Upgrading to core 2 duo

fancypants · 12th October 2007, 1:06 AM

I have had my hp pavilion dv1610tn for about 12 months now and normally this would be around the time when I would upgrade. I cant stand 15.4" laptops they just seem huge to me now and the resolution on the screens of 13.3" laptops makes the text too small for reading comfortably. The only 14.1 i have seen is an asus and I found the they wasted heaps of space around the screen with plastic making the laptop bigger than the one I have now. It has webcam/bluetooth/card reader/express card so none of the new laptops have anything that this doesn't, which is the main reason why I have decided to keep it.

I have already upgraded the memory of the laptop. So the only other thing I can do is upgrade the cpu. At the moment it has a t2300 in it.

What are my options regarding upgrading to core2duo? I know that it would technically slot right in but I am unsure if the bios would support it?

Also, I put the memory in the laptop myself but I do not plan on installing the CPU on my own. Would most computer stores do it or would I have to go to a special notebook repair place? I presume HP wouldnt want to do it (laptop is out of warranty and I dont plan on purchasing the cpu from them)

I think that is it.
Thanks in advance
Daniel

12th October 2007, 1:06 AM	#1
fancypants Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 76	Upgrading to core 2 duo I have had my hp pavilion dv1610tn for about 12 months now and normally this would be around the time when I would upgrade. I cant stand 15.4" laptops they just seem huge to me now and the resolution on the screens of 13.3" laptops makes the text too small for reading comfortably. The only 14.1 i have seen is an asus and I found the they wasted heaps of space around the screen with plastic making the laptop bigger than the one I have now. It has webcam/bluetooth/card reader/express card so none of the new laptops have anything that this doesn't, which is the main reason why I have decided to keep it. I have already upgraded the memory of the laptop. So the only other thing I can do is upgrade the cpu. At the moment it has a t2300 in it. What are my options regarding upgrading to core2duo? I know that it would technically slot right in but I am unsure if the bios would support it? Also, I put the memory in the laptop myself but I do not plan on installing the CPU on my own. Would most computer stores do it or would I have to go to a special notebook repair place? I presume HP wouldnt want to do it (laptop is out of warranty and I dont plan on purchasing the cpu from them) I think that is it. Thanks in advance Daniel __________________ Main Rig: E6400 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3P \| 2 x 1GB OCZ-System Elite DDR2-800 \| Nvidia 7600 GT \| Samsung 226BW l Antec Sonata III & Earthwatts 500 PSU l Logitech G15 & VX Revolution MCE Rig: E4300 \| Gigabyte P31-S3L \| 512Mb DDR2-667 \| Asus EN7300GS \| 200GB PATA \| TCL 40" LCD l Coolermaster Cavalier l Coolermaster Extreme 430 l DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 l MCE Remote Successful trades: BuuBox, de_kyal, Fettrix, ryooma, aXLe, Rogue, jboles, Bthree, buzzen, lukky,OlieG