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    DV6000 series processor replacement

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Get_out_and_Push, Nov 24, 2006.

  1. Get_out_and_Push

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    Hey, I just picked up a nice little hp notebook on the cheap during one of those infamous black friday sales. Surprisingly enough it was a decent little computer for the price, minus the processor. It came with a celeron, >.> , and from past experiences the first thing I want to do is get rid of that. My question is if the motherboard will support be just dropping in a new processor. I know hp sells them with meroms but I'm not sure if they make a different mobo for those models or if they disable it in the bios. I'm sure the new c2ds will run cooler then the celerons too.
     
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    Upgradability depends on the chipset, if the chipset used is the i940 then upgrading to Merom is not possible since only the i945 series support them. Most manufacturers use a different MB/chipset, so I wouldnt expect HP to be any different.
     
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