The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    HP DV6000 Upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Lugaidh, Feb 13, 2008.

  1. Lugaidh

    Lugaidh Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 it has a TL-56 in it it is a 90nm cpu. I have two questions first can I upgrade the cpu to a 65nm TL-68? My second is that if I can't upgrade to a 65nm cpu can I upgrade to a 90nm TL-64 cpu?
    Thanks,
    MAX
     
    Lugaidh, Feb 13, 2008
    #1
  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    1,326
    Messages:
    7,137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Anything up until the TL-66 shouldnt be a problem for your system. HP did offer the dv6000z with the 65nm cpu's, so the BIOS should have support for these(if you have an older BIOS you might need to upgrade to support the newer cpu's). But as far as the TL 68 is concerned, it might work since it is just a speed bump compared to the previous 65nm cpu's but given the small difference in clock speeds between the TL 64, 66 & 68 any of them should be fine...pick whatever is cheaper.
     
    miner, Feb 14, 2008
    #2
  3. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Unless the CPU has a core stepping that's newer than what the latest BIOS knows how to recognize, it'll work. Flash in the latest BIOS first to improve your odds. I would definitely favor a 65nm CPU over a 90nm.
     
    brianstretch, Feb 14, 2008
    #3