am about to order the i7 640m.

Funny thing is I ordered the i5 2540m but requested a refund after some research. Hope this helps.

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[Skrilla69]

I think that's an i3 if I'm correct.

[Pentium4Guy]

which?

[Skrilla69]

The i5-2330M

[Pentium4Guy]

i saw the maintainance manual for the HP 2000 and it showd the i5-2330M.

[Skrilla69]

Oh okay, I just couldnt find it on Google.

[Pentium4Guy]

but what bios version do i need for the CPU be compadible with the new CPU either the I5 or the I7