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    dv9000 / dv9200: What's the difference?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by oblio98, May 13, 2008.

  1. oblio98

    oblio98 Notebook Consultant

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    I sent my dv9000CTO in for repair. They changed the "System Board" to fix a video problem.

    I went to update the BIOS to the latest version to be able to go to 4Gb of RAM, and the BIOS would not install. I did an "auto-detect" and it came back and identified the PC as a dv9200CTO!!

    What does this mean to me as far as features go. Did I lose anything? :eek:

    It's bad enough it came back with less memory than I sent it in with (2Gb, came back with only 1Gb), now I'm not sure what the heck I have. This thing is a lot slower than it ever was.
     
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did you call hp and tell them
     
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  3. oblio98

    oblio98 Notebook Consultant

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    I called them about the RAM but not about the "9200" thing. I'm still waiting for a response from them about the RAM.
     
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    oh your on the phone with them now
    what version are you trying to update to

    if you have everest openn it and check your chipset specs
    i have a dv9640us specs below here what is says
    [​IMG]
     
    dondadah88, May 13, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    they replaced the board to a newer model. Thats why its probably showing up as 9200CTO
     
    flipfire, May 13, 2008
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    oblio98 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks dondadah88,

    I bought Everest. Here is my screenshot. I see that they gave me back some 64 bit RAM. How nice of them.

    Can you tell from this screen if I can go buy 2 2Gb sodimms and go to 4Gb? It seems to say so, but I want to be sure.

    THANKS
     

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