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    8740w elitebook LCD and Ram upgrade question.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by TuuS, Feb 8, 2014.

  1. TuuS

    TuuS Notebook Consultant

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    I have a very nice 8740w mobile workstation with a 2core i7 cpu and WUXGA 1920x1200 screen with Wide Viewing Angle option and was considering upgrading to the DreamColour screen. Is this just an LCD swap or is other hardware required?

    Also, it's equipped with 4gb DDR3 ram from the factory. How much ram can this support and will it accept 8gb chips? I have a couple of them on the shelf and was going to try them to see, but If anyone knows for sure I'd like to know.

    I'm also wondering if this board will support an i7 quad core cpu?
     
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    Maru, Feb 8, 2014
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