The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    What CPUs does an HP Compaq 8510p support?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Trenten, Nov 1, 2015.

  1. Trenten

    Trenten Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    So, while this laptop is old I've decided why don't I do a processor upgrade. The thing is I have no idea how to figure out which processors I can use. Currently my bios is on update F.20. Also, I was wondering what kind of GPUs work with my laptop too. I remember reading something about a "whitelist" but I can't find that anywhere at all, which is why I'm asking here.
     
    Trenten, Nov 1, 2015
    #1
  2. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

    Reputations:
    1,959
    Messages:
    2,588
    Likes Received:
    2,048
    Trophy Points:
    181
    The T9500 or X9000 ought to work in theory (limit is 800MHz fsb). However, the X9000 does depend on whether or not the F.20 bios contains the necessary cpu microcodes (the T9500 is supported). If it doesn't then you'd normally mod the bios to include them, unfortunately the F.20 is a locked bios; so down-flash or mod-flash is no longer possible, only a re-flash of the F.20 itself. Using a programmer to flash the bios eeprom directly would circumvent the block, though. Same thing applies to the gpu upgrade, if there is indeed a whitelist (or it uses oprom vbioses).
     
    t456, Nov 1, 2015
    #2
  3. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    579
    Messages:
    3,537
    Likes Received:
    488
    Trophy Points:
    151
    For one thing you should lookup the HP Service Manual for your laptop based on its Part Number and in there it should list the GPU board that is uses. This should be the basis were one should first start looking to see what is available for it as well as which CPU it supports.
     
    StormJumper, Nov 1, 2015
    #3
  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

    Reputations:
    1,456
    Messages:
    8,707
    Likes Received:
    3,315
    Trophy Points:
    431
    T9500 should work.. I personally doubt Hp would include the microcode for the X9000 so the T9500 should be a safer bet...
     
    TomJGX, Nov 1, 2015
    #4
  5. CaerCadarn

    CaerCadarn Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    320
    Messages:
    1,169
    Likes Received:
    1,124
    Trophy Points:
    181
    Have a look at here:

    http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04136760.pdf

    So the T9500 should be the safest/best bet + good TIM like ICD or GC Extreme. Throw in a cheap 120/256GB SSD and ramp up your RAM to 4GB (667/800Mhz DDR2), if you already haven't done so. Performance will be great compared to your current config! :vbthumbsup:
     
    CaerCadarn, Nov 3, 2015
    #5
  6. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    2,844
    Messages:
    2,736
    Likes Received:
    896
    Trophy Points:
    131
    I had 8510w with T9300 a long time ago. I do have a faint memory that for some reason X9000 would not have worked, so I never considered it. It's possible someone tried it and reported on forums but I cannot remember it anymore :)
     
    KLF, Nov 3, 2015
    #6