Pavilion zd8000 back to life?

So I've got this HP pavilion ZD8000, my mother currently uses it and it's starting to show it's age...

It's P4 3.0gHz is too too hot for this notebook and I was wondering if I could put a Core 2 Duo in this baby? It uses socket LGA775. The exact nums of this p4 is:

Intel Pentium 4 630.

I'm assuming (from google searches) that this is a desktop processor. So, provided there is a BIOS update to support these chips, I should be able to put a new one in, right? (No, this CPU is not soldered into the mainboard)

Does anyone know if there is such an update?

Also, It has a 4200RPM drive which is damn slow for my liking...If I put a 7200RPM drive is there anything to worry about (Apart from heat / power). What I mean by this is, I took another 5400 RPM 2.5" drive and it didn't seat properly...

 

No you would not be able to because of the chipset the C2D uses is 945, while the zd8000 chipset it probably 915. So a P4 is the best cpu u can get.

 

I would first check your fans/heatsink and clean those out of dust. If she's never cleaned those out, you will be stunned on how much dust is in there that's preventing the cpu from staying cool.

And no, there should be no problem with a 7200rpm drive. There's no reason why that, or a 5400rpm drive would not "fit correctly" unless you got the wrong connection type.

 

That basically hits the nail on the head. After checking CPU-Z it is indeed 915...p4 is staying though... I'll just build her a desktop... tyvm =) +repped

Hehe, there is no dust there bro, I clean all my PCs with compressed air every 3 months. It's clean as can be, I take very good care of all my computers.

The P4 itself runs very hot (This is well known for P4s) and I just wanted to give her a performance increase (dual core) and less heat...

 

Well you can put in a Pentium D in there, but it won't run any cooler.

 

Well that is not truly recommended. If anything a Clevo D900T would be the one the safest (I stress the world "safest" because know one has ever done it before and it is highly risky) and the P D's release as much heat if not can release more as clock speed increases. I would recommend buying something new with a C2D, and starting from there. you would only cause a world of trouble trying to upgrade a zd8000. (Plus BIOS might not even support the P D's).

thx for rep

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