Compaq Presario C700 Upgrades And Facts!

[lokhor]

I have a C799tu with a T2390 cpu, is it possible to upgrade this to a T8100?

Also where do I get windows XP drivers from if I want to downgrade?
And is it possible to upgrade to vista 64 bit straight from vista 32 bit home premium?

[DarkFox]

greets everyone...

i receive today my new compaq c766la...with a celeron 550 processor skt P and the Crestline GM965 chipset...I read this thread and i don't understand some lines...


drmega updates your processor, but they have a pentium dual core...with a Bios ready for that...The Celeron 550 is a Single Core, and don't have set's ... also is a "Virtualization Technology", or "Processor C4 State"...


i don't know if these options are necessary for the processor runs... and i don't know too if hp makes a latest bios revision for recognize the steppings of the c2d's in bios with single core's builds.

If that's possible...?


Best Regards.

Rodolfo P
Santiago - Chile - CL

[ziddey]

you should have the same motherboard. so it's as simple as upgrading the bios if you need to and dropping in a different socket p that's supported by gm965.

[DarkFox]

yeah, i read before...

but i have the latest revision on the board...and i don't see the items on the setup config...i think so if that values appears only if change the processor...or not...you know...

i don't like stay here with a c2d box uncapable... (laugh's)



Regards

Rodolfo

[drmega0226]

DarkFox, all you have to do, is replace the cpu with a C2D and you will be fine, or a bios update and then a penryn. Don't worry about current setup configs.

[jacklai]

Hi,

1st time post here.

I have some question to ask.

My notebook model is compaq presario C778tu.

1. I had check my motherboard bios using cpu-z, it stated that is F.32 version, do i need to flash this bois to F33?

2. I consider upgrade my ram to 3GB, is that any performance issue on Dual Channnel? Which one combo is better to install (2 x 1GB ram), or (1 x 1GB and 1 x 2GB)? Is the Kingston brand ok?

3. Also consider to upgrade the internal harddisk, can this Seagate Momentus 5400.4 ST9250827AS,SATA300/NCQ,250 GB, 8 MB Cache,5400 rpm suitable for my notebook?

[jacklai]

Hi drmega0226,

I saw tht you have a high spec of notebook,

HP Compaq Presario C714NR
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz/3MB/800FSB
2GB DDR2 667
Intel GMA X3100
Dual-Layer DVD-RW
15.4" Widescreen
MS Windows Vista Ultimate 64

Wow.... Really hope to have tht.

Just wanna ask how is the performance of this notebook?

[blindside1234]

alrighty, I completely took apart a c762nr getting it ready for a processor upgrade. I want to find the PLL but have no idea where to look. Can anyone help? Also if anyone wants to know anything else while I have this thing taken apart let me know. Ill have it apart for at least 1 more day, possibly 2, so hurry and let me know

[GoHack]

alrighty, I completely took apart a c762nr getting it ready for a processor upgrade. I want to find the PLL but have no idea where to look. Can anyone help? Also if anyone wants to know anything else while I have this thing taken apart let me know. Ill have it apart for at least 1 more day, possibly 2, so hurry and let me know

Pictures would be nice.

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[blindside1234]

lol, i'll take some pics, apparently my wife decided to clear the table where I had all the screws, cards, wires, and computer pieces all nice an laid out. So everything is in disarray. But I'll upload some pics in about 2hrs.