Posts by Charuto

Mines is the c502us

Quote: Originally Posted by nirvanaguy19 did you try different bios versions , specially f.14, also do you know for sure the 2250 you have is working. I was using f.14, then I tried f.24. Neither worked. The...

So after seeing those pictures, it's obvious I was wrong about a lot of things here. Most importantly, I assumed the chip right next to the ram was the cpu. I bought a better screwdriver (those cheap precision kits just wouldn't do) and...

I still think it's possible, but I don't know if it's worth the work anymore. Not only do you have the issue of the cpu being hot glued into place, but some of these screws have been loctite'd in or something. I've broken 2 precision...

For anyone still working on this, I e-mailed HP for disassembly instructions for the C500 series. They replied back saying a service guide isn't readily available for the C500 series, but the C300 manual can be used instead. Here's a...

I'm trying to do the same thing actually. When I opened up mine C502US, I found there to be two really stubborn screws that are preventing me from taking the case apart (thus getting full access to the cpu). Also it seems that the the...