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    upgrade options for dv7-1135nr

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by randallrivy11, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. randallrivy11

    randallrivy11 Notebook Consultant

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    can any1 tell em the upgrade options for this one besides going to 8 gig of ram and a 320 gig 7200 rpm hardrive
     
    randallrivy11, Mar 17, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You can upgrade the processor.

    EDIT: He has a AMD based DV7

    The graphics card on the Dv7 series has an integrated graphics card which is not upgradeable.

    Other wise you can upgrade the memory, harddrive, optical drive, wireless, etc

    K-TRON
     
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    thank bud hp tells me the hdd will only go to 320 gig hdd 5400 rpm is a 7200 rpm compatable im n the process of putting win xp pro on it now hp gave me all the drivers for xp pro and i believe i can use driver detective to find the drivers for the rest i did tha t on my gateway i use to have any chance of me sending the computer to u and u upgrade it for me
     
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    Hp does not know what they are talking about. You can easily upgrade to a 500gb 5400rpm harddrive or a 500gb 7200rpm harddrive. Their is no way HP can limit the size of the drive recognized to 320gb max.

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    what info would u need to know wah tmine will go to as far a sprocessor is concerned
     
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    dont post your email on a public forum, you will get spammed.
    click edit on your post to delete your email

    Just upload an image of the CPU-Z main page and the motherboard page and everything can be determined

    K-TRON
     
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    k here they r
     

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    Okay, well you have an AMD based DV7,
    The 780G chipset is among the latest from AMD. That chipset supports the Turion ultra processors.
    Your system may be running slow because your cpu is running at 500MHz instead of 2Ghz.
    You can upgrade your processor to any RM/ZM/QL turion processor.

    The processor in your system is socket S1
    Your current cpu is a RM-70, 2.0Ghz dual core, 1mb L2, and 31 watt TDP
    The RM-74 would be an upgrade to 2.2Ghz dual core, 1mb L2, and 35 watt TDP
    However your best upgrade at the moment is the ZM-86,
    The ZM-86 is 2.4Ghz Dual core, 2mb L2, and 35 watt TDP

    K-TRON
     
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    any idea how much it would cost me for u to do that for me also do u know any1 who wants a computer im getting rid of one lol
     
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    The ZM processors are going for around $200 on ebay
    I do not think the 400MHz upgrade is going to be worth $200.
    Most computer shops charge in the neighborhood of $60 an hour. It can take 1-2 hours or more if the technician is not skilled.

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    how much would it cost me for u to do the upgrade hardrive processor and install win xp pro on it can send me a private message if u need to
     
    randallrivy11, Mar 17, 2009
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    What are some wireless n cards thats I can buy for the hp dv7-1135nr
     
    lions6958, Mar 23, 2009
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    the amd wont take a wireless n card i wanted to do that to
     
    randallrivy11, Mar 25, 2009
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    Hi there I have an HP DV7-1020us... AMD Turion X2-Ultra Dual-Core ZM-80 2.10Ghz, 4gb RAM, and a 250HDD... Since I have 2 slots for HDDs would the 2 disks work without problems??
     
    Findermb, May 22, 2009
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    Any sata hard drive will work. Even SSD. Right now your current hard drive is a wd2500bevs (im pretty sure thats what the 250gb drive is) Anyways if you dont care about money get a SSD. If you do then get a wd0000bekt serries drive they are 7200rpm and decently fast. I have a BEvt the 5400rpm version of the drive and its pretty quick.
     
    Tippey764, May 23, 2009
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