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| Windows 7 130 posts Hawaii | How do you tell?? How do you tell how much a computer can be upgraded to. like i have a Hp pavilion dv6000 laptop and well i have enoguh money to upgrade my drivers but how do i know if the drivers i want fit??? and are supported??? |
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| Vista x64 / 7 X64 7,916 posts | Hi XxKOLOHExX, Not sure why you would pay for drivers. If you post the components you are thinking of upgrading to , someone may be able to advise. SIW2 |
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| Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit. 756 posts Denmark | When Windows 7 eventually hits the streets, hopefully drivers will nit be an issue. Do you really mean drivers? As the previous poster says, you do not need money to upgrade those. If you are speaking specifically about your own computer, the hardware would be a bigger issue. The graphics card in that machine is barely enough to run Vista. Graphics Drivers for Windows 7, which work 100%, are, for your computer, at the moment thin on the ground and likely to remain so. Can you upgrade the memory? The standard DV 6000 only supports up to 2Gbs. This is adequate, but on the lower end. Apart from these two considerations, your computer will probably have a few other hardware inadequacies, which cannot be upgraded. Last edited by davehc; 06 Jan 2009 at 05:47 AM.. |
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| Windows 7 130 posts Hawaii | i mean umm hardware like ram and hard drives and what not lol not the driver update kinda things. i want to increase ram from 3 - max of 4 and the rest idk if i can upgrade like my hard drive. its 200GB and i want atleast 600gb but idk if it will fit in that socket the default hard drive came with. and those kinds of stuff Specs of my Dv6000: Nvidia GeForce 7150m/nforce 630M 200 Gb SATA Hard Drive 3 Gb ram AMD Turion (tm) 64x2 Moble Technology TL-60 ((Dual)x2) more if needed but those are the main ones i want to upgrade from Last edited by XxKOLOHExX; 06 Jan 2009 at 12:34 AM.. Reason: adding Specs |
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| Windows 7 Home - 64 Bit 94 posts Mission Viejo, CA | Hi XxKOLOHExX, It has been my experience that HP has exstensive Hardware support with a very liberal Technical Support policy. Also it would stand to reason that things - at least for HP that work in Vista would worl in Windows 7 - More RAM, More RAM - but with the price of Hardware You can get a Smokin new Machine. God's Speed. Check Out Best-Buy Online Great Prices. I am not a vendor. Patrick C |
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| Windows 7 130 posts Hawaii | 
Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick C  Hi XxKOLOHExX, It has been my experience that HP has exstensive Hardware support with a very liberal Technical Support policy. Also it would stand to reason that things - at least for HP that work in Vista would worl in Windows 7 - More RAM, More RAM - but with the price of Hardware You can get a Smokin new Machine. God's Speed. Check Out Best-Buy Online Great Prices. I am not a vendor. Patrick C ty, XxKOLOHExX  |
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| Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) 2,959 posts In a ∞ Portal |
Quote: Originally Posted by XxKOLOHExX i mean umm hardware like ram and hard drives and what not lol not the driver update kinda things. i want to increase ram from 3 - max of 4 and the rest idk if i can upgrade like my hard drive. its 200GB and i want atleast 600gb but idk if it will fit in that socket the default hard drive came with. and those kinds of stuff Specs of my Dv6000: Nvidia GeForce 7150m/nforce 630M 200 Gb SATA Hard Drive 3 Gb ram AMD Turion (tm) 64x2 Moble Technology TL-60 ((Dual)x2) more if needed but those are the main ones i want to upgrade from a P4 with IGP x3000 and a Turion ultra with HD3200 IGP your processor should be more than enough to handle 7.... and you have more than enough ram for 7 (although i would advise to replace the 1gb stick with 2gb so that you can take advantage of Dual Channel your IGP is on par with x3000 that i have firefox and few others apps open (WMP Acrobat and with aero at the same time....) aero peek is a beauty compared with other IGP's....lol |
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Quote: Originally Posted by darkassain mine is running very smooth in both a P4 with IGP x3000 and a Turion ultra with HD3200 IGP your processor should be more than enough to handle 7.... and you have more than enough ram for 7 (although i would advise to replace the 1gb stick with 2gb so that you can take advantage of Dual Channel your IGP is on par with x3000 that i have firefox and few others apps open (WMP Acrobat and with aero at the same time....) aero peek is a beauty compared with other IGP's....lol |
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| Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit. 756 posts Denmark | The comments are good, sound information, and I would suggest you google about that graphcs card before you invest more in the computer. There are many adverse comments. Last edited by davehc; 06 Jan 2009 at 06:28 AM.. |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 4,530 posts Somewhere on the 3rd rock from the sun. | Also, going back to the original post - you said *drivers* when you meant hardware - thus the confusion. Drivers refers to *software* that help *drive* the hardware. That being said - you're better off building a new machine rather than upgrading at this point - a decent machine with my specs can be had for well under $1000 US. |
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