Recent content by RpD

Yeah... well, thanks. Maybe 'down the road' with similar cpu's as they get cheaper. as it is, this 'new' notebook too oft seems hurry up and wait... not what you expect from a new machine. Switching MS OS version seems better option... still waiting on Win7 beta. Now, on to replacing a dead...

ah well... wiki has interesting lists of cpu specs... including newer Turion Ultra processors (socket 1)... hp dv5-1004nr has a zm-80 $309 for a ZM-86 @ 'keenzo.com' ...guess that's it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Turion_microprocessors...

While your comment may be right to varying extent... it is somewhat of a 'generalism'. Your proposed options are to give up and take a loss. I think I will continue to investigate further.

CPU is the AMD Turion X2 Ultra mobile technology ZM-80 / 2.1 GHz (Guess I could go look it up ;) Just wondered if anybody might have done it already or another HP dv notebook, though there's multiple flavors. That CPU sound like it's pinned or soldered? ;) [Edit]: Googled... apparently, a...

Anyone know if it's possible to replace the CPU on an HP dv5-1004nr??? :o Or overclock it?? :ouch: Just wondering... 'cause the Turion dual core with Vista64 and 4GB is a dog. :fou: More RAM would cost more than the notebook did. :pfff: About to try dual boot, and put XP Pro on it...