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08-13-2016 08:49 PM
I would like to know all possible upgrades that could be made to this computer. I would like to max out this computer if possible.
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08-15-2016 12:00 PM
08-13-2016 11:54 PM - edited 08-13-2016 11:55 PM
Hi,
n100 series can have many different models/products (from n100aa to n199zz) what is yours ? Please use the following instructions to find out the model/product of your machine:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00033108
You may want to read the following manual first:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04696907.pdf
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08-14-2016 03:01 AM
Hi,
The following link shows its specs:
http://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c04866083
It has current top CPU for normal laptops, max RAM (as in the manual above), FHD screen and, dual band wifi .... Only one thing can slow its down: HDD which is 1TB 5400RPM hard drive .
My suggestion (if out of warranty), swap its HDD with a "hot cake" SSD (or HDD with 7200RPM and at least 32MB cache) and your machine can have a new life. From my experiences after swapping a dozen of machines, the quick and easiest way :
(a) Buy new SSD and put it on a HDD enclosure (or similar),
(b) Clone existing HDD to it (SDD can be smaller but in my cases I used equal or larger - capacity - HDD of each machine).
(c) Physical swap - older machines could take no more than 10 mins but new design may take 1 or 2 hours.
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08-14-2016 01:57 PM
Hi,
Firtsly I am a person who have never watched movies on computers therefore sorry about the ODD. Yes, you can upgarde to another ODD which also supports BD's. But
- for GPU (video card) is a no, no and
- for CPU you need to buy FULL new system board (or motherboard) with CPU as you can see on page #49 of the above manual and this is a very expensive upgrade.
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08-14-2016 04:33 PM
Two questions now arise.
1) Do you know it I can add the SSD to the existing HDD without replacing it, meaning i would have both an HDD and SSD combo
2) Other than the original blu-ray drive, is there another one that you know that for sure would be compatible with my machine?
08-14-2016 08:18 PM
Hi,
2. There are many standard around but can be anyone standard. Page 28 gives you part number and you can replace yourself.
1. There is dual storage option: 2 HDD's or M.2 and normal HDD. Your machine has GTX card therefore the option is 1-TB + 256 GB M.2 SATA SSD (TLC)
Is it still under warranty ? If yes, you can do 2 but you can't do 1 as implied from the manual.
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08-15-2016 07:51 AM
Thanks for your reply. Actually that's also why I asked. My computer only has the 940M graphics card which is not the GTX version. The GTX one is the 950M which is a better graphics card. There are two graphics cards for this model and I have the lower end one. Due to this, I am not sure if it's possible to have dual storage options on this machine since I don't have the GTX one. That's why in one of my previous posts I asked about upgrading my graphics card because I know that a better one exists for this machine. Also, does HP have a center close to me that I could take my machine to so they could perform the upgrade. To answer your question, my computer is still under warranty which is why I wanted HP to perform the upgrade if they had a center close to me.
08-15-2016 12:00 PM