upgrading hp ze4930us

ladyfae · 06-15-2006, 10:04 AM

I need help upgading my processor from intel celeron to p4, I want to know if this laptop is upgradable, the name of the motherboard is quanta 3084. If its upgradable, can someone let me know please.

**TheMatt** · 06-15-2006, 01:00 PM

I doubt this is possible. Most laptop CPUs are soddered into the motherboard. And those that arent are still hard to access, it often means completely disassembling the laptop. Plus, the Celeron and mobile P4 have different power requirements. If you want to boost performance, consider getting more RAM.

ladyfae · 06-16-2006, 06:11 PM

Thanks, Matt for the speedy response, well unfortunately my l found out that my laptop processor can't be upgraded, I think I will upgrade my ram....thanks again, maybe next time I buy a laptop I'll make sure its already fully upgraded.:

ebackhus · 06-17-2006, 07:17 AM

I've found Acer laptops to be awesome for upgradability. Mine uses many parts that I can get off-the-shelf for replacement and upgrade.

**Joefireline** · 06-17-2006, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

I've found Acer laptops to be awesome for upgradability. Mine uses many parts that I can get off-the-shelf for replacement and upgrade.

Really? What can you upgrade? (appart from memory and HDD...;))

**TheMatt** · 06-17-2006, 10:54 AM

I know on mine, the hard disk, RAM, CPU, and wireless are removable.

**laboye** · 06-19-2006, 07:41 PM

I know that in the new Dell (ew...) XPS series, the graphics memory and chipset is upgradeable. In all laptops, you can swap CDC (if available), memory, hard drives, optical drives, magnetic drives (i.e. floppy/zip if available)and MiniPCI. There are few laptops who's processors can be removed an upgraded. In particular, they are expensive and indeed have drastically different power ratings. There are also separate power controllers on laptops' motherboards that control temp and whatnot that are likely tuned to a specific processor. Good luck on this one. Let me know if you find one that is decently upgradeable.

06-15-2006, 10:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
ladyfae Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7 OS: xp	upgrading hp ze4930us I need help upgading my processor from intel celeron to p4, I want to know if this laptop is upgradable, the name of the motherboard is quanta 3084. If its upgradable, can someone let me know please.

06-15-2006, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	I doubt this is possible. Most laptop CPUs are soddered into the motherboard. And those that arent are still hard to access, it often means completely disassembling the laptop. Plus, the Celeron and mobile P4 have different power requirements. If you want to boost performance, consider getting more RAM. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	I know on mine, the hard disk, RAM, CPU, and wireless are removable. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

06-16-2006, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
ladyfae Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Thanks, Matt for the speedy response, well unfortunately my l found out that my laptop processor can't be upgraded, I think I will upgrade my ram....thanks again, maybe next time I buy a laptop I'll make sure its already fully upgraded.:

06-19-2006, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	I know that in the new Dell (ew...) XPS series, the graphics memory and chipset is upgradeable. In all laptops, you can swap CDC (if available), memory, hard drives, optical drives, magnetic drives (i.e. floppy/zip if available)and MiniPCI. There are few laptops who's processors can be removed an upgraded. In particular, they are expensive and indeed have drastically different power ratings. There are also separate power controllers on laptops' motherboards that control temp and whatnot that are likely tuned to a specific processor. Good luck on this one. Let me know if you find one that is decently upgradeable.