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‎11-20-2019 06:37 AM

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Product: HP TouchSmart tm2-2150us Notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have and old HP TouchSmart tm2-2150us Notebook PC, it seems that the CPU is always at 90-100%, i was wondering if the CPU can be upgrade to core 5 dual-core or quad-core, or core 7 dual-core or quad-core what would be the best choice for an old computer like this one, this and old computer but still running good with 8GB of memory and 500GB HHD i may upgrade the hard drive  to 500 SSD to improve the performance

 

thanks 

 

Javi

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‎11-20-2019 07:07 AM - edited ‎11-20-2019 07:07 AM

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No and yes. The processor is soldered onto the motherboard so cannot be removed for upgrade. You could theoretically replace the whole motherboard with an i5-470UM version but the cost and difficulty of the motherboard swap together with Windows license issues rarely makes this cost-effective. The SSD is definitely possible. There is no M.2 slot for the most current form factor drives but a 2.5 inch SATA SSD can be installed in lieu of the mechanical spinning hard drive and would be a major performance upgrade. 

 

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‎11-20-2019 07:07 AM - edited ‎11-20-2019 07:07 AM

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No and yes. The processor is soldered onto the motherboard so cannot be removed for upgrade. You could theoretically replace the whole motherboard with an i5-470UM version but the cost and difficulty of the motherboard swap together with Windows license issues rarely makes this cost-effective. The SSD is definitely possible. There is no M.2 slot for the most current form factor drives but a 2.5 inch SATA SSD can be installed in lieu of the mechanical spinning hard drive and would be a major performance upgrade. 

 

Service Manual 

 

Post back with any other questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

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