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    Can't find out what my chipset is

    Discussion in 'HP' started by BondEternal, May 24, 2009.

  1. BondEternal

    BondEternal Notebook Consultant

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    I trawled through the Device Manager, downloaded the Intel Chipset Identification Utility and also used RightMark CPU Clock Utility but I still cannot find out what my chipset is. On Device Manager, the device description that would tell me the chipset is missing, while for both Utilities, the result of "Unknown" came up.

    My laptop is HP Pavilion dv5-1102tx.
     
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    GrandAdmiral Notebook Evangelist

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    nacr05 Extreme Overclocker

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    Should be PM45..
     
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    BondEternal Notebook Consultant

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    OMG, CPU-Z actually worked! :)

    Having 3 methods fail to show me what the chipset was, I carelessly assumed that CPU-Z would be the same. Thanks Tinderbox! :D

    However, it makes me wonder why even the official Intel Chipset Identification Utility (old and latest versions) failed to tell me what my chipset is.
     
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    Bartlett The Prophet

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    PCWizard from CPUID will tell you every single thing about your computer.
     
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    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    Or GM45
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    Tippey764, May 24, 2009
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