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    HP NC4000 upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by richie281, Aug 28, 2007.

  1. richie281

    richie281 Notebook Guru

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    Hi all,
    I've got a HP NC4000 with 512MB RAM and Pentium M1.3Ghz. I wanna upgrade it a bit more because I'm running MS Office 2007 and it's a bit slow. I've found this processor on Ebay and wonder if it's suitable for my lappy. Here's the details:
    Intel Pentium M 730 1.6 GHz 533FSB Centrino CPU SL86G. .

    Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730


    Processor Specifications:
    sSpec Number:
    CPU Speed:
    PCG:
    Bus Speed:
    Bus/Core Ratio:
    L2 Cache Size:
    L2 Cache Speed:
    SL86G
    1.60 GHz

    533 MHz
    12
    2 MB
    1.6 GHz Package Type:
    Manufacturing Technology:
    Core Stepping:
    CPUID String:
    Thermal Design Power:
    Thermal Specification:
    Core Voltage:
    478 pin
    90 nm
    C0
    06D8h
    27W
    100°C
    1.287V-1.4V

    About the RAM, I noticed that there is only 1 slot underneath and another slot is located inside the laptop and under the keyboard so I reck on they're 256MB each. So should I go for a 1GB RAM (PC2100) and just replace the external one or just replace both?


    And is it easy to replace the processor? I dont have any experience with that but been playing around with my lappy for a while.

    Thank you for your time and I really appreciate your help.
     
    richie281, Aug 28, 2007
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  2. windowsrookie

    windowsrookie Notebook Consultant

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    A .3MHZ processor upgrade isn't going to improve anything much.

    You'll notice a bigger speed boost by adding 1GB+ of RAM

    No, it's not easy to replace the processor. It requires taking the entire laptop apart, removing the heatsink, and re-applying thermal paste.
     
    windowsrookie, Aug 28, 2007
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