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    CPU upgrade possible on 3210ca?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by myt_mouse, Oct 20, 2004.

  1. myt_mouse

    myt_mouse Newbie

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    I have a Presario 3210ca which has a AMD 2800+ cpu.
    In cpuid it says that I have a socket 754 board and that my cpu is a clawhammer. What I want to knwo is in the future if I wanted to upgrade to a AMD 64 cpu would that be possibel or is the cpu soldered on? Any takers on this?

    here is a screenshot of cpuid.
    http://photos1.blogger.com/img/269/1878/640/screenshot.jpg
     
    myt_mouse, Oct 20, 2004
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    (Copy and paste the above picture link to make it work, it'll complain about the referrer if you click it directly.)

    The CPU is socketed. I don't know of anyone who's tried a CPU replacement, but in theory it should work. It's also guaranteed to void your warranty (if they notice [ :D]).
     
    brianstretch, Oct 20, 2004
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    sorry im sort of a noob with notebooks but what does socketed mean?
     
    myt_mouse, Oct 20, 2004
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    The CPU plugs into a socket, just like a desktop CPU. It's not soldered on.
     
    brianstretch, Oct 20, 2004
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