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    DV2000T Motherboard

    Discussion in 'HP' started by qsimpson, Jul 27, 2006.

  1. qsimpson

    qsimpson Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone know what motherboard HP uses on this and any other HP laptops?
     
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    Not very sure, but I think they use the intel 945gm chipset for there dv2000t models.
     
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    yea i know the chipset just curious if anyone knew like the brand motherboard they use maybe that would hint more of whether it would be upgradable to merom or not :p cuz my whole dillema is i will buy the dv2000t if its compataible with merom ;/
     
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    Usually Hp outsourse the motherboard but really doesnt say who makes the boards. ive taken apart many HP/Compaq notebooks and rarely do i see a brand. Im guessing yes, for the first intial batch of memrons, Im hearing they are changing sockets in 2007 so for now i guess it might work. only thing that is stoping it is the bios.
     
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    some have said yes, some say dont gamble on it, some say with brands like HP, Sonny etc they wont give out BIOS, i dont want to spend 1200+ dollars then find out its not going to work ;/
     
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    just go with a DV2000z if you want 64 bit compatibility. but than again im guessing you want the performance and battery life that people have seem to be talking about. Hope Hp will have the merom as an option when it is released.

    The reason why i think it will work is because hp is not stupid, they arent going to limit the DV2000T or DV2000Z since these two models are new. they want to make sure its future proof, and releasing it so close to a time when a a new CPU upgrade is in the works, having it not work with the new cpu would be a bad decision.
     
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    yeah i was thinking the same thing. i just dont want to gamble 1200-1300 dollars on it ;/ choozing the right laptop has proven to be the hardest decision ever :p thanks to this awful website i know "too much" grrrr :p
     
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