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    HP Pavilion dv6275us Mod/upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by KKinSJ, May 8, 2008.

  1. KKinSJ

    KKinSJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    okay, so my first post is as follows:

    Well the title pretty much boils it down. I'd like to know if it would be possible to upgrade, modify or completely revamp my Vaio A190. Current hardware is inadequate for what I would need it for. And I do like the looks of it. Maybe gut the chassis and start from scratch? I don't know..lol..you guys tell me!

    Looking to make a system that can handle rendering software and 3d Modeling software... Solidworks 2008 at the moment.

    I'm not sure if any component would be salvagable or interchangable with an aftermarket motherboard or drives, etc. At the top of my head I'm thinking of the LCD. (serious newbie here.) Based on Solidworks 2008 rendering requirements, I would need to design a system that had at least an Nvidia Quadro FX GPU... But that's just NVidia, other recommended GPU's are acceptable so long as they are comparable. Vista Ultimate would be ideal, given the fact that XP is inevitably going to be phased out I imagine...

    In any case, this is something I've been thinking about for a while. All questions are appreciated, and I apologize in advance if I have not provided sufficient info. I will provide additional info upon request of course! Thanks everyone..."




    The replies I received confirmed my suspicions as to the unavoidable design constraints when attempting to mod such an old notebook/chassis with current hardware. My question now is if it is possible to revamp my HP notebook to meet the vague requirments above?

    -Kent
     
    KKinSJ, May 8, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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