Can the HP Pavilion dv9640us run Windows 7?


  1. Posts : 81
    Windows 10 Home C1H1
       #1

    Can the HP Pavilion dv9640us run Windows 7?


    HP Pavilion dv9640us Notebook Computer

    1.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250 CPU,
    2GB (2x1GB) RAM,
    240GB (2x120GB) 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive,
    LightScribe SuperMulti DVD Burner,
    nVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GS,
    17" Widescreen Display,
    802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi,
    Windows Vista Home Premium
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    7 X64
       #2

    Why wouldn't it ?

    with only 2gb ram, 32 bit is more suitable than 64 bit.
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  3. Posts : 81
    Windows 10 Home C1H1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I can increase the RAM to 2 x 2gb.
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  4. Posts : 7,349
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #4

    gfr92y said:
    I can increase the RAM to 2 x 2gb.
    Even with 2+2G use Win 32 bits.
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit / Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (dual boot)
       #5

    That laptop has a very weak processor, so unless you tweak Windows 7 for maximum performance, expect it to run like a turtle.
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  6. Posts : 341
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits
       #6

    I have an old laptop with these specs:

    CPU: AMD Athlon64 Mobile 3400+ CPU (2.2GHz) (1-core/1-thread)
    RAM: 2GB
    CPU Mark: 500

    It came with Windows XP Home but I replaced it with Windows 7 Home Premium. It is rather slow but somewhat usable.

    The desktop graphics were sluggish so I changed the Visual Effects to "Adjust for best performance". That disabled the 3-D effects which made the desktop icons look bland and flat but the speed boost was worth it.
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  7. Posts : 496
    Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium 64bit [x64]
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    gfr92y said:
    HP Pavilion dv9640us Notebook Computer

    1.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5250 CPU,
    2GB (2x1GB) RAM,
    240GB (2x120GB) 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive,
    LightScribe SuperMulti DVD Burner,
    nVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GS,
    17" Widescreen Display,
    802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi,
    Windows Vista Home Premium

    My cousin's HP Pavilion dv6648se entertainment notebook PC used to have a similar config (old CPU was an Intel Core 2 T5250 CPU and had 2 GB of RAM), pre-installed with Win Vista Home Premium 32bit. he had that old HP laptop pc since mid-2008.
    Upgraded the laptop from Vista to Win7 several years ago.

    A few years ago, when he asked me to fix & upgrade his laptop (it runs Win7 instead of Vista), I replaced the CPU on there (I had to barely dis-assemble the whole HP laptop just to reach the laptop cpu socket on there), with an Intel Core 2 T9500 CPU, up the RAM to 4Gb (2 x 2Gb) and replace the western digital 250gb HDD with a western digital 320gb HDD and then re-assemble the HP laptop and it nearly runs like a horse (and the T9500 CPU has cooler temps since I applied some arctic mx4 thermal paste after I scrubbed off the old thermal compound on there)

    flavallee said:
    That laptop has a very weak processor, so unless you tweak Windows 7 for maximum performance, expect it to run like a turtle.
    yup, the T5250 Intel processor is kinda weak these days, unless the OP can ask someone to change the CPU on there (like to either a T9300 or T9500, which I have the latter one on my cousin's HP laptop)

    T9500 vs. T5250 CPU comparison on CPU-World.com
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit / Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (dual boot)
       #8

    Switching the T5250 to a T9500 was a good move because it pretty much doubled the speed and performance of the processor.
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