I want to upgrade my laptop HP Pavilion DV6 2140se motherboard & processor which ones are compatible

[syedfarhanali]

Hello Sir,

I need some help upgrading my laptop.

I want to upgrade my laptop HP Pavilion DV6 2140se motherboard & processor can some one let me know which ones are compatible?

Best Regards,

Farhan

[Chimney_83]

Greetings @syedfarhanali, 

Welcome to HP Forums and Thanks for the post. 

I understand that you are looking to upgrade the motherboard on your notebook, is that right?

Not to worry, I will be glad to assist you. 

Have you checked the service guide of your computer on HP Website?

Please click here to download the service guide of your computer. 

Refer to page number 37 for the system board replacement procedure for your computer. 

There is only one system board tested on your computer.

Refer to page number 40 for the processor replacement and upgrade options. 

Let me know if this helped. 

Disclaimer: HP Doesn't recommend any upgrade/downgrade of any hardware parts or software that is bundled with the product. It may affect the manufacturer's warranty and performance. You can change the configuration at your own risk.

[syedfarhanali]

Thank you for your support.

I assume 574902-001 is the same board which my laptop already has.

So there is no benifit of upgrading it.

Actually I want to upgrade it to new & latest board.

Also for the processor, My laptop has Intel Core i5 430M processors.

So can I upgrade to below processors? Listed in the PDF you shared.

Intel CoreT i7-820-QM processor 1.73 GHz, SC turbo up to 3.06 GHz 583053-001
Intel CoreT i7-720-QM processor 1.6 GHz, SC turbo up to 2.8 GHz 586170-001

Also can I upgrade to latest generations intel processors?

[Huffer]

Those i7 first gen Quad Cores you mention will fit on your motherboard. 

I think what you are not appreciating is that laptop motherboards are a one-time specific design for that chassis. They can only be upgraded within the limits of the hardware that was offered at that time on that laptop model series. 

As processors have progressed, so has the hardware, including the motherboards. 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th , 8th generation processors mean the processor connects to the motherboard with a different system. It was sockets then more recently as laptops have gotten thinner almost all of them have processors soldered to the motherboard. So no, you cannot upgrade beyond the motherboards offered on the dv6-2000 series and the processors which were sold with that series back in 2009. You can't turn that into a modern computer is what I am saying. 

[syedfarhanali]

Sir, Thank you for your reply, I appreciate that.

However I might have not stated clearly.

Can I upgrade to any other board that may not be very latest but can be of that age i.e. 2010-2012 with some better performance.

Actually I was looking for some graphics upgrade options but as my board has integral graphics processor so I will need to upgrade the board itself.

[syedfarhanali]

Also this processor Core i7-820QM has different L2 = 1MB & L3 = 8MB Cache & LDP = 45W would that be fine?

Thank you for your help in advance.

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

The board you said you had has 1 gb discrete graphics:

System board (includes replacement thermal material) With discrete graphics subsystem and 1-GB of dedicated memory 574902-001

This was the best motherboard with the best video offered on the dv6-2000 series. 

■ nVidia N10P-GE with 1-GB dedicated memory

This is commonly known as the GeForce G230 video card which is equivalent to a 9400M. 

This shows that video vs. what you would get on the lowest level current HP gaming laptop, which is a low-middle video card by today's standards:

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-940M-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-9400M/m28796vsm7998

By todays standards the video is garbola but this illustrates what I am saying....its a time capsule holding you back to 2009 and you can't get back to the future. 

The i7-820QM will fit and work on your board because it says it will in the Manual. 

[syedfarhanali]

Appreciate your help sir,

I will come to future with a new PC, however this one also I want to keep and use with new specs.

Also because this got old I wanted to play with its hardware as now I have less chance to loose money. 

incase things go wrong.

[Huffer]

Be careful...like an old house an old laptop can become a money pit real fast