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    ?'s about upgrading my laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Blackhawk95, Apr 22, 2012.

  1. Blackhawk95

    Blackhawk95 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The major components are

    AMD athlon2 p320 socket S1
    8gb 1066mhz ram
    Radeon 4250m
    250gb HDD


    I dont have the money to buy a new sytem right now but am wondering if i could add a better CPU and graphics card. and perhaps an SSD.

    Is the anyone that sells AMD socket S1 cpu?


    Thanks guys
     
    Blackhawk95, Apr 22, 2012
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    Blackhawk95 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok I did find a bunch of AMD socket S1 cpus my chipset is a 785gx and the southbridge is SB800. would i have to stick to a athlon chip or could i go up to say a Phenom?
     
    Blackhawk95, Apr 22, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Unless your manufacturer whitelists CPU's in the BIOS, I see no reason. When I had my brother's Dell Inspiron M5030, I upraded the Sempron V140 to a Phenom II N620 dual core with no major issues (minus a ton of heat coming out from the side now).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 22, 2012
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  4. Blackhawk95

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    what do you mean by whitelisting the cpu in bios?
     
    Blackhawk95, Apr 22, 2012
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  5. V_Chip

    V_Chip Be about it.

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    Some (most) manufacturers "Whitelist" specified hardware in the BIOS, making it so your computer refuses to boot or use the Whitelisted hardware.

    It's a way for the manufacturer to limit what you put in your machine.

    Whitelisted items include WWAN, WLAN, and other PCI-e cards or add-ons not approved by the manufacturer.
     
    V_Chip, Apr 22, 2012
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    Really? Where can I find a list of these nefarious shysters? I certainly won't be buy any of their products.
     
    Krane, Apr 22, 2012
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    V_Chip Be about it.

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    :p How many computer companies can you name?
     
    V_Chip, Apr 22, 2012
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    you have one
     
    Karamazovmm, Apr 22, 2012
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    HP and Lenovo whitelist WLAN cards in the BIOS. Old school Lenovo's whitelist CPU's unless you had Middleton's BIOS for the _61 series ThinkPads. I think the whitelist issue isn't so big, minus WLAN.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 22, 2012
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    I knew someone was going to say that.
    I can be perfectly content in a room until I know the door is locked.

    Let me guess, they say its for our own good? I hate it when manufacturers do that. It reminds me of those nanny computers on cars.
     
    Krane, Apr 22, 2012
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    How would i go about finding out is my cpu is whitelisted? Also i found a Athlon p360 for $40.00 I really wish i could use a Phnom.

    heres some other specs. Motherboard is an HP 1444 785gx and the bios is HP version F.29.
     
    Blackhawk95, Apr 23, 2012
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