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  1. August 21st, 2007 01:19 AM #1
    jjgroove
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    It is possible to upgrade? Yonah to Merom

    I have a compaq HP8420 Laptop.

    It has a mobile core duo 2400 Yonah CPU.

    Is it possible to upgrade the Merom?

    thanks
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  2. August 21st, 2007 10:35 AM #2
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    I've heard of people doing this in Macbooks and Macminis, but I don't know how accepting other notebooks are. It's mostly an issue with the BIOS--it may not properly detect the CPU, or it might run it at the incorrect voltage, causing too much heat.
    Give what you cannot keep to gain what you cannot lose.
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  3. August 21st, 2007 09:58 PM #3
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    You just need a BIOS update to support it, if your manufacturer does it. Remember to get a Socket M cpu and not a core 2 Socket P mobile cpu.
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    By the way, what does BTW stand for?

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