HP Pavilion zv 6000 upgrade

Hi, I just came to this forum and want to upgrade my laptop.
Respectively: from AMD 64 3200+ to a dual core, from a 1280/800 glossy screen to a 1680/1050 matte screen and from ATI Radeon x200 to a superior one.
Is this possible?
I've been working a lot on this laptop, it's still working well,but I feel I need this upgrade.

Thank you

 

Sorry, but the only things you can upgrade on this laptop are the harddrive and the memory. I'm afraid you'll either have to do with this setup, or buy a new notebook.

 

Hi, which shall I chose: a 7200 or 5400 rpm hdd? How is Hitachi 7k100 like?

 

Many 2.5 inch hard drives are shaped slightly differently from eachother. So make sure it fits in your computer before buying it.

 

I just checked out a Hitachi 7k100 7200 rpm for $95 from newegg; some reviewers say it's compatible with HP zv 6000.
How about changing the processor to a dual core& video card? Would this be possible? Does it improve in performance?
Thanks again.

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Laptop: HP Pavilion 6201, 2 y/o
15.4" WXGA
AMD64 3200+, 939 socket @ 2GHz[/COLOR]
ATI Radeon x200
1.5 GB RAM
60 GB 4200 RPM HDD

 

Don't know about the processor, but you can't change the video card.

 

If your motherboard supports a dual core processor, then you could change it.

Look up the specifications of your chipset. It should list the supported CPUs.

 

If your socket is 939, then you can put in an Athlon X2 in there.

 

I just found an AMDx2 CPU @ newegg, I'll post below the specs, please give me and advice: would it work instead of my AMD 3200+?

Model
Brand AMD (called "Manchester")
Processors Type Desktop
Series Athlon 64 X2
Model ADA4200DAA5BV
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core Manchester
Multi-Core Dual-Core
Name Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Operating Frequency 2.2GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support No
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.30 V/1.35 V
Cooling Device Cooling device not included - Processor Only

-=- and below you can see the specs of what I have right now:
Model
Brand AMD (this is the "Venice")
Processors Type Desktop
Series Athlon 64
Model ADA3200DAA4BW
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core Venice
Multi-Core Single-Core
Name Athlon 64 3200+
Operating Frequency 2.0GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB
L2 Cache 512KB
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support No
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.35/1.4V
Thermal Power 67W
Cooling Device Cooling device not included - Processor Only

Prices just went up: yesterday I could buy the 4200x2 for $69, today it's $79.
Thanks again !

 

You have a desktop socket 939 cpu, so in theory you can pop in there any other desktop socket 939 cpu, including the dual core ones. And as long as you get the same type, and keep the thermal power in the same range, you should be find compatibility and heat wise.

Tho you might have a hard time actually getting to the cpu. Depends on how accessible your notebook is. Some notebooks you just pop a cover and get to the cpu. Others you pretty much have to dissasemble the whole thing before reaching the cpu.

 

As written in a review from 2005 for HP Pavilion zv6000 on this site, the socket is, indeed, a desktop one. However, does it support dual core? On a different thread someone replied that I should look for the BIOS.
As I'm only a tech newbie, would you, please tell me how to find if for example the AMD 4200x2 is supported by my motherboard?
I appreciate any input.
Thanks again.

 

I have tried a x2 3800+ in my zv6000 - it did work but I could only see 1 core. I tried all the motherboard bios and still only 1 core. Until HP makes a new bios that supports 2 cores, you will not be able to fully take advantage of an x2 cpu (s939). I am using a fx-55 in my zv6000. It works great. I have no problems with it.

Jason

 

Hi, Jason,
I was just about to buy a dual core, but your thread stopped me from doing a probable mistake. The discusion goes further on a similar thread on this forum
I appreciate your input,
Simona

 

To jazon:
Which model # of CPU did you buy?
I found the AMD single core SanDiego 4000+ @ newegg, but on 2 different model #: ADA4000DKA5CF and ADA4000DAA5BN.
Which one would work for the hp pavilion zv6000?
Thanks !
ps: after reading posts from other forums, I realized that the dual core upgrade would be impossible.