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    how do I find out what MB I have in my evo N800c notebook?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by daddywoofdawg, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. daddywoofdawg

    daddywoofdawg Newbie

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    How do I find out what MB I have in my evo N800c notebook?I have looked in the bios and system info and only see the CPU info.I'm have what I believe is a viedo card problem due to the frequte shutdowns when watching videos or playing games.does this sound like a video card problem?or something else?when it shuts down the power light is on and the light down by the lacth is on but the HDD light is off.I have swicth out the memory and no change,have run the HDD testers HP's and others and the drive checks out fine.ran a memory test and it checked out fine.ran a video test and it says it fine,so....... what can be the prob?that's why I thinking replace the MB but don't know the model # and type.I do have another N800c with a smaller processor and was wondering if I could take the board out of the other one and swap processor etc.thoughts
     
    daddywoofdawg, Jan 7, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Why don't you just swap the processor into the other N800c. It would be easier than swapping out the motherboard.
     
    namaiki, Jan 7, 2009
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    daddywoofdawg Newbie

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    I could do that too but my Question is,our they both the same motherboard?one has a 1.7 gig cpu and the other has a 2.0.are they the same board?
     
    daddywoofdawg, Jan 8, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    If they're the same model, the screen size is the same, and the ports are in the same places, it is likely that you will be able to swap the motherboards and other parts.
     
    namaiki, Jan 9, 2009
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    jimbob83 Notebook Evangelist

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    Your N800c must be a few years old. Have you ever cleaned out the fan? The computer may be shutting down because its overheating.
     
    jimbob83, Jan 9, 2009
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  6. daddywoofdawg

    daddywoofdawg Newbie

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    Ya I have opened it up and cleaned it out maybe I need to do it again.
     
    daddywoofdawg, Jan 10, 2009
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Use CPU-z *sigh*

    Then use HWMonitor to check the temps
     
    flipfire, Jan 10, 2009
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