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Subject: Re: Can I economically upgrade this computer? HP Pavillion xg820 deskto

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 01:27:03 02/27/04

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On February 27, 2004 at 03:48:12, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On February 27, 2004 at 02:29:34, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On February 26, 2004 at 21:33:22, Luis Smith wrote:
>>
>>>On February 26, 2004 at 21:15:13, J. C. Boco wrote:
>>>
>>>>http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/product.jhtml?reg=&cc=us&lc=en&plc=&pagetype=hppavilion28627
>>>>
>>>>I recently aquired this computer from someone.  I think it has a speedy 600 MHz
>>>>Celeron.
>>>
>>>Thats an understatement...
>>>
>>>>
>>>>The CD drive doesn't work, so I'm looking out for a good deal on a cheap CD
>>>>drive.  I'm wondering about upgrading the processor -- and how easy is this to
>>>>do?  The only thing I have done before is swap out a hard drive, insert a second
>>>>CD drive, and add RAM.
>>>>
>>>>Is this type of computer easily upgradable?  Would you make a suggestion on what
>>>>kind of processor I can add to it?
>>>
>>>If you wanted to add a new faster processor, you would also have to put in a new
>>>motherboard.  I don't know how easy this all is, so I would just recommend
>>>buying a new one.
>>
>>It is very easy to do simply buy a motherboard combos from Pricewatch:
>>http://www.pricewatch.com
>>
>>Click Motherboard combos and you can buy an Athlon AMD XP 2700+ 333 with CPU and
>>fan, for less than $130.00. Simply follow the intructions that comes with the
>>Manual.
>>
>>Jorge
>
>
>
>I'm not sure that it is that easy. HP computers are known for using special
>parts that are not always exchangeable with standard ones.
>
>Be careful in particular about the position of the screw holes on the
>motherboard.

Another common proprietary hardware surprise is the power supply. The connector
may not be compatible with standard motherboards.

>
>I'm not saying it is not upgradable. You should just check that more carefully.
>
>
>
>    Christophe



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