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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